TORONTO -- Spanish director Chema Rodriguez's documentary about Guatemalan prostitutes who form a soccer team for dignity and respect will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on April 28, organizers said Tuesday. Rodriguez's Estrellas de la Linea (The Railroad All-Stars), which bowed in Berlin, portrays sex workers in Guatemala banding together on the field to draw attention to the dangers of their work and the daily prejudice they face. "An issue-oriented work with tremendous personality and emotion, 'The Railroad All-Stars' is the perfect film to carry the documentary flag into the festival," Hot Docs director of programming Sean Farnel said.
- 3/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Spanish director Chema Rodriguez's documentary about Guatemalan prostitutes who form a soccer team for dignity and respect will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on April 28, organizers said Tuesday. Rodriguez's Estrellas de la Linea (The Railroad All-Stars), which initially bowed in Berlin, portrays sex workers in Guatemala banding together on the soccer field to draw attention to the dangers of their work and the daily prejudice they face. "An issue-oriented work with tremendous personality and emotion, 'The Railroad All-Stars' is the perfect film to carry the documentary flag into the festival," Hot Docs director of programming Sean Farnel said of his choice for the opener. Releasing the Hot Docs lineup here Tuesday, organizers said it will screen 99 documentaries from 23 countries, including Canada, while attracting an estimated 1,700 delegates to its official market and industry program.
- 3/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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