2009 LATIN OLA FILM FESIVAL— FRIDAY OCT. 2ND

The Parrish Art Museum and OLA (The Organización Latino-Americana) will present the 2009 OLA Film Festival Friday, October 2nd.  The festival will feature two award- winning films, Mi Mejor Enemigo (My Best Enemy) and El baño del Papa (The Pope’s Toilet) and live music by Raul Cardenas and DJ Chile,

 

(Chilean/Argentine/Spanish)An outfit of Chilean soldiers ends up in Patagonia without any idea if they're on Chilean or Argentinean soil. A small company of Argentinean soldiers is waiting in a trench less than a football field away, but neither side knows what to do, especially when they realize their uniforms are all but impossible to tell apart from a distance. Before long a wary conviviality grows between them, though they're still not certain if they should regard one another as friends or enemies.  (2004). Directed by Alex Bowen. With Nicolás Saavedra, Erto Pantoja, Miguel Dedovich. In Spanish; English subtitles. 104 minutes.

    

 

El baño del Papa (The Pope’s Toilet)

 

(Uruguayan) The Pope’s impending visit to a small Uruguayan town stimulates a flurry of activity among the poorest residents, who hope to strike it rich by catering to the needs of the 50,000 expected pilgrims. Convinced that his idea is the best, Beto, a petty smuggler, uses up his family’s savings to build a pay toilet, where he hopes thousands of visitors will find relief. This deadpan slice of life is a touching, humorous, and poignant story of human dignity and solidarity. (2007). Directed by César Charlone and Enrique Fernández. With César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva. In Spanish; English subtitles. 97 minutes.