Hola Mexico Film Festival Starts Today!

Hola Mexico Film Festival

Opening Night Fiesta
The opening night of Hola Mexico will have Mexican food by La Esquina, an open bar DJ's with Nacoteque and Giovnni Escalera • Wendesday, July 23 7:30 pm • The evening starts at Quad Cinema, then moves to the Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard Street, Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

Llamando a un Ángel
(Calling An Angel)
A mistaken phone call unites three characters who do not know each other, but respond to the same name: Angeles Flores Fuentes. The characters, confused by a desperate message of love, make decisions that change the course of their lives • Wednesday at 7:30 pm • Quad Cinema •34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

Nacido sin
(Born Without)
The film is an unsentimental portrayal of an armless man who rose to great heights. Norvind organises Flores' story into chapters, beginning with the man with no arm’s life as a street musician, who played a 300+ song repertoire with a harmonica strapped to his head • Thursday, July 24 at 8:15 pm • Quad Cinema •34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.


Familia tortuga (Turtle Family)
First-time Mexican writer/director Ruben Imaz Castro skillfully teases out the selfishness, vulnerability and, ultimately, quiet self-discovery of various family members on the eve of a special day • Thursday, July 24 at 3 pm and Saturday, July 26 at 1 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

La Zona
In Mexico, the gap between rich and poor has created a separation both geographically and culturally. In this film, Rodrigo Pla tells the story of a fenced-in Mexico City community that is broken in by burglars during one stormy night • Friday, July 25 at 1 pm and Saturday, July 26 at 8 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

Stellet Licht (Silent Light)
Johan and his family are Mennonites in northern Mexico. In violation of the laws of God and man, Johan has fallen in love with another woman • Friday, July 25 at 3 pm and Sunday, July 27 at 1 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

Malos Hábitos (Bad Habits)
Stroong characters, who are interconnect by either their deprivation of or infatuation with food, struggle with faith, love and vanity in Bad Habits • Friday, July 25 at 9:30 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

3:19 NY Premiere
In this Mexico/Spain production, a group of you ng adults cope with the terminal canccer of their 26-year-old friend Ilan in abiding by his ultimate requests, the friends discover the process of life itself. There wil be a Q & A with the directors after the show • Sundady, July 27 at 6 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattatn • www.holamexicoff.com.

Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera (It’’s Better if Gabriella Doesn’t Die)
Miguel, a writer stuch on a popular telenovela, talks his way out of a ticket by supplying the policeman with ‘inside information’ about a future plotline. Unfortunately, Bracho is a cop with an inflated self-image, and wen Miguel’s tip proves false, the lawman blames Miguel for his loss of face • Sunday, July 27 at 8 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 West 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.

Bajo Juárez:
La ciudad devorando a sus hijas
(Bajo Juárez: The City Devouring its Daughters) In this winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, documentary filmmakers Alejandra Sanchez and Jose Antonio Cordero implement a narrative approach from a uniquely female vantage point as they explore this alarming phenomenon • Friday, July 25 at 9:30 pm • Quad Cinema • 34 WEst 13 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), Manhattan • www.holamexicoff.com.