Sangre de mi Sangre
Introduced by the director
May 13
Film/Video Theater
Sangre de mi sangre follows the adventures of a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to New York City in search of his father, only to have his belongings and identity appropriated by a con artist he encounters on the trip.
Velvet Hustler
Roughneck
// Double FeatureMay 16
Film/Video Theater
Velvet Hustler stars Tetsuya Watari as a cool hit man hiding out after finishing a job in Tokyo. While in exile, he is fingered for another murder, becomes involved with the murdered man’s girlfriend, and is stalked by another hit man, unbeknownst to him. (97 mins., 35mm)
The Unforeseen
May 17
Film/Video Theater
“The kind of transformative viewing experience that has made the current period a golden age for nonfiction film.” —Robert Koehler, Variety
Silent Stars: The Talmadge Sisters: Lessons in Love
The Sign on the Door
// Double FeatureMay 22
Film/Video Theater
The always charming Constance Talmadge stars in Lessons in Love, a fast-paced farce about an heiress who pretends to be the family maid in order to determine the true intentions of a potential suitor. The film is shown in a rare digital restoration. (70 mins., video)
Leila Khaled: Hijacker
May 29
Film/Video Theater
A Palestinian journalist raised in exile in Sweden, Lina Makboul worked with Swedish television to produce Leila Khaled: Hijacker, a first-person account of how Khaled, a legendary figure in the Palestinian struggle for independence, captured her imagination.
