Tijuana Makes Me Happy
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Tijuana Makes Me Happy is a 2006 film made in Tijuana
, Mexico
. It was directed by Dylan Verrechia
, and co-written by James Lefkowitz, with original music by Nortec Collective
. Variety described it as "slight but likable".
The movie has not yet had a general release http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=tijuana+makes+me+happy, but has been screened at several movie festivals http://www.myspace.com/tijuanamakesmehappy and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival
, and is one of the four recipients of the 2007 SAFILM Indie Max Award http://www.safilm.com/2007/events.html.
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It was directed by Dylan Verrechia
Dylan Verrechia
Dylan Verrechia is a French-Danish-American filmmaker. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Verrechia's works have screened at over 50 film festivals around the world, including the Atlanta Film Festival....
, and co-written by James Lefkowitz, with original music by Nortec Collective
Nortec Collective
Nortec Collective is a musical ensemble formed by various individual one or two man production projects. The group came together in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Their sound genre mixes electronica with musical elements and instrumentation of Tambora and Norteño music, resulting in the nortec ...
. Variety described it as "slight but likable".
The movie has not yet had a general release http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=tijuana+makes+me+happy, but has been screened at several movie festivals http://www.myspace.com/tijuanamakesmehappy and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival
2007 Slamdance Film Festival
The 2007 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 18 to January 27, 2007. It was the 13th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival...
, and is one of the four recipients of the 2007 SAFILM Indie Max Award http://www.safilm.com/2007/events.html.