Last weekend’s celebration of all things cultural in Mexico was a big success (2014 has now been announced) and the film programming presented a number of diverse and interesting offerings from the country.
The following are a handful of the screenings which we were lucky to be invited to.
Opening night film – The Girl
Debuting at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Us filmmaker David Riker’s look at the hazardous world of immigration proved to be a strong choice to open with. In the film, Abbie Cornish (convincingly) plays a white-trash single mother called Ashley. She lives an aimless life close to the Mexican border in San Antonio and is battling to regain custody of her young son after a DUI charge. Discovering her estranged father (Will Patton – grizzled as hell) is using his haulage wagon for other money-making purposes, she foolishly arranges for a group of Mexicans to be smuggled across the border.
The following are a handful of the screenings which we were lucky to be invited to.
Opening night film – The Girl
Debuting at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Us filmmaker David Riker’s look at the hazardous world of immigration proved to be a strong choice to open with. In the film, Abbie Cornish (convincingly) plays a white-trash single mother called Ashley. She lives an aimless life close to the Mexican border in San Antonio and is battling to regain custody of her young son after a DUI charge. Discovering her estranged father (Will Patton – grizzled as hell) is using his haulage wagon for other money-making purposes, she foolishly arranges for a group of Mexicans to be smuggled across the border.
- 7/18/2013
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“The Girl” is one of the most challenging films for Australian actress Abbie Cornish. The actress showed her acting range as a struggling and depressed mother who is trying to win back her son from child protective services. Her life then changes after an encounter with a young girl in Mexico that starts towards her life-changing journey to truly realize what it really means for motherhood.
In a recent phone interview with Latino-Review, Cornish talked about working on the project with director David Riker and acting newcomer Maritza Santiago Hernandez. She even discussed her research on the life and culture of both sides of the borders. She also mentioned the challenges with developing a Texan accent and learning the Spanish language for the movie.
As an added bonus, Cornish eagerly talked about her experiences on the set of the upcoming “RoboCop” film and working with the respected thespian Gary Oldman.
In a recent phone interview with Latino-Review, Cornish talked about working on the project with director David Riker and acting newcomer Maritza Santiago Hernandez. She even discussed her research on the life and culture of both sides of the borders. She also mentioned the challenges with developing a Texan accent and learning the Spanish language for the movie.
As an added bonus, Cornish eagerly talked about her experiences on the set of the upcoming “RoboCop” film and working with the respected thespian Gary Oldman.
- 3/12/2013
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
It is one’s tragedy that will lead to another one’s awakening.
The indie film “The Girl” reflects a soul-searching journey of a woman named Ashley (played by Abbie Cornish), who lost her child to child protection services years ago. She places the blame on everyone for the loss of her child—the foster parents, the government, the court and even her work. And most of all, she blames her problem with the lack of money in order to get her child back.
With the lack of money, a dead end job and living in a trailer park, her father Tommy (played by Will Patton) surprises her with a visit and they both travel to Mexico. She soon learns that her father smuggles Mexicans across the border for great sums of cash.
In desperation for money and to win her son back, she takes her own operation to smuggle...
The indie film “The Girl” reflects a soul-searching journey of a woman named Ashley (played by Abbie Cornish), who lost her child to child protection services years ago. She places the blame on everyone for the loss of her child—the foster parents, the government, the court and even her work. And most of all, she blames her problem with the lack of money in order to get her child back.
With the lack of money, a dead end job and living in a trailer park, her father Tommy (played by Will Patton) surprises her with a visit and they both travel to Mexico. She soon learns that her father smuggles Mexicans across the border for great sums of cash.
In desperation for money and to win her son back, she takes her own operation to smuggle...
- 3/7/2013
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
It’s been over 14 years since director David Riker was at the helm for the thought-provoking film “La Ciudad.” Riker returns with another Latino-themed film with “The Girl.”
Here’s the synopsis of the film:
Struggling with the loss of her child to Social Services, a single mother is trapped in the quicksand of her south Texas life, unwilling to accept the consequences of her actions. When her path collides with a young child from Mexico, she begins a journey that will change her life — teaching her that she is the architect of her own fate and learning what it is that truly defines home.
Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone interview with Riker as he promotes his emotional film “The Girl.” We discussed certain topics about immigration, the characters, motherhood and political/social themes from the film. And there were also certain challenges of adapting a script that was in...
Here’s the synopsis of the film:
Struggling with the loss of her child to Social Services, a single mother is trapped in the quicksand of her south Texas life, unwilling to accept the consequences of her actions. When her path collides with a young child from Mexico, she begins a journey that will change her life — teaching her that she is the architect of her own fate and learning what it is that truly defines home.
Latino-Review had an exclusive telephone interview with Riker as he promotes his emotional film “The Girl.” We discussed certain topics about immigration, the characters, motherhood and political/social themes from the film. And there were also certain challenges of adapting a script that was in...
- 3/7/2013
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
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