A Long Journey to Guadalupe
1996, NR.
Directed by Juan Francisco Urrusti, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

The Chicano/Latino Film Forum is back in action following a hiatus. And what better way to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Feast Day than with this award-winning documentary by Mexican cinematographer and filmmaker Juan Francisco Urrusti? Eight years in the making, this film documents the annual journey of faith undertaken by pilgrims to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Filmed in English, Spanish, and Nuhuatl, this print has English subtitles. Two screenings are scheduled. The Sunday screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker via phone hook-up. For more info on the Chicano/Latino Film Forum see http://members.aol.com/aavila9999, send e-mail to Adelante25@aol.com, or call 708-0904.

This article appears in December 3 • 1999.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.