Cine Norte / Cine Sur
Runtime: 1h 54m 32s
For our 20th anniversary aluCine has chosen to focus on some of the country's most prominent and compelling female filmmakers. And with that in mind, we've decided to celebrate some of Canada's most exciting up-and-coming women in the industry.
These artists have not only carved out a space for themselves within a film culture that has not always supported women and gender-neutral individuals but are also paving the way for those to come. Some work within existing funding bodies to expand the diversity and scope of what gets subsided, while others have opted for a more lo-fi DIY approach to make sure their voices — and often the marginalized voices within their communities — are heard.
The Latino mark in all of these films tells histories and stories of different kinds of integration, alienation, love and mourning within contemporary Canadian society, helping to make a multicultural and diverse tapestry. The importance of the Latin (as) filmmakers is their own ethnic and cultural mestizaje, their role as bridges between different cultures, languages and experiences of immigration, re-adaptation and non- assimilation that are happening now in North America.
The film program of independent experimental short films focuses on the, multilingual visions and diverse socio-political perspectives female artists bring to Latino-Canadian media art, Pan-American and universal. A tribute to all the Latin-Canadian women.
Curated by: Sinara Rozo
Sinara Rozo is a Toronto based arts administrator, curator, and educator. Asco-founder of the annual aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival, she has over 20 years of experience in artist-run environments, including work in managerial roles. She has played a pivotal role in addressing the gap in representation of the Latin-American media arts in North America through her work as a founder of the first Latin-American film festival of Canada, the Latin American Artists Network (LAAN), and as a long-serving board member for various artist-run centres in her community.
Her curatorial work has been featured at several festivals in Mexico, Peru, Hungary, USA, Colombia, Brazil, Germany and Canada. In addition, she is a programming consultant for the Ontario Latin Arts Festival and Pan-American Food in Toronto, ON, for Intercontinental Indigenous Art Biennale, and for the Festival Mundial de Cine Extremo de Veracruz, Mexico, FMCEX.
The Latino mark in all of these films tells histories and stories of different kinds of integration, alienation, love and mourning within contemporary Canadian society, helping to make a multicultural and diverse tapestry.