ATENCION SAN MIGUEL FRIDAY JULY 11 2008
Film Screenings
The Seed UnderGround & The Future of Food
Fri-Sun, July 11-13, 11am & 1pm daily
Cinema Colectiva
5 de Mayo 5, Mineral de Pozos
50-peso donation
Pozos filmmaker Cynthia Buzzard presents selected scenes from her
latest documentary project, The Seed UnderGround, which draws from the
heroes of San Miguel and Oaxaca who are defending Mexico’s native
seeds from extinction.
In association with Vida Verde of San Miguel, The Seed UnderGround
joins the growing global movement working against contamination of our
food supply by genetically modified organisms.
Shot on location in May and June, the documentary features Jes˙s LeÛn
Santos of the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, recipient of the 2008 Goldman
Environmental Prize which honors grassroots environmentalists; Valerie
Nadeau, owner of Arbol de la Vida, an organic farmer of Ciudad Oaxaca
and member of El Pochote, the farmer’s market founded by Oaxaqueño
Francisco Toledo; and Amado RamÌrez Leyva, owner of Itanoni Restaurant
of Ciudad Oaxaca, who specializes in handmade criollo tortillas that
shout political clout.
This film makes you hungry for fresh food and fairness. The Seed
UnderGround screens with The Future of Food each day of the Pozos
ArtWalk. A portion of proceeds benefits Vida Verde of San Miguel.
Cinema Colectiva is Number 3 on the ArtWalk map, one block west of the
JardÌn Principal and Casa Montana. For ArtWalk transportation
reservations, call 01 (442) 293-0091. Blogsite:
www.theseedunderground.blogspot.com.
