[NEohioPAL]"Israel in Exile" Chgo Screening- Jan. 8

Tue Jan 7 20:27:02 PST 2003

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT! PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS CHICAGO-PRODUCED FILM!=20
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IFP/Chicago Facets Film Series Presents=20

Israel in Exile

Director Juan Ramirez in Attendance!

Wednesday January 8
7:00 pm
Facets Multi-media, 1517 W. Fullerton

"Israel in Exile is a magical drama involving a Mexican curandera (healer),=20
her emotionally-haunted son in Chicago, and a cocky young > Chicano=20
practicing black magic. Israel Mendoza is an aging boxer confronted by the=20
young champ whose life he once saved. Their battle involves fate, temptation=
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and La Virgen de Guadalupe. The protagonist in this parable of Mexican=20
immigration is lonely and poor. His spiritual link to his mother in=20
Zacatecas, a region heavily impacted by emigration to the United States, is=20
otherworldly. It is her power that gives him strength. The Chicano champ is=20
angry at the sacrifice the Mexican immigrant made on his behalf. The young=20
champ, simply called The Kid, derides and tricks Israel. Yet, The Kid is the=
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one that initiates their battle to finally confront their demons.

Israel in Exile was made in collaboration with the Mexican Fine Arts Museum=20
of Chicago, one of the largest private Mexican cultural museums in the=20
nation. Presented in a style of poetic realism, with a soundtrack that range=
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from traditional Latin to urban rap, this bilingual odyssey is a unique=20
cinematic hybrid."=A0 - Slamdance 2002

Join us for a pre-screening workshop with writer/director Juan Ramirez at=20
5:30 pm at Facets to discuss the film's financing, production, and=20
distribution search. Please RSVP for the workshop by calling 312-435-1825 or=
=20
by writing infoifpmw at aol.com.

Admission: Free for IFP, NATAS, and Facets members. $5 for non-members.=20
Please bring your membership ID to show at the door!=A0 Seating is on a=20
first-come, first-served basis.

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CED FILM! <BR>
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IFP/Chicago Facets Film Series Presents <BR>
<BR>
Israel in Exile<BR>
<BR>
Director Juan Ramirez in Attendance!<BR>
<BR>
Wednesday January 8<BR>
7:00 pm<BR>
Facets Multi-media, 1517 W. Fullerton<BR>
<BR>
"Israel in Exile is a magical drama involving a Mexican curandera (healer),=20=
her emotionally-haunted son in Chicago, and a cocky young > Chicano pract=
icing black magic. Israel Mendoza is an aging boxer confronted by the young=20=
champ whose life he once saved. Their battle involves fate, temptation and L=
a Virgen de Guadalupe. The protagonist in this parable of Mexican immigratio=
n is lonely and poor. His spiritual link to his mother in Zacatecas, a regio=
n heavily impacted by emigration to the United States, is otherworldly. It i=
s her power that gives him strength. The Chicano champ is angry at the sacri=
fice the Mexican immigrant made on his behalf. The young champ, simply calle=
d The Kid, derides and tricks Israel. Yet, The Kid is the one that initiates=
 their battle to finally confront their demons.<BR>
<BR>
Israel in Exile was made in collaboration with the Mexican Fine Arts Museum=20=
of Chicago, one of the largest private Mexican cultural museums in the natio=
n. Presented in a style of poetic realism, with a soundtrack that ranges fro=
m traditional Latin to urban rap, this bilingual odyssey is a unique cinemat=
ic hybrid."=A0 - Slamdance 2002<BR>
<BR>
Join us for a pre-screening workshop with writer/director Juan Ramirez at 5:=
30 pm at Facets to discuss the film's financing, production, and distributio=
n search. Please RSVP for the workshop by calling 312-435-1825 or by writing=
 infoifpmw at aol.com.<BR>
<BR>
Admission: Free for IFP, NATAS, and Facets members. $5 for non-members. Plea=
se bring your membership ID to show at the door!=A0 Seating is on a first-co=
me, first-served basis.<BR>
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