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“Film has nothing to do with literature; the character and substance of the two art forms are usually in conflict. ... I would say there is no art form that has so much in common with film as music.” -Igmar Bergman Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi The film is a powerful, intense and imaginative musical journey. The film follows Bay Area Chilean exile musician Quique Cruz, from the Bay Area to Chile and back, as he creates his master work, a multimedia art piece to heal his wounds inflicted by state sponsored torture of the Pinochet regime. |
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Producer & Director: Quique Cruz Producer & Director: Marilyn Mulford Cinematographer: Vicente Franco Music : Quique Cruz, performed by Quijerema
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Now Showing at
- Friday, September 26th 3:00pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 5 - Saturday, September 27th 9:30pm
Vancity Theatre - Thursday, October 9th 3:30pm
Empire Granville 7 Theatre 5
- Sun. Oct 5, 8pm
- Sun. Oct 12, 2pm
Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi follows our major protagonist to Chile and the back to the U. S. in a unique journey as he navigates a landscape of state sponsored torture, forced exile, transformation and healing.
A Chilean-born musician /composer and writer who has created, performed, taught and recorded Latin American music for over thirty years. In addition, he has created, participated and consulted in multimedia productions involving theater, dance and visual arts.
Cruz has recorded and joined on stage: Jackson Browne, Mimi Fariña, Pete Seeger, Jorge Strunz, and Sting, among others. He published “Memories of an Ex-Chess player” a book about his experiences as a political exile. He is currently the leader of the Latino fusionjazz ensamble: Quijerema.
He will be scoring the documentary “The Road to Chulumani” directed by Rick Tejada
Flores (USA. His next film project is a documentary about the legendary Afro-Venezuelan
singer Maria Rodriguez.
Cruz has a degree in History from the University of California at Berkeley; earned a Master’s
degree in Latin American Studies from Stanford University, and is presently
a Ph. D.
candidate in Modern Thought and Literature. (www.quiquecruz.com)
Producer/director
Marilyn Mulford
She has worked in all aspects of documentary and experimental filmmaking for many years. She directed such works as Freedom On My Mind, a feature documentary portraying dramatic story of Mississippi Voter Registration Project, 1961-1964. It won many awards including Nomination for Academy Award in feature documentary category, and Grand Jury Prize for Best documentary, Sundance Film Festival. It aired on the national PBS “the American Experience”.
She produced and directed Chicano Park about a Mexican-American barrio being destroyed
by city of San Diego. The film won Gold in Chicago and Houston International
Film Festivals, and “Best of California” in the National Educational Film Festival. It was
aired on National PBS. She also made a short film on same subject for the organization to
save Barrio Logan.
She participated in La Peña Productions-Group creating multi-media-programs about repression
in Latin American. 1969-1973 she worked on productions | screenings | distribution
as member of New York Newsreel, an international film group that made and distributed
socially relevant films.
