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USHLI Proudly Supports

The 

MAYA INDIE Film Series

A phenomenal series of Latino-produced films featuring Latino artists will launch September 9 and run through September 15, and we strongly urge you to support the series by attending a screening in your city or one near you.  Also, encourage your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors to go and see the movies in local theaters now and in the weeks to come.  Latinos are avid movie-goers.  And we have always enjoyed great movies.  But we spend most of our time and money going to movies written by non-Latinos, produced by non-Latinos, directed by non-Latinos, and that feature non-Latino artists.  Meanwhile, with a few exceptions, Latino writers, producers, directors, actors and many others in the film industry remain underutilized due to insufficient opportunities to showcase their talent. 

 

Latinos in the film industry are just as talented and their work is just as good as anyone else's.  What they don't have are enough opportunities because our community is not adequately supporting their work.  As a result, non-Latinos that dominate the movie industry from the inside and outside are rarely exposed to our enormous talent. 

 

Check out the MAYA INDIE Film Series and you will see exactly what I'm talking about and hopefully you can help us get others to support our Latino brothers and sisters in the highly competitive film industry.  USHLI, in partnership with Hispanic Pro, will be sponsoring a free screening of All She Can at 7:25pm on September 11, at the AMC River East 21, located at 322 East Illinois St. Chicago, IL 60611.  Click on the link to register for your free admission ticket.

 http://ushlihispanicpromovie.eventbrite.com/

 

Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr.

President, USHLI


 

MAYA INDIE FILM SERIES 2011  

7 FILMS - 7 DAYS - 7 CITIES

 

Chicago  

Sept 9 - Sept 15
AMC River East 21
  

322 E Illinois St
Chicago, IL 60611

Dallas  

Sept 16 - Sept 22

Studio Movie Grill at Royal Lane   

11170 N. Central Expy 
Dallas, TX 75243

                             

 

San Francisco  

Sept 16 - Sept 22
Opera Plaza Cinema
  

601 Van Ness Ave #H
San Francisco, CA 94102

Miami  

Sept 23 - Sept 15
AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX
  

5701 Sunset Dr.
South Miami, FL 33143

                           
Online ticketing will be availble a week within showtimes.

 

For more information go to
 
WITHOUT MEN

Director: Gabriela Tagliavini

Cast: Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Christian Slater (True Romance), Oscar Nunez (The Proposal), Kate del Castillo (La Reina del Sur), Maria Conchita Alonso, Paul Rodriguez (Born in East LA), Judy Reyes(Scrubs)

  

In this offbeat comedy, the women of a secluded Latin American village are left to rebuild their society after all of the men are recruited by a bumbling group of guerrillas. It may be a man's world out there, but in here, it's all woman.



ALL SHE CAN

Director: Amy Wendel

Cast: Corina Calderon, Jeremy Ray Valdez (La Mission), Joseph Julian Soria, Julia Vera

 

Luz Garcia, a high school senior in a small Texas town, wants something different than the options awaiting her after graduation. She's earned a ticket out with admission to the University of Texas at Austin, but she can't afford to go. Her one shot is a scholarship for winning the State Powerlifting Championship. It's all or nothing for Luz...until nothing stares her in the face. Official Sundance Film Festival selection.




FORGED
Director: William Wedig

Cast: Manny Perez (Courage Under Fire), David Castro (27 Dresses), Margo Matrindale (Orphan), Jaime Tirelli (Girlfight)

 

Set in the cold and rusty steel mill town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Forged follows Chuco (Manny Perez) on his quest to redeem himself after committing a horrific sin against his son, Machito (David Castro). After Chuco's release from prison, the boy, now 13 years old, abused and homeless, seeks him out and simply mutters: You killed my mother. Now I kill you. As Chuco's guilt and Machito's need for a father take hold, they must both find a way to move past impossible circumstances to forge a bond that has been forever broken.



WHERE THE ROAD MEETS THE SUN 

Director: Mun Chee Yong 

Cast: Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day), Eric Mabius (Resident Evil), Elsa Pataky (Snakes on a Plane), Jesse Garcia (La Misma Luna), Laura Ramsey (She's the Man)

 

Where the Road Meets the Sun follows four men whose lives intersect for a brief time in the city of Los Angeles. Takashi, a Japanese hit man, wakes up from a four-year coma and moves to Los Angeles to escape mysterious traumatic memories. He strikes an unusual friendship with Blake, the hotel manager who still mourns the loss of his wife to an affair he ended up regretting. Julio, an illegal immigrant, works at an Indian restaurant to provide for his wife and kid back in Mexico. He befriends Guy, a young British backpacker who lives off his estranged father's ATM card and sleeps with any girl who crosses his path. What follows are the wild times and often gut-wrenching adventures of four men trying to survive both emotionally and physically.



DIDI HOLLYWOOD

Director: Bigas Luna

Cast: Elsa Pataky (Snakes on a Plane), Peter Coyote (A Walk to Remember), Paul Sculfor, Flora Martinez.

 

Di Di Hollywood tells the tale of an actress whose wish for stardom comes at a heavy price. Her name is Diana Diaz, a young woman with a wild yet familiar dream: to become a star. And to win it all, she is willing to lose herself. Tired of working nights as a bartender, Diana finally decides to leave her homeland, her best friend Maria, and all of the bad memories Spain holds for her. She heads out for the bright lights of Miami, and despite its glamorous first impression, this new paradise proves anything but. Fed up with casting calls, hunger, and near-poverty, Diana continues to push forward, and with the help of new friends, makes it out to Hollywood. As Diana Diaz transforms into Di Di, the once ambitious bartender truly learns the price of stardom.



BLUE EYES 

Director: Jose Joffily

Cast: David Rasche(Burn After Reading), Frank Grillo(The Gates), Erica Gimpe (Profiler, ER), Irandhir Santos, Cristina Lago. 

 

Marshall, chief immigration officer of New York's JFK Airport begrudgingly faces his compulsory retirement. On his last day of work, drunk and blinded by prejudice, he harasses a group of Latin American visitors and exposes them to a series of humiliating events that result in the death of a young Brazilian. Years later, after serving a lengthy prison term and filled with guilt, Marshall goes to Brazil in search of the victims daughter and is guided by a young street-smart woman named Bia.



SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS  

Director: Mark Ruffalo

Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney. 

 

Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean (Christopher Thornton) begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli (Mark Ruffalo), a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain (Orlando Bloom) with bassist Ariel (Juliette Lewis), and manager Nina Hogue (Laura Linney). But his newfound notoriety is unable to cure the hurt that encompasses his life. To find true healing, Dean must ultimately confront his worst demons and come to terms with his own humanity. Official Sundance Film Festival Selection. 

For tickets in advance, more information and updates visit mayaindieseries.com  

 

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