October 2006 - Film Series

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Film Series

All films will be screened at the Center for Multicultural Education (109 MAU)

October 17
1:00 - 4:30pm

Spirit Doctors

Folk healing has been a part of the Mexican American communities of the lower Rio Grande Valley. This film follows three healers in their daily work and shows how traditional beliefs flourish in Mexican American Culture.
Length: 30 minutes (Played every half hour)

October 19
11:00 - 4:00pm

The Guestworker

When President Bush and some members of Congress recently proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestworker program.
Length: 1 hour (Played every hour)

October 20
11:00 - 4:30pm

Ropa Americana (American Clothing)

Follow the travels of an old purple t-shirt from the Toronto housewife who donates it to Goodwill Industry to its final destination, a housewife in Costa Rica who buys it in a second-hand store. The film is brightened by the complex chain of events: the donor, the charity worker, the textile company representative, the merchant in Costa Rica and the end user. The companies involved believe they are running a legitimate and extremely valuable business. The film's objectivity allows viewers to come to their own conclusion.
Length: 30 minutes (Played every half hour)