“A Better Life” screening w/director at UC Berkeley
Mexican actor Demián Bichir received a 2012 Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for “A Better Life,” which the The New York Times has called “an emotionally resonant film about how we live now.” Bichir stars as Carlos, an unassuming and undocumented East LA gardener who works hard to provide his American-born son with a better life. 110 minutes. English and Spanish.
The film will be followed by a discussion with directorChris Weitz.
The screening is free. Doors open at 6:15 pm. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:30 pm
145 Dwinelle Hall
http://clas.berkeley.edu/
