NY INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 2010

MAMACHAS DEL RING by Betty M Park
Set in the heights of the Bolivian Andes, this US indie documentary tells the story of Carmen Rosa the Champion, a cholita and wrestler who struggles to make it on her own in the male-dominated world of Bolivian professional wrestling.

Thu, Jul 29, 6:00 PM, SVA Theater Screen 2, tickets
Sat, Jul 31, 12:00 PM, Clearview Cinemas Chelsea Screen 8, tickets

Also screening at:

92Y TRIBECA OUTSIDER SPORTS SERIES
Thu, Aug 5, 7:30pm, 92Y Tribeca, tickets

Materials: stills, press book, website

CANNES 2010: May 12 - May 23

MAMMA GOGO by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Sun, May 16, 4:00pm, Olympia 7

FRANKIE AND ALICE by Geoffrey Sax
Mon, May 17, 2:00pm, Olympia 5

STOLEN DREAMS by Sandra Werneck
Tue, May 18, 5:30pm, Palais B

HOT DOCS TORONTO 2010: Apr 29 - May 9

FREETIME MACHOS by Mika Ronkainen
(Description and materials: see Tribeca below)

Wed, May 05, 6:30pm, Cumberland 3
Sat, May 08, 6:45pm, The Royal Cinema

ITO – DIARY OF AN URBAN PRIEST by Pirjo Honkasalo
Yoshinobu Fujioka is a young Buddhist priest, who searches for the meaning of life amid oppressive dreams, in the back alleys of the city and the darkness of the human mind.
Materials: stills, press book, website

Sun, May 02, 9:00pm, Cumberland 3
Wed, May 05, 4:00pm, Cumberland 2

A PORTRAIT OF A MAN by Visa Koiso-Kanttila
An unflinching portrait of a man's mid-life crisis; a story of parenthood, alcohol, Finnish manhood and his desire for love and a better life.
Materials: stills, press book, website

Mon, May 03, 9:45pm, Cumberland 2
Thu, May 06, 2:00pm, Innis Town Hall

STEAM OF LIFE by Joonas Berghäll & Mika Hotakainen
The film travels through Finland joining men of all walks of life in many different saunas as they share their touching stories about love, death, birth and friendship.
Materials: stills, press book, website

Mon, May 03, 7:00pm, Isabel Bader Theatre
Wed, May 05, 4:00pm, The ROM Theatre