Please join us for a film screening of The Hunt for Pancho Villa, by award-winning filmmaker, Paul Espinosa, whose personal archive was recently acquired by the UC San Diego Library, on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 7 – 9 PM at the Digital Gym. This event is free and open to the public. Please click here to RSVP.
The award-winning independent filmmaker is renowned for his documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region, immigration, and cross-cultural issues. His films include The Lemon Grove Incident, The U.S.-Mexico War, …and the earth did not swallow him, and Uneasy Neighbors. Paul Espinosa will attend and participate in a Q&A after the film screening.
Film Synopsis: Just before dawn on March 9, 1916, a band of Mexican revolutionaries loyal to General Francisco “Pancho” Villa crossed the border into the United States and attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico. The next day, President Woodrow Wilson announced the formation of the Punitive Expedition under the command of General John “Blackjack” Pershing. Within three months over 150,000 U.S. National guardsmen and Army regulars would be mobilized, in what was the largest troop deployment in the United States since the Civil War.The Hunt for Pancho Villa recounts the events that brought the U.S. and Mexico to the brink of war in the early part of this century.
Other film series events include:
- October 10 – Opening Reception
- October 23 – The Lemon Grove Incident Film Screening
- November 10 – …and the earth did not swallow him Film Screening
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