http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras Words from two Mexican-American Filmmakers Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:12:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The DOS VATOS-MÉXICO DVD is a unique collection of mystical fiction and ethnographic films inspired by the beauty and indigenous magic of Oaxaca, México.  DAY OF THE DEAD IN TEOTITLÁN DEL VALLEThis documentary witnesses the return of Zapotec spirits to the pueblo. The smell of marigolds in the graveyard beckons them to ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2010/07/08/dos-vatos-mexico-dvd/  "A fresh, humanizing approach to a subject that has been thoroughly demonized in recent years...."         Walter Goodman, The New York Times Tobacco Blues was featured on the award winning POV series, featuring the best, boldest and most innovative programs on PBS. TOBACCO BLUESCan a good person grow tobacco? As the cigarette war ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2010/02/12/tobacco-blues/ THE SOUTHERN SEX DVDS now for sale! Order directly from the filmmakers!  All proceeds go directly into our new documentary projects.THE SOUTHERN SEX, a campy critique of stereotypical notions of womanhood, screened at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City and The American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2010/02/12/the-southern-sex/   MOTHER LOVE DVDS now for sale!Order directly from the filmmakers!  All proceeds go directly into our new documentary projects.MOTHER LOVE  “An intimate look at the special bond that exists between mothers ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2010/02/12/mother-love/ by Andrew SargentAssistant Professor of EnglishWest Chester University of Pennsylvania  African-American literature begins with the spirituals.  One of America’s oldest indigenous musical forms, these haunting religious “sorrow songs” are arguably the centerpiece of the black oral tradition.  First created and sung by slaves, they now lead off the discipline-defining Norton Anthology ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2008/08/18/andrew-sargent-reviews-the-spirituals/ “Imagine giving up everything...,” begins the trailer for Beyond the Border.   Everyday my students come into contact with immigrants who have “given up everything”.  But their stories remain invisible, hidden behind labels and preconceptions about the reasons why Latinos come to this country. Beyond the Border gives my students a glimpse ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2008/01/13/a-teachers-testimonial/ PRODUCTION JOURNAL from our year of living in Juchitan, Oaxaca.Check out two of the shorts that we created while living in Juchitan here:www.youtube.com/elvatouno SON JAROCHO in Juchitan, OaxacaI went out on the town last week with three beautiful Tecas.  If you hail from Juchitán you are called either a ‘Juchiteco ‘(for ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2008/01/13/production-journal-son-jarocho/ By Eren Isabel McGinnisfrom Nougat Magazine (Lexington, KY)  A creative vortex of wood workers, artists, writers, activists, pundits, and professors swirls around the Bell Court neighborhood.  Peeking out my window I would see Dr. Everett McCorvey, Impresario and Opera Star, dashing off in a tuxedo to perform, or to give voice ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2008/01/13/nougat-magazine-article-on-the-spirituals/  On rare occasion, a documentary not only delivers rich and fascinating personal drama, but real educational content and purpose without preaching or propagandizing. Más allá de la frontera (“Beyond the Border”) achieves all this and more.   Beyond the Border tells the captivating story of the Ayala brothers, four men from a ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2008/01/13/review-of-beyond-the-border-by-dr-richard-pyrczak/ We lived and worked in Juchitan, Oaxaca, for a year with the support of a Fulbright.  Juchitan is a very interesting and magical place.  Check out some of our shorts:http://www.youtube.com/elvatounoThis journal accompanies the shortTaladxi en la Séptima  We finally whipped out the big camera (a Sony DSR-130 Camcorder), ... http://www.dosvatos.com/palabras/2007/12/07/baseball-in-juchitan/