Documentaries, shorts, students’ works and feature-length movies from filmmakers across the world make up the 100 films scheduled to be screened at this year’s San Antonio Film Festival.
The four-day event showcases the works of independent filmmakers from around the world. Day and evening screenings are scheduled daily on two screens, with free workshops, Q&A sessions with filmmakers and live music taking place every day.
Admission costs $10 for daytime screenings, and $15 for evening screenings.
For a complete festival schedule, visit safilm.com.
Here are some highlights of the 2009 San Antonio Film Festival, running Thursday, June 25-Sunday, June 28 at the Instituto Cultural de México in Hemisfair Park:
Thursday, June 25
‘Lalo’ (New York)
Daniel Maldonado directed this comedic short about a New York City delivery worker who’s given one last assignment to save his job. 12 minutes. Screens between 2-5 p.m.
‘Cumbia Callera’ (Mexico)
In this drama by René Villarreal, three teenagers are caught up in a love triangle in Monterrey, Mexico. 94 minutes. Screens between 7-11 p.m.
Friday, June 26
‘The Other Side of Immigration’ (Austin)
This documentary by Roy Germano takes a look at immigration from the perspective of people staying behind in rural Mexico. 57 minutes. Screens between 2-5 p.m.
‘Without Papers’ (Los Angeles)
Florencia Krochik directed this documentary that chronicles the lives of two undocumented students attending college in the United States. 14 minutes. Screens between 6-11 p.m.
Saturday, June 27
‘El Corrido’ (San Antonio)
University of the Incarnate Word student Donnie Meals directed this documentary that examines the Mexican story telling music form known as corridos. 56 minutes. Screens between 6-11 p.m.
‘Cruzando’ (San Antonio)
Michael Escamilla and Mando Alvarado directed this feature film that tells the story of one man’s journey to Texas from Mexico and the family drama, mistaken identities and life-threatening dangers he experiences along the way. 95 minutes. Screens between 6-11 p.m.
Sunday, June 28
‘Desdemona’ (San Antonio)
This feature film by Phillip Guzman tells the tragic love story of a man forced to leave the girl he loves behind in Mexico in search of a better life in the United States. 89 minutes. Screens between 5-10 p.m.
‘Dot.Com’ (Portugal)
Luís Galvão Teles directed this feature film about residents of a small village in Portugal that must decide whether to fight a big company for the trademark rights to a Web site bearing the village’s name, Teles Aguas Altas. 103 minutes. Screens between 5-10 p.m.






