Intimidad

Director: David Redmon & Ashley Sabin
Format: HDCam   Runtime: 72 minutes
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screening in: Lone Star States

Screening Times

10:00 PM, Friday March 7th - Alamo Lamar 2
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10:15 PM, Tuesday March 11th - Austin Convention Ctr
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9:30 PM, Thursday March 13th - Austin Convention Ctr
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Synopsis:
Intimidad is an in-depth portrait of Cecy and Camilo Ramirez, ages 21, whose dream is to buy land and build a house in Reynosa, Mexico so their 2 year-old daughter, Loida can live with them. Loida lives with Cecy's mother in Santa Maria, Puebla. Intimidad slowly unravels, showing how the everyday politics of living on minimum wage Ð without a functioning infrastructure Ð strains their relationship and sacrifices their own intimacy.One year later they return to Puebla during Christmas vacation to reunite with their daughter. What seems like a satisfying reunion and temporary relief from the harsh environment of Reynosa turns into a confusing dilemma between Cecy and Camilo. The conflict threatens to transform the course of their lives and suspend efforts to improve their living conditions, thereby further straining the family's ability to live together. Intimidad challenges viewers to understand Cecy and Camilo as people first and interpret their complex lives through a simple story. Intimidad was filmed over the course of 4 years and mixes digital verite with Super 8 and 16mm film stock.

Director's Bio:
Ashley Sabin co-directed Kamp Katrina (SXSW 2007), her first film, with partner David Redmon and will release Intimidad (2008). Sabin is working with Redmon to self-distribute Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005, Sundance), Kamp Katrina (2007 SXSW), and Intimidad (tba). Ashley graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Art History and is currently working on two more documentary features.

David Redmon directed Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005, Sundance), co-directed Kamp Katrina (2007 SXSW), and Intimidad (2008) with partner Ashley Sabin. David Redmon has a Ph.D. in sociology, is self-distributing Mardi Gras: Made in China, Kamp Katrina, and Intimidad with Sabin, and is currently teaching two documentary film courses in the sociology department at TCU. Two more documentary projects are currently underway with partner Ashley Sabin.