Mexican Heritage
Celebrate traditions as these characters explore their heritage in eight short films from Mexico for grades 4-5.
All films are official selections from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, and program includes an introduction and post-screening discussion led by one of our trained media educators. Curriculum aligned with Illinois State Board of Education Learning Standards is also provided to teachers prior to the day of screening.
Flexible scheduling throughout the day - come to us or let us come to you! For details about screenings at Facets Multi-Media, click here. For details about screenings at your location, click here. For more information, contact Doug Newton at fldtrips@facets.org or (773) 281-9075 ext. 3009.
Program Available:
Grades 4-5 (Ages 9-11)
90-minute program includes media education
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Feet, Why Do I Need Them? (2 min)
Water Detectives (11 min)
The Spring (4 min)
Footballers: "Exchange" (15 min)
The Border Armadillo (8 min)
Immersion (15 min)
Footballers: "My Sister's 15th Birthday" (15 min)
Score a goal with playful Pepe, who would rather pass the ball with friends than help the family for his sister's upcoming Quinceañera festivity. Share the experience of local children in Matamoros, Mexico, as they change adult attitudes and habits following a severe water shortage. Contemplate a poetic question through an inventive expression of Frida Kahlo's journal. Meet two unlikely best friends: one sees with her eyes, the other with his heart.
