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TAMPICO

USA, 2006, 26 min., English

Director: Suree Towfighnia
Producer: Suree Towfignia
Script: Suree Towfighnia
Cinematography: Suree Towfighnia
Editing: Suree Towfighnia
Music: Suree Towfighnia
Sound: Suree Towfighnia
Production Company: Prairie Dust Films
Print Source:
Suree Towfighnia
PO Box 479383
Chicago, IL 60647
Tel: 773 517 3132
Email: Stowfighnia@yahoo.com


Tampico

Tampico is an original Chicago icon, she is also the last member of her musically gifted family carrying on the tradition of performance in the hopes of providing for herself and her 50-year-old mentally challenged brother. Tampico’s concert halls are the subways of Chicago and her audience the busy commuters who whiz by her on El trains. This riveting and insightful doc takes viewers into Tampico’s life outside of the subway stations where she spends her days hoping to earn enough money for food. Raised in low-income housing on Chicago's Near West Side, Tampico’s history is as complicated and spellbinding as the city she hails from. Ultimately this gem of a short tells the story of the choices people make -- complicated choices -- that inform who they are and where they come from.

Suree Towfighnia was born and mostly raised in Chicago. she is an independent filmmaker who makes her living directing documentaries and commercials. She received her MFA from Columbia College Chicago, where she was adjunct faculty in documentary film/video department. She is also co-founder of praire Dust Film.

Filmography:

Tampico (2006), documentary film debut.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 AT 2:00 PM./THE WILMETTE THEATRE

SCREENING WITH GRACE KELLY, DESTINY OF A PRINCESS

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 AT 5:00 PM./GALLERY THEATER

SCREENING WITH GRACE KELLY, DESTINY OF A PRINCESS