VLAFF PARTNERS WITH DOXA FILM FESTIVAL !

As an ongoing community partner with Doxa Documentary Film Festival, we are thrilled to co-present two Mexican documentaries on Sunday May 24 at the Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street. Tickets and other info: www.doxafestival.ca

Ex-Voto For Three Souls
Sunday May 24 | 12:30PM | Vancity Theatre
Director: Diego Rivera Kohn, Canada/Mexico, 2008, 45 minutes
(Filmmaker in attendance)

Ex-voto for Three Souls weaves together the stories of three people who share a deep reliance on faith as they wait for a miracle to unfold. Cristian, a young man literally trying to fight his way out of poverty, places every hope in winning a championship title that will establish him as a professional boxer. Meanwhile, eighty year-old María-Teresa searches deep within herself for the faith to enlighten her doctors as they prepare for her surgery to prevent another heart attack. Luis, the fisherman, serenely awaits the end of food shortages and for fish to finally succumb to his net.

Soneros: The Sound of the River
Sunday May 24 | 7:00PM | Vancity Theatre
Director: Inti Cordera, Mexico, 2007, 76 minutes

This visually and musically uplifting documentary explores the tradition of Mexican country music, called 'Son Jarocho', in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Along the Tesechoacan River, the sound of 'son' music can be heard from many older musicians - their beautiful songs plucked on battered guitars and carried on the wind as they play alongside the river.