Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Mariachi high / a co-production of Rubylake, Latino Public Broadcasting, and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; produced in association with Chicken and Egg Pictures ; directors, Ilana Trachtman, Kim Connell ; producers, Ilana Trachtman, Kelly Sheehan.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2012]

Description:

1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

laser optical NTSC

video file region 0

DVD video

Summary:

The program documents a year in the life of Mariachi Halcon, a top-ranked competitive high school mariachi band in the rural ranching town of Zapata, Texas. Using the band and its music as a lens, this spirited documentary focuses on Mexican-American teenagers pursuing excellence and finding strength in themselves, as well as a connection to their cultural heritage.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: Not rated.

High school 9-12.

Series:

WGBY DVD Collection

Subjects:

Mexican American teenagers -- Texas -- Zapata.

School music -- Texas -- Zapata.

Mariachi musicians -- Texas -- Zapata.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Trachtman, Ilana, producer, director.

Connell, Kim, director, editor of moving image work.

Sheehan, Kelly, producer.

Mossman, Guy, director of photography.

Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), production company.

Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

RubyLake (Firm), production company.

PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Originally produced in 2012.

Bonus features include interviews, student update, This is Zapata, Texas, Marioki sing along, trailer and broadcast promo.

Editor, Kim Connell ; director of photography, Guy Mossman.

No credits provided.

DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen ; 5.1 surround.

In English and Spanish with optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles; optional video descriptions in English.

Contents:

Auditions: "The gene pool for mariachi" -- The ensemble: "A connection me and my violin have" -- Vargas rehearsal: "One two ready play!" -- Vargas competition: "When I go on stage I'm different" -- All state rehearsal: "A boy that can sing it" -- All state competition: "I want to play with all I got" -- Honored at state capitol: "All things are possible."

ISBN:

9781608837281

1608837289

9781608837281 : DVD

1608837289 : DVD

Publisher Number:

MAHI601

Other Number:

806140359

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

853190

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 976.406 Mariachi