South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers | American Pachuco: The Legend of Louis Valdez

Join us for a screening of American Pachuco: The Legend of Louis Valdez followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, David Alvarado. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit please visit www.southarts.org/southerncircuit. Screening time: 1:32:00 Film Synopsis: From migrant farmworker to revolutionary artist, Luis Valdez changed American culture through El Teatro Campesino and landmark works like Zoot Suit and La Bamba. About the filmmaker: David Alvarado, a Chicano documentary filmmaker, is passionate about science, technology, and human rights. His latest film We Are As Gods follows Stewart Brand’s attempt to resurrect the wooly mammoth and was adapted into an eight-part podcast by Audible Originals. Alvarado’s other notable works include Bill Nye: Science Guy, Blood Sugar Rising, and the BFI-nominated The Immortalists. He also produced and shot True Conviction. A graduate of Stanford University’s MFA in Documentary Filmmaking, Alvarado co-founded Structure Films, focusing on science and tech stories. In 2022, he was named one of DOC NYC and HBO’s 40 under 40 documentary filmmakers to watch. Limited Capacity RESERVE TICKETS NOW