CURRENT NEWS AND SCREENINGS
2009
February 7, 2009 The Chicano Wave/La Onda Chicana San Antonio, TX
Cine Festival at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Screening and Q & A with filmmaker John J. Valadez.
February 9, 2009 Austin, TX
Lecture at the school of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin.
March 12, 2009 The Last Conqusitador El Paso, TX
Screening at Fort Bliss with lecture and discussion led by Dr. Frank G. Perez, Chair of the Donaldson Center for Communications Studies at The University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP).
April 9, 2009 La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave New Brunswick, NJ
Screening and discussion with filmmaker at the annual conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies.
April 24, 2009 La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave Houston, TX
Screening and discussion with filmmaker hosted by the SouthWest Action Media Project and the Houston Chapter of NALIP.
May 4-6, 2009 The Last Conquistador Atlanta, GA
Screening at The Council on Foundations Film Festival with filmmaker John J. Valadez.
FALL, 2009 Latin Music USA, NATIONAL BROADCAST
Prime-time National Broadcast on PBS at 9pm - Check local listings. THE LA ONDA CHICANA/THE CHICANO WAVE (third hour of the four-hour series)
2008
January 11, 2008 The Last Conquistador Cambridge, MA
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) regional workshop, “Doing your Doc”. Screening time 6:00 pm at the MIT Media Lab/ Bartos Theater, Wiesner Building 20 Ames Street. Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
February 22, 2008 The Last Conquistador El Paso, TX
41st Congress of the Southwest Conference on Latin American Studies. Screening time 2:00 pm at the Wyndham Hotel 2027 Airway Blvd. Panel discussion with: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, California State University, East Bay; John J. Valadez, Filmmaker; Elizabeth Archuleta, Arizona State University.
March 6-9, 2008 NALIP Conference Dana Point, CA
Annual National Association of Latino Independent Producer (NALIP) Conference at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa at 25135 Park Lantern. Filmmaker John J. Valadez will be part of a Panel: Doc Fundamentals.
April 4, 2008 The Last Conquistador Louisville, KY
National Council for History Education Annual Conference (NCHE) at Louisville Mariot Hotel Downtown, 280 West Jefferson. 3:40 pm Panel discussion with filmmaker along with excerpts of the film.
April 9-11, 2008 The Last Conquistador Las Crucas, NM
New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference at New Mexico State University’s Corbett Center. Screening followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
April 11, 2008 The Last Conquistador Louisville, KY
National Council on Public History Annual Meeting (NCPH) at the Brown Hotel 335 West Broadway. Screening at 4:30 pm followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
May 16, 2008 The Last Conquistador El Paso, TX
Chamizal National Memorial at 800 S. San Marcial Street 915-532-7273. Screening at 7pm followed by a discussion with the filmmaker John Valadez, Artist John Houser and former Twelve Travelers Prsident Tony Pena.
June 28, 2008 The Last Conquistador El Paso, TX
Screening at the El Paso public library. 501 N. Oregon Street (915) 543-5401. Followed by a discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez.
July 6, 2008 The Last Conquistador San Diego, CA
Screening at the San Diego Public library (820 E Street 92101) @ 2pm. sponsored by Media Arts Center San Diego. Discussion led by Alberto Pulldo, Ph.D, Director and Professor of the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of San Diego
July 10, 2008 The Last Conquistador Dallas, TX
Screening sponsored by KERA Dallas/Ft Worth at 6:30pm. Followed by a discussion with filmmaker Cristina Ibarra.
July 15, 2008 The Last Conquistador, NATIONAL BROADCAST
Prime-time National Broadcast on the PBS series POV. 10pm Check local listings.
July 23 & 27, 2008 The Last Conquistador New York, NY
Screening at the New York Latino International Film Festival
July 25, 27 & 31, 2008
KNME Special Broadcast - NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS Albuquerque, NM
A Prime-Time ninety minute special with panel discussion and one on one interview with filmmaker John J. Valadez (for web cast: www.knme.org/newmexicoinfocus/blogger/2008/episode-204-last-conquistador)
August 8-11, 2008 NALIP Producers Academy Santa Fe, NM
“Budgeting for the Documentary” and “Post Production” workshops with Filmmaker John J. Valadez. (www.nalip.org)
September 12-19, 2008 The Last Conquistador Los Angeles, CA
Screening at the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival
September 13, 2008 The Last Conquistador Washington, DC
National Gallery of Art @ The Smithsonion, 6th Street and Constitution Ave NW. @ 3pm East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium. Discussion with Filmmaker John J. Valadez
September 18, 2008 The Last Conquistador New York, NY
Smithsonion, Museum of the American Indian. One Bowling Green, 10004. (212-514-3700) Screening at 6pm with filmmakers John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra
October 7, 2008 The Last Conquistador Amherst, MA
Screening, dinner and discussion organized by the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Education. Open discussion facilitated by Associated Professor of Art Daniel Schrade.
October 8, 2008 The Last Conquistador Ithaca, NY
The Latin American Studies Program & the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University. Lecture at 12:15 pm 153 Uris Hall, “Willful Blindness: A Recounting of the film The Last Conquistador.” Screening and discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez. 7pm @ The Uris Auditorium
October 13, 2008 The Last Conquistador Atlanta, GA
Grantmakers in Film and Electornic Media is hosting a screening at the Grantmakers in the Arts conference. Screening and discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez
October 27-29 2008 Passin’ It On
The Last Conquistador
La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave El Paso, TX
Screenings to take place at the University of Texas at El Paso. Lectures and discussions with filmmaker John J. Valadez
November 3, 2008 The Last Conquistador Dayton, OH
Native Peoples Celebration Week: Documentary and Dialogue. Screening @ 6:30 at the University of Ohio at Dayton. Kennedy Union ballroom on the UD Campus. Lecture and discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez
November 5, 2008 The Last Conquistador
La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave Tempe, AZ
Screenings hosted by the Department of Transborder, Chicana/o, Latina/o studies and the the Department of Native American Studies at Arizona State University. Lectures and discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez
November 6, 2008 The Last Conquistador Scottsdale, AZ
Screening and discussion hosted by the Native American Studies Department at Scottsdale Community College with filmmaker John J. Valadez
November 8 & 9, 2008 The Last Conquistador
La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave San Antonio, TX
Organized by the San Antonio Chapter of The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP). Screening, discussion and workshop with filmmaker John J. Valadez.
November 13, 2008 The Last Conquistador Las Crucas, NM
Screening and discussion with filmmaker John J. Valadez.
November 20, 2008 The Last Conquistador Syracuse, NY
Screening at the Community Folk Art Center at Syracuse University at 7pm
2007
July 4, 2007 Passin’ It On Brooklyn, NY
Screening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
July 25, 2007 The Last Conquistador Guanajuato, MX
“Work in Progress” screening for Expresion En Corto at La Aditorio del Estado followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
August 12-15, 2007 NALIP Producers Academy Tucson, AZ
“Budgeting for the Documentary” and “Post Production” workshops with Filmmaker John J. Valadez. Held at The University of Arizona.
September 18 & 20, 2007 The Last Conquistador New York, NY
Independent Feature Project at the Angelica Film Center. 18 West Houston Street. Screening Sept. 18th at 2:15 pm & Sept. 20th at 10:30 am.
