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Programme for September 24, 2010

A brave film that dares to tackle an issue polarizing America

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A tale of a family divided by the US/Mexican border.

Feature: Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)

"Director Patricia Riggen's Under the Same Moon is a brave film that proudly puts a face to an issue that has polarized America." Joseph Belanger, IMDB.com

Nine year old Carlitos lives with his grandmother in a depressed Mexican town. His mother, Rosario, cleans houses in Los Angeles, working hard to raise enough money to support her mother and her son. They long for each other, and keep in touch via a weekly phone conversation. "We are not so far apart my love" Rosario likes to tell her son, "look up and you will see the same moon I see".

When Carlitos' grandmother dies, he decides to make his way to L.A. to find his mother. From this point on Moon becomes a road movie, with Carlitos hooking up with the wrong people, who put him in jeopardy, and the occasional right ones.

"The characters in Moon are vividly drawn, and their plight does more to illuminate the problem of divided Mexican families than countless newspaper stories. The movie gets to you,earning the audience's emotions honestly rather than by manipulation."

"It's impossible not to care about the fate of Carlitos as played by Adrian Alonson. Alonson may be the most most adorable child actor since Abigail Breslin, but he is also a natural who never appears to be acting." Ruthe Stein, San Francico Chronicle

Parental warning - This film is rated PG-13 for strong content

Donation: $6.00

When: September 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM

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