Filmed on a low budget with a script written by himself and his wife, ann thomas also a filmmaker, it earned the chicago international. A series of films transported americans to distant countries and exotic locales where small and bloody conflicts of the cold war were being fought. It garnered the welldeserved attention of major film award institutions such as the oscars and the cannes film festival an amazing feat for gregory nava whose personal story is told here given its low budget and independent status as well as its ambitious filming in 3 different countries guatemala, mexico and the u. Emelie mahdavian via skype and activist syed haleem najibi, for a. Pasalnya di masa mudanya, ia harus melihat kematian ayahnya dengan mata kepalanya sendiri. Find gregory navas phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information.
The screenplay was written by gregory nava and anna thomas, based on nava s story. Gregory james nava born april 10, 1949 is an american film director, producer and screenwriter. A mexican man uncle john by danny trejo avenges his brothers murder attempting to cross the boarder and after bondo his son fails as well. With richard azurdia, yeniffer behrens, carmen corral, isabel cueva.
With zaide silvia gutierrez, david villalpando, ernesto gomez cruz, alicia del lago. Gregory nava story, anna thomas writer script synopsis. The screenplay was written by gregory nava and anna thomas, based on navas story. Genres drama directors gregory nava cast includes zaide silvia gutierrez, david villalpando, ernesto gomez cruz, alicia del lago, eraclio zepeda, miguel gomez giron. Navas 1995 film my familymi familia likewise impressed with its magical realism and seamless blend of pathos and comedy. It garnered the welldeserved attention of major film award institutions such as the oscars and the cannes film festival an amazing feat for gregory nava whose.
A mexican man uncle john played by danny trejo seeks to avenge his brothers murder when he attempts to cross the usmexican border. Meski masih sangat muda, namun bondo harus menghadapi kerasnya kehidupan. Filmmaker gregory nava is a director with an uncanny knack for capturing the epic drama of ordinary lives. Nava was born in san diego, of mexican and basque heritage. The movie was first presented at the telluride film festival in 1983, and its wide release was in january 1984 the picture was partly funded by the public broadcasting service pbs, a nonprofit public. In the 1980s, with the wounds of the vietnam war still fresh in the collective american memory, hollywood took up the themes of empire, democracy, and war. Its an epic, the kind of bighearted, ambitious film that is rarely made these days a film like gone with the wind or the godfather, with a big canvas and lots of characters and a. But now comes gregory navas my family opening friday at local theaters, a joyful film that reaches out its arms and embraces three generations of a mexicanamerican family in all its dreams and sorrows. At ucla he directed the short film the journal of diego. Hal tersebut merupakan resiko yang harus didapat oleh bondo dan ayahnya manakala mereka mencoba untuk melewati perbatasan secara. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
The movie was first presented at the telluride film festival in 1983, and its wide release was in january 1984. Spanish, kiche, english kiche vocabulary to practice. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The message of this film is needed much more today. Norte studio is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Ronald reagan had called the soviet union the evil empire. I liked the movie all the way until i saw the ending. The movie was first presented at the telluride film festival in 1983, and. Brother and sister enrique and rosa flee persecution at home in guatemala and journey north, through mexico and on to the united states, with the dream of starting a new life. Augustine high school in san diego and went on to attend film school at ucla where he earned an mfa in 1976. Excellent sample film script pan american school of.