Hibbleton Film Series Explores Immigration
For the month of April, 2018, the Hibbleton Gallery film series will explore the complex and politically-charged topic of immigration from Latin America to the United States. All screenings begin at 8pm and are free and open to the public. A discussion will follow each screening. Here’s our lineup for the month:
April 14: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The film was inspired by the real-life killing in Texas of a teenager, Esequiel Hernandez Jr, by United States Marines during a military operation near the United States–Mexico border as well as the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Also starring Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, and January Jones.
April 21: Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America (2012) based on the book by Juan González, directed by Peter Getzels and Eduardo López. Examines the role of the US military and economic interventions in Latin American countries, and the surge of migration this has caused from those nations to the US. The film documents the wars fought by the US resulting in colonial expansion into Puerto Rico, Cuba, and over half of Mexico, as well as covert US actions to install dictatorships in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador—all of which directly led to immigration to the US.
April 28: Sin Nombre (2009) written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Seeking the promise of America, a beautiful young woman, Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), joins her father on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside. Along the way, she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican gang member, El Casper (Edgar M. Flores), who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past. Together they have to rely on faith, trust and street smarts if they are to survive their increasingly perilous journey towards the hope of new lives. Filmed in Spanish, the film’s title means “Nameless”. It won several awards, including the prizes for directing and cinematography at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
