Director Jaime Aparicio.The Festival concludes with our Closing Night Fiesta on Wednesday, April 20, at the AMC River East 21, where Brazilian director Carlos Diegues will receive the 2005 Gloria Lifetime Achievement Award, followed by the screening of his film, Deus Brasileiro/God is Brazilian. This Brazilian comedy is about God’s need for a vacation and his search for a fill-in. Joining Diegues will be Producer Renata de Almeida Magalhes. The Brazilian-themed after-party ending the Festival will be held at Pazzo’s (NBC Tower) at 8:30 p.m.
Apollo Theater in Harlem; Lima Was!, which celebrates Peruvian culture and identity; Pasajero: A Journey of Time and Memory, a film which reminds us of the role music (in this case, pre-commercial Mariachi) plays in defining our identity; and Under the Radar, an Afro-Cuban music documentary.- As part of our Animation Creations segment, Argentinean professional animators and instructors Esteban Javier Gaggino and Marcela Ruidiaz will be in Chicago during this year’s Film Festival to work with young students from the H.B.
Chicago Public Schools, as well as other school districts. Students can experience the rich diversity of Latino culture through films and talk directly with some of the directors.- The Women in Film segment honors all the women directors behind the camera and in command of their projects who are participating in this year’s Festival, with a series of 12 features and 14 shorts.- The Gay and Lesbian Ingredient showcases El Misterio de los Almendros/The Almond Tree Mystery, by Mexico’s first openly gay director, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, who is frequently compared to Pedro Almodvar.
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