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Laredo, Texas Manantial
12 minutes ■ 2010 ■ USA ■ In Competition 5 minutes ■ 2008 ■ Mexico
Thursday 3:20p
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Friday 9:20p
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Saturday 12:20p
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Sunday 6:20p Saturday 10:10a
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Sunday 12:40p
Plays with: Entre Nos (p44) Plays in: Family Shorts (p13)
shorts
Director/Screenwriter: Topaz Adizes ■ Producers: Topaz Adizes, Corinne Golden Weber ■ Directors: Gabriel Govela, Federico Novelo ■ Producer: Gabriel Govela ■ Executive
Cinematographers: Topaz Adizes, Eduardo Mayen ■ Editors: Topaz Adizes, Federico Producers: Ernesto Anaya Adalid, Esteban Azuela, Pepe Castro, Iván España, Gabriel Govela
Rosenzvit ■ Principal Cast: Jonathan Canales, Sam Rubio ■ theamericanaproject.com ■ Screenwriters: Ernesto Anaya Adalid, Gabriel Govela ■ Animator: Federico Novelo ■
Editors: Ivan Espana, Gabriel Govela ■ Music/Composer: Alvaro Ruiz ■ kidsfirst.org
Sam trains Juan the first day on his new job, fixing pay phones
in the border town of Laredo, Texas. However, tensions boil as A humble countrywoman and her grandson walk together to get
Sam suspects that Juan is an undocumented worker. [subtitles] water. After a few hours journey, they reach what now is a piped
spring. The boy feels his grandmother’s pain and nostalgia when
Topaz Adizes she sees the dirty small water tap, and decides to bring the spring
back to life.
Director’s Statement
This film is the final installment of a larger
Gabriel Govela, Federico Novelo
project titled The Americana Project.
Directors’ Statement
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Exploring American identity in a global
context, we traveled around the world This is a short film about understanding,
exploring the issue with the final result love and change. From the early stages of
being a feature documentary, Americana, preproduction Ernesto Anaya, the
and three shorts, City, Trece Años (Special Jury Mention at 2009 scriptwriter, came to us with an excellent
AIFF) and now Laredo, Texas. All the short films in essence are idea: the memories and nostalgia of an old
personal moments, with real personal issues at stake, however peasant lady bring a dry riverbed back to
Gabriel Govela
that speak to a larger political issue. life. He wanted to show Mother Nature’s empowerment before
the human hand had destroyed everything. We thought this
Filmography: Americana, City, Letting Go, Seven Miles Alone, Trece Años (2009 AIFF) idea was good but too dramatic, so we decided to tell the story
through the eyes of a child, the peasant woman’s grandchild.
Filmography: Directorial Debuts
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