More than 21 years have passed since the very first screenings of the Chicago Latino Film Festival were projected on a concrete wall. This year, the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC) will showcase more than 100 films from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United States at some of Chicago’s most renowned theaters, including Pipers Alley, Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema and Facets Cinematheque, as part of the 21st Annual Chicago Film Festival taking place April 8-20, 2005.
Festival will kick off with the Opening Night Gala and Chicago premier of the Chilean, Spanish and Argentine film, Cachimba at Northwestern University’s Thorne Auditorium on Friday, April 8. Cachimba tells the story of an art lover who discovers a musty old “museum” full of art from a little-known Chilean painter and works desperately to save them. Director Silvio Caiozzi and Producer Guadalupe Bornand are expected to be in attendance.
Night of Spain will be held on Monday, April 11, at the Pipers Alley Theater with the featured film from Spain, Te Doy Mis Ojos/Take My Eyes, about a woman escaping the horror of domestic violence. The film begins at 6:00 p.m. with a party to follow at Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. Saturday, April 16 highlights Noche Mexicana at Northwestern University’s Thorne Auditorium in Chicago, featuring the Mexican film El Mago/The Magician. The film shares the story of how a terminally ill street performer spends his final days, takes care of unfinished business and plays one last trick on everyone.
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