Come One, Come All… It’s movietime!
A magical moment in a Pueblo Magical. Photo: Joel Gastélum
The photo above is from the closing ceremony at the Palacio. The theme of the festival was “100 years of Maria Felix” and Miguel Castillo is singing “Maria Bonita” with Maria Felix’s eyes projected onto the screen behind him. After he finished singing we played the movie “Yerba Mala” which was filmed in Alamos two years ago. There were 700 seats filled in the Palacio for the closing ceremony.
What is a festival without an audience? Photo: Joel Gastélum
Meanwhile outside in the streets
They came to be part of the film festival. photo- Joel Gastélum
More people were lining up outside and we were out of seats, so we made the announcement that we would also show “Yerba Mala” in the Plaza. An additional 500 people showed up to see it in the plaza.
Outdoor Cine on a plaza side street. Photo: Joel Gastélum
Maria Felix exhibition
Inside The Museo Costumbrista de Sonora. Photo: Joel Gastélum
On Saturday, April 5th there was also a Maria Felix exhibition in the museum. The exhibit was organized by our festival president, René Solis and was put together by a curator from the museum of Popular Arts in Mexico City. The exhibition will stay in the museum for at least a month and then will go to Mexico City and Paris this summer. Seen here from left to right are Benjamín Anaya (Presidente Municipal), Maria Duran (Representante de IMCINE) and Monica Luna (representante del Intitudo Sonorense de Cultura).
History is for us all, young and old. Photo: Joel Gastélum
Here are some of the people that make the Festival happen.
Hard work and good friends help make a festival happen. Selfie: Joel Gastélum
This happy moment is shared by some of the folks involved with the Festival. From left to right: Carolina Daurte (Festival coordinator), Larissa Vega (Maestra de ceremonia), Joel Gastélum (festival tech guy/ photographer), John Sheedy (Festival director) and Andres Montiel (actor, workshop teacher). This looks like a place to be having fun.
It takes a community to present a film festival
A group portrait taken in the Alamos Museum. Photo: Joel Gastélum
The Festival organizers in the photo above from left to right: Rosario Alvarez (El Turismo del Palacio), luz del Carmen Parra (Representante del Turismo del Estado), Angel Flores (Representante de la Educación), René Solís (Presidente de FICAM), Monica Luna (representante del Intitudo Sonorense de Cultura), Benjamín Anaya (Presidente Municipal), Maria Duran (Representante de IMCINE), Antonio Estrada (Director del Museo), Sandra Bustillos Sheedy (Secretaria del Festival), John Sheedy (Director del Festival), Carolina Duarte (Coordinadora del Festival), Marisol de Vega (amiga del festival). This group portrait was taken in the Alamos Museum on April 5th during the inauguration of the Maria Felix exhibit. The exhibit is sponsored by FICAM and will go on to Mexico City and Paris this summer.
Notes courtesy of John Sheedy. John is a teacher at the United World College as well as Director of the Alamos Film Festival and a filmmaker.
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