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CineSeattle: Viaje de Teo / Jale (Short)

Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA

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CineSeattle: Viaje de Teo / Jale (Short)

Teos journey /El viaje de Teo
100Minutes /2008-Mexico NW Premiere
Spanish/w English subtitles

Directed by/Dirigido por: Walter Doehner.
Cast/Elenco: Damin Caizares, Erick Canete, Joaquin Cosio, Dagoberto gama, Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Dolores Heredia.

A touching and inspiring story! Teo, a nine year old boy, travels toward an uncertain destiny, with his father. Teo has never met his father, until he appears in Teos kitchen to take him away. Father and son, illegally, cross the Mexican-American border, with the help of a negligent pollero. During the night, in the Sasabe desert, they are attacked and robbed. Teo runs away, in an attempt to keep his belongings, but gets separated from the group. When he stops his frantic sprint, he realizes he is by himself and alone, in the night. Chuy, a 12 year old pollero, meets Teo and helps him escape the desert. Teo is forced to wait at the check point, in Nogales, for his fathers certain deportation. Day by day, he witnesses the failed attempts of men and women who are sent back to Mexico, while a strong friendship develops between the two boys.

10Minutes / 2009-USA
Directed by Rafael Flores

Jale is Spanish for pull, but is, also, Chicano/Mexican slang for work. The title refers to the push and pull of immigration, which draws Mexicans to the U.S. This film attempts to create a metaphor for the experience of day laborers, in the Chicano community, through the eyes of a Mexican day laborer, Fulano. When Fulano is hired to dig a grave, he learns about the duplicity of North American policies and attitudes towards undocumented labor.
The directors conducted six months of research, in San Franciscos Mission District, and spoke with undocumented laborers to create an original story that explores this unique, social perspective. In an attempt to create a new form of Chicano Third Cinema, the director decided to employ real day laborers, as untrained actors, and shoot the entire film in true, guerrilla fashion.

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