www.cinetango.com
Dear friends,
As you know, the 1st International CINETANGO Festival
(www.cinetango.com) will be held in Toronto, Canada during September
16-18, 2005. During this festival we will screen a total of 14 movies
and organize two milongas. We are hoping that you would come and attend
this unique festival which is the only festival of its kind in the
world.
Since not everyone subscribes to the Tango-A list, I am requesting you
to send the news about CINETANGO to members in your community who are
on your email list. It will help us get our message across not only to
the dancers but also to any film-makers and media artists among us who
might be interested in creating any projects for this festival in the
future.
A brief introduction of the movies follows:
Tango Salon (La Confiteria Ideal)
A documentary in Spanish with English subtitles by Jana Bokova _
Argentina & United Kingdom 2003 _ 69 min Tangueros and tangueras - old
milongueros, dancers, teachers, foreigners and stars from 20 to 80 -
share their stories of love, family, nationality and more. A
celebration of the tango's weaving of the political and the aesthetic.
I Don't Know What Your Eyes Have Done To Me
A documentary in Spanish with English subtitles by Lorena Muñoz &
Sergio Wolf _ Argentina 2003 _ 64 min Argentine singer and tango legend
Ada Falcón disappeared without a trace in 1942, at the height of her
career. Sixty years later, this unique documentary styled like a
classic thriller traces the life of the enigmatic performer.
Blue Tango in Buenos Aires
A documentary in German with English subtitles by Alexandra Prusa _
Switzerland 2004 _ 70 min Exploring heritage and tradition with modern
filmmaking techniques and a resolutely contemporary spirit, Blue Tango
in Buenos Aires offers enthusiasts and newcomers an intimate look at
the tango's unique symbiosis of passion and nostalgia.
Global Tango
A documentary by Marta Noemí Bautís _ Argentina 2004 _ 53 min A collage
of personal memories and performances tells the story of Argentineans
displaced by the country's latest economic crisis.
Tango Illusions
A documentary in Spanish with English subtitles by Joshua Dylan Mellars
_ USA/Agentina 2005 _ 23 min Three Argentine generations face difficult
times together: thousands march the avenues of Buenos Aires while
milongueros dance to forget.
Wandering the steamy dance halls and sweltering streets of Buenos
Aires, Tango Illusions explores the hearts, minds and souls of the
porteños through a dreamlike collage of tango, chaos and existentialism.
Black Flowers
A dramatic film by Bettina Broglia _ Argentina 2003 _ 30 min A dark,
brooding tale of a man coming to grips with childhood demons after a
chance encounter alerts him to the whereabouts of the old dancer
responsible for his mother's murder. Tense moments and much tango
culminate in a provocative confrontation.
Vertical Desire ~ Tango
A documentary by Christopher Valley Ban _ Canada _ 48 min A glimpse
into the world of Argentine Tango - as music, art, and philosophy -
through the dreams of Marina Palmer, a New Yorker who left behind her
life and career to become a professional dancer.
Tango Con Fusion
A documentary by Auriel _ USA 2005 _ 21 min It used to 'take two to
tango', but the women of Tango Con*Fusión defy tradition, bending the
dance's gendered customs by blurring the line between leader and
follower.
Dance the Gender
A documentary in German with English subtitles by Gabriele Sophia
Börges & Sonja Schultz _ Germany 1999 _ 77 min Until a short time ago,
the tango world appeared to be in perfect order: rapt, lascivious women
lay in the arms of strong machos. But these classical roles represent a
challenge to the curious, and suddenly some women only want to dance
with other women, while some men secretly teach each others how to be
led.
Thanks and regards,
Musharraf Farooqi, Executive Director, CINETANGO
Tel: (416) 363-2582
Website: www.cinetango.com
