February 15 , 2005

Spotlight

The second annual Mesa Community College International Film Festival will be held April 5-14. This year’s theme is Mexican Women Directors: Weavers of Shadows. In its first year, the festival was a success with a turnout of approximately 2,000 people, and this year’s attendance is expected to almost double, according to director Don Castro. The inaugural film festival’s theme was
Daughters of Scheherazade, which was a total of six films about Iranian women
and was also directed by Castro. The first film in this year’s series can be viewed at Mesa Community College in the library, however, the remaining five can be seen at the Tempe Pollack Cinemas. All films are shown at 6:30 p.m., and again at 9:30 p.m., with an introduction from the director, but only the 6:30 p.m. showing will have a question and answer session after show.
The Tempe Pollack Cinemas are located on 1825 E. Elliot Road, and the showing that will be held at Mesa Community College will be shown in The Reading Room.

For more information about specific film titles that will be shown throughout the week at either Mesa Community College or the Tempe Pollack Cinemas, call Castro at (480) 461-7613.

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