The Coyote's Trail - Fall 2008
In the 2008-2009 academic year, The Coyote's Trail is co-sponsored by the Tufts University Latino Studies Program.
All films will be screened at 6:00pm in the Tsai Auditorium at 1730 Cambridge Street.
>> September 25th – Estamos Aquí (Baker, 2006) Georgetown, Delaware is a small, traditionally white community evolving socially, politically, and economically in the midst of a large immigration wave. The struggles of two Guatemalan families in search of opportunity and employment shed light on the challenges facing millions of Latin Americans who have come to this country in search of the 'American Dream'.
- >> October 9th – The Guestworker (Hill, 2006)
- The story of 66-year-old Candelario, who has been coming to the United States for 40 years in order to provide for his family. Without benefits or retirement, he battles against the elements, his age, and backbreaking work, returning year after year as a guest worker.
>> October 23rd – Romántico (Becker, 2005)
Romántico is a documentary about a Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, who returns home to his beloved daughters after years spent playing San Francisco’s taquerías and hipster joints. But once Carmelo arrives in his hometown – over a thousand miles south of the border – he finds himself immediately confronted with the struggles that led to his first border crossing.
>> November 13th – La Misma Luna (Riggen, 2008)
Even across thousands of miles, the special bond between a mother and son can never be broken. It gives hope to Carlitos, a scrappy nine-year-old boy whose mother, Rosario, has gone to America to build a better life for both of them. While Rosario struggles for a brighter future, fate forces Carlito to embark on an extraordinary journey to find her.
>> December 4th - El Inmigrante (Sheedy, 2005)
- THIS FILM WILL BE SCREENED AT THE BREAKER BUILDING ON TUFTS CAMPUS -
The filmmakers follow Nayo and Milton, migrants from Chinandega, Nicaragua as they cross through Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States in their attempt to reach Canada. Along the way, other migrants are interviewed as they are detained by Mexican authorities. Catholic human rights workers in Chiapas also offer their perspectives, particularly on the abuse of migrants by gangs such as the Mara Salvatrucha.
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