"The Boys of Ghost Town" - Fundraiser Screening May 23, 2009

"The Boys of Ghost Town" is the latest Pablo Veliz film produced by Laguna Productions partially shot in Houston and stars Marian Zapico (The Hitman Chronicles) and Manuel Garcia with support from Luis Caldeira, Santiago Villalobos, Pedro Castaneda (2008 Spirit Award nominee), Jason Cox, Corando Martinez, and Danny Trejo (Dusk till Dawn, Desperado).

The soundtrack was written and recorded from December 2008 - January 2009 and is comprised of 23 original tracks including an acoustic based score with Spanish guitars, violin, viola solos and classical percussion backed up by a 30 piece string orchestra. Female vocals are by Sarah Odom.

PABLO VELIZ: In 2006, Véliz graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in Communication. His participation at SAY Sí, an after school visual and media arts program, led him to a pursuit for the arts. At age 22, Véliz wrote, directed, produced, and edited his first feature film, La Tragedia de Macario, which was selected in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and several other prestigious festivals. The award winning film is based on the worst immigrant tragedy in the history of America. Today, Veliz is recognized as the most promising director from San Antonio and as a leader in the community of cinema bringing jobs for both cast and crew with a constant and impressive production of feature films. All of Veliz's films have US and international distribution.

This special screening with Writer/Director Pablo Veliz (Sundance 2006, La Tragedia De Macario) IN ATTENDANCE is a fundraiser event for NALIP-Houston. $10 Donation. For more information call 713-437-5249.

http://www.nalip.org/

Official Website: http://www.tbhcenter.org