1996. Lourdes Portillo. 82 min.
1997. Lourdes Portillo. 5 min.
1996. Directed by Lourdes Portillo. Portillo’s tio, Oscar Ruiz Almeida, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Chihuahua, Mexico. His widow declared his death a suicide, but his family suspected murder. Portillo follows the mystery in the form of a telenovela to capture the nuances of Mexican social and family order in this personal investigation of her uncle’s death. Recently remastered. In Spanish, English; English subtitles. 82 min.
1997. Directed by Lourdes Portillo. Men and women undergoing drug treatment for HIV speak out for quality medical care. African American poet Wayne Corbitt eloquently expresses his experience of the disease. 5 min.
