An Afternoon at the Movies with DAA
This coming Saturday, July 26th at 4:00pm
DAA Film Series is Open to the Public and Free
You, no doubt, know the place well even if you've never been inside. It's just steps away from Café La Biela, practically next door to the main gate of Recoleta Cemetery, and in front of the big craft fair held each weekend in Recoleta's Plaza Francia. It's a no-brainer to find. Inside, among all the ever-present exhibitions, is the Micro-Cine ...the best 100 seat theater in town. That's where we'll be!
As the kick-off for our series, we have Argentine film director Sebastian Córdoba's latest documentary, "Through Thick and Thin" (75 minutes), which follows the stories of 7 bi-national couples as the navigate their way through the vagaries of the US immigration laws.
I'm sure a LOT of you have been there, done that. I know my wife and I had our full measure of it!
Except this film has a twist ...all these couples are gay, some with children. If you think it's difficult for straight individuals to jump through the hoops ...you ain't seen nothin' yet.
The film is an award-winner all over the world, including the LGBT "Big Three": Frameline, The San Francisco Film Festival, and New York's NewFest. It comes to us highly recommended by Democrats Abroad Spain.
For those interested, the showing will be immediately followed by a panel discussion headed by Osvaldo Bazán, a prominent journalist, writer and entertainment critic who will moderate the rest of the panel and all the audience participation...
...all in English and Spanish!
The room is less than a year old and is spiffy and comfortable and with great audio and visuals. Take a few hours out of your Saturday, take a cafecito at La Biela, visit the craft fair in Plaza Francia, and take in a great film with your fellow Democrats.
2 comments:
Wow, what a cool event. I've been through the maze of US immigration law with my Argentine wife, so I'm sure to relate. It's even crazier that Gays should have a harder time than straights! The gay(marriage) issue, is the civil rights struggle of our time. Praise to the Democratic Governors in MA and NY for recently liberalizing same sex marriage laws/recognition there.
Looks like Gov Patrick in MA is going to sign a repeal of an antiquated old MA law that Romney dug up, and that NY will honor MA and CA same sex marriages. Thank you Democrats!
Fred
Thanks, man.
It really took a lot to secure that theater ...we hope to pack the joint to the rafters as proof that the Dems here in Argentina really deserve a venue as nice as Micro-Cine.
That would stand us in good stead for using in again in the future for other human rights related films that we have standing by.
JUNIN 1930 is the address ...but once you get to the gates of Recoleta Cemetery ...you're there!
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