First Friday Film Series at 
the Peace Center of Delaware County
(Springfield Friends Meetinghouse)
1001 Old Sproul Rd., Springfield, PA
(just off the corner of Old Marple and S. Sproul Roads,
behind the Mr. Car Wash)
7 p.m.  Free   Large-Screen
Doors open at 6:30p.m. for light refreshments. 
Co-sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community, (610) 544-1818

Parking available. More information, directions and public transit, www.delcopeacecenter.org

Friday, November 5th, 7 p.m. - A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN

Part comedy, part drama, part science fiction... an edgy satirical take on anti-immigrant attitudes and policies

A Day Without a Mexican
Written and directed by Sergio Arau, 2004, 100 mins., rated R for language and brief sexuality. English and Spanish with English sub-titles

One day California wakes up, as a thick fog surrounds its borders, and not a single Latino is left in the state. They have all inexplicably disappeared - chaos, tragedy, and comedy quickly ensue.

Cars are abandoned in the street, food is left cooking on the stove. We meet the wife of a musician who's gone, a state Senator whose maid doesn't show up for work, and a farm owner whose produce is ripe and unpicked. The state and its economy grind to a halt.

The film takes a satirical look at the range of effects on the (non-Latino, mostly White) Californians who remain after the disappearance of all the Mexicans. The film does not dwell on how the Mexicans disappeared or where they went, but rather what happens to California without them.