GFDD Will Join Forces with the Providence Latin American Film Festival to Present Dominican Film Showcase

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is very pleased to announce that it will be joining forces with the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) to present a Dominican Film Showcase during the 2012 edition of the event, to be celebrated September 27-30.

In an effort to endorse the burgeoning film industry of the Dominican Republic, GFDD organizes Dominican Film Showcases in different cities in the United States, with the intention
of sharing and celebrating the stories, history and talent of the Dominican Republic through spotlighting a sample of the best films produced in the Dominican Republic, by Dominican filmmakers on Dominican topics.

The Dominican Film Showcase aims to:

• Facilitate the enrichment of the film culture of the Dominican Republic and bring its unique brand of cinema to a wider audience
• Utilize the seventh art as a platform for
  discussion and as a medium for enhancing social awareness and promoting constructive change
• Raise awareness internationally of issues of historic and cultural importance to the Dominican community
• Cultivate an appreciation of Dominican cinematographic talent
• Encourage financing for DR film and multimedia productions
• Further appreciation of the cinematographic arts and help advance the multimedia industry in
  the Dominican Republic
• Encourage potential partnerships for international co-productions
• Aid the professional development of Dominican human resources in the field of film

This year, GFDD and PLAFF will be presenting La Lucha de Ana and Ballplayer: Pelotero.

La Lucha de Ana (2012)
Ana sells flowers at the local market. When her beloved son is murdered by a rich, entitled young man in a drug deal gone awry, Ana will have to take on a corrupt judicial system – and a complacent society – to seek justice.

Director: Bladimir
Abud
Writers: Alfonso Suárez (co-writer), Bladimir Abud
Stars:  Cheddy García, Antonio Zamudio and Marquis Leguizamon

Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)
In this true story, two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and
corruption as they chase their big league dreams.

Directors: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin

Screenings will take place in partnership with University of Rhode Island Providence Campus, Bryant University, Providence College and the MET School, and will feature Question and Answer Sessions to follow with
the films’ directors: Bladimir Abud and Ross Finkel.

Schedule of events:

URI Providence 80 Washington Street Providence, RI	Bryant University  1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield, RI	Prov. College 549 River Avenue Providence, RI	The MET School 325 Public St. Providence, RI
Friday, September 28, 8:30pm La Lucha de Ana(with Director)	Friday, September 28, 8:30pm Pelotero	Friday, September 28, 6:00pm Pelotero(with Director)	Saturday, September 29, 5:00pm Pelotero(with Director)
	Sunday, September 30, 1:00pm La Lucha de Ana(with Director)	Saturday, September 29, 7:30pm La Lucha de Ana(with Director)	Sunday, September 30, 4:00pm La Lucha de Ana(with Director)

For more information about this program, contact Margaret Hayward at: margaret@globalfoundationdd.org or at 212.751.5000

Related links:
www.dominicanfilmshowcase.org
www.plaff.org
http://www.uri.edu/prov/
www.bryant.edu
www.providence.edu
http://metcenter.org/