Happy Hour with Nicolas Pereda
Aug 03, 2011
Special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
“A distinctive voice from fertile Mexican soil!” —Jay Keuhner, Senses of Cinema
August 3rd from 4-6pm with special prices on beer and wine.
Nicolas Pereda will be joining the Film Forum next week with several of his feature films. Recently selected to appear in the prestigious New Directors/New Films program, Nicolás Pereda stands as one of Mexico’s finest discoveries. Don’t be deceived by his assured style and risky subjects—Pereda is just 27, though he threatens to become one of world cinema's dominant voices. His ultra low-budget films were described by film critic Robert Koehler as each having "its own thrusts, quirks, obsessions and concerns, they flow together and interconnect, forming by the end of viewing a kind of gestalt which is rare with a director born as recently as 1982."
His latest film, Summer of Goliath (2010), was awarded the Orizzonti Jury Prize at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival by jury chair Shirin Neshat. Summer of Goliath, along with his first films, Together, Perpetuum Mobile and Where Are Their Stories? provides a portrait of the difficult lives in 21st century working-class Mexico. Pereda is not just the latest to blur the lines between documentary and fiction; his films also have moments of humor and sadness. Simply put, he is one of the technique's finest practitioners.