Dead in the Sierra
NARRATIVE SHORTDead In The Sierra:
The Legend of Two Joaquins
Director: Warren HaackFilmmaker in person
"The spectre of Joaquin Murietta still rides in the California countryside. Whoever approaches the legend of this bandit will feel the charismatic force of his gaze." - Pablo Neruda The California Gold Rush of 1849 occurred in the aftermath of the US-Mexican War, which annexed nearly half of Mexico to the United States. Amid the greed, suspicion, and fear of that era, many who lost land, family, and their futures fought back. Told from the Mexican point of view, this is a story of two very different men, both named Joaquin, whose resistance fed the legend of outlaw and rebel Joaquin Murietta. Beautifully shot in 16mm black and white over three decades, the film sports a superb sound design by Academy Award-winner Richard Beggs (Apocalypse Now), who also worked on such films as Rain Man, Lost in Translation, and Children of Men. (2007, 30 min., in English and Spanish with English subtitles.)
Showing: May 19, 6pm, Matheson
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