The Arizona Humanities Council
presents

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

4:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Yuma Art Center & Historic Yuma Theatre

254 S. Main St.
Yuma, AZ 85364

The Paul Espinosa Border Film Festival is a community media project exploring the dynamics of southwestern border history and culture through the medium of film and video. This film festival features three award-winning films that capture the transformative energy of the men and women of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, both past and present, and reflect a deep commitment to this community's culture, history, identity and struggle. In the telling of these meaningful stories, we seek to expand understanding, provoke dialogue, and honor emotions that link the experiences of these individuals to the larger human tapestry of our times. Each film will be introduced by filmmaker Paul Espinosa and will be followed by a discussion about the film with Dr. Michael Miller of Arizona Western College and the filmmaker.

Film Festival Line-up

4:00 p.m. - The Lemon Grove Incident
56 minutes

The story of the Mexican American community's response to a 1930 school board attempt to create a segregate d school for their children which lead to America's first successful legal desegregation case

6:00 p.m. - The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1843
56 minutes

This documentary examines the war which transformed the North American continent, shaping the destinies of both Mexico and the United States. It examines the historical, social and cultural forces surrounding this pivotal period in the history of two neighboring countries and the creation the US-Mexico border as we know it today.

8:00 p.m. - ...and the earth did not swallow him
99 minutes

A feature adaptation for PBS' America Playhouse of Tomas Rivera's novel ...y no se lo trago la tierra. The film is a moving and powerful portrait of the life of a poor Mexican American boy and his migrant farm worker family as they struggle to adjust to life in American society.

Post-film discussions facilitated by Dr. Michael Miller, Arizona Western College

For more information, contact Erica Kinias at 602-257-0335 x26 or ekinias@azhumanities.org.

Made possible by The Arizona Humanities Council, Espinosa Productions and the Yuma Arts and Culture Commission. Supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.