Fandango at the Wall follows Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder/conductor Arturo O'Farrill to the remotest regions of Veracruz, Mexico, where he meets and jams with the masters of son jarocho. Son jarocho is 300-year-old folk music rooted in the land that combines African, Indigenous and Spanish traditions. After Arturo's inspiring journey to a place where time seems to stands still, he and his orchestra join the masters of son jarocho at the border between the United States and Mexico for a son jarocho music and dance festival called Fandango Fronterizo (founded by Jorge Francisco Castillo). The festival takes place simultaneously on the Mexico-United States border, transforming this object that divides to one that unites. Ritmo Latinx Films Showcase.
- Year2020
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish w/ English Subtitles
- CountryUSA, México
- DirectorVarda Bar-Kar
- ScreenwriterVarda Bar-Kar, Kabir Sehgal
- ProducerKabir Sehgal, Doug Davis
- Executive ProducerQuincy Jones, Andrew Young, Carlos Santana
- FilmmakerVarda Bar-Kar
- CastWendy Cao Romero, Jorge Francisco Castillo, Fernando Guadarrama, Ramón Gutiérrez, Jacob Hernández, Patricio Hidalgo, Arturo O’Farrill, Yaratczé Hidalgo Sandoval, Kabir Sehgal, Tacho Utrera, Andrés Vega, Martha Vega
- CinematographerMatt Porwoll
- EditorLuisa María Martínez Arcaraz / Supervising Editor: Luis Carballar
- MusicPatricio Hidalgo, Fernando Guadarrama, Ramón Gutiérrez, Arturo O'Farrill, Wendy Cao Romero, Tacho Utrera, Andrés Vega, Martha Vega, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Fandango at the Wall follows Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder/conductor Arturo O'Farrill to the remotest regions of Veracruz, Mexico, where he meets and jams with the masters of son jarocho. Son jarocho is 300-year-old folk music rooted in the land that combines African, Indigenous and Spanish traditions. After Arturo's inspiring journey to a place where time seems to stands still, he and his orchestra join the masters of son jarocho at the border between the United States and Mexico for a son jarocho music and dance festival called Fandango Fronterizo (founded by Jorge Francisco Castillo). The festival takes place simultaneously on the Mexico-United States border, transforming this object that divides to one that unites. Ritmo Latinx Films Showcase.
- Year2020
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish w/ English Subtitles
- CountryUSA, México
- DirectorVarda Bar-Kar
- ScreenwriterVarda Bar-Kar, Kabir Sehgal
- ProducerKabir Sehgal, Doug Davis
- Executive ProducerQuincy Jones, Andrew Young, Carlos Santana
- FilmmakerVarda Bar-Kar
- CastWendy Cao Romero, Jorge Francisco Castillo, Fernando Guadarrama, Ramón Gutiérrez, Jacob Hernández, Patricio Hidalgo, Arturo O’Farrill, Yaratczé Hidalgo Sandoval, Kabir Sehgal, Tacho Utrera, Andrés Vega, Martha Vega
- CinematographerMatt Porwoll
- EditorLuisa María Martínez Arcaraz / Supervising Editor: Luis Carballar
- MusicPatricio Hidalgo, Fernando Guadarrama, Ramón Gutiérrez, Arturo O'Farrill, Wendy Cao Romero, Tacho Utrera, Andrés Vega, Martha Vega, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra