Rasquache Mobile Cinema, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and Creciendo Juntos invite you to a free outdoor screening of two short films, Me Convierto En Diablo (I Become a Devil) by Rodrigo Jardón and a surprise short about Afro Mexican communities by an independent filmmaker. In the event of rain, the event will be rescheduled.
Me Convierto En Diablo (I Become a Devil) by Rodrigo Jardón
2019 | U.S. | Spanish with English subtitles | 15 minutes | Documentary
Fresno, California, es una de las regiones más pobres de los Estados Unidos y el hogar de miles de migrantes mexicanos que trabajan en los cultivos de uva. En estos campos, la comunidad indígena originaria de San Miguel Cuevas, Oaxaca, organiza la celebración de Pascua, la fiesta más importante del año que desde tiempos prehispánicos marca el inicio de la primavera y es representada con la Danza de los Diablos, una adaptación colonial de la fiesta española de Moros y Cristianos en la que los miembros de la comunidad utilizan máscaras para convertirse, una vez al año, en personajes que dejan de lado la dura vida del campo y celebran su herencia cultural.
Fresno, California, is one of the poorest regions in the United States and home to thousands of Mexican migrants who work as day laborers in the vineyards. In these fields, the indigenous community of San Miguel Cuevas, Oaxaca, organizes the celebration of Easter, the most important festival of the year that, since pre-Hispanic times, marks the beginning of spring and is represented with the Dance of the Devils, an adaptation of the colonial Dance of Moors and Christians in which the members of the community use masks to become characters that leave behind the hard life in the fields to celebrate their cultural heritage.
Rodrigo Jardón is a documentary photographer and visual artist based in Mexico City.
About Rasquache Mobile Cinema
Rasquache Mobile Cinema is supported by an Arts Enhancement Grant from the Office of the Provost & the Vice Provost for the Arts, with additional support from the Religion, Race & Democracy Lab.
