Great news! Chasing Light Pictures, LLC has been honored by The Accolade Competition with a 2014 Award of Merit in the feature documentary category for Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery. “The Accolade recognizes film, television, videography and new media professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment […]
The May 18 private preview screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Linwood Dunn Theater was a great success! Hundreds of wonderful people came out to see Weaving the Past and support the Museum of Social Justice. We could not be more grateful. Here is a clip from the Red Carpet reception […]
On March 17th we held a private preview screening for Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery at Raleigh Studios’ Chaplin Theater. The film received tears of joy and a rousing standing ovation from the audience. In attendance were people who worked on the film, friends of the project, many wonderful members of the Emilio Hernandez […]
Musician/Composer Michael Heralda offers wonderful insight into the artistry and symbolism of traditional, indigenous Aztec music and reveals what inspired his own compositions for the film, Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery.
Praxedis Gilberto Guerrero died on the morning of December 30, 1910. He died a hero for the cause of revolution in his deeply troubled homeland, Mexico.
In this scene, Walter’s perceptions of his grandfather change dramatically as he learns more about Emilio’s turbulent past. Tata was not a simple country boy who came to America looking for a job. He was a revolutionary who fought alongside Praxedis Guerrero against the tyranny of Porfirio Diaz and his dictatorial regime. Why did they chose […]
One of Mexico’s great 19th century liberal heroes – General Porfirio Díaz – took power as President of the Mexican Republic in 1876. With almost continual control of the nation as President from 1876 until he was forced into exile in 1911, a period of 35 years, Díaz and his group of industrialization-minded ministers transformed […]
Gallery of production photos from Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery. Included are some behind the scenes pictures of re-enactment shoots, historic sites, and people met on location in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest while making the documentary.