Teaneck International Film Festival 2026 (PCF Screenings, Nov. 8)
Film
Sunday, November 8, 2026
2:00PM
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Directed by David Alvarado
Documentary – 92 minutes
Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXESsS8Uskc
4:50PM
Far Out: Life On & After the Commune
Directed by Charles Light
Talkback with Charles Light, filmmaker; Harvey Wasserman; and Verandah Porche Documentary – 85 minutes
New Jersey Premiere!
FAR OUT: LIFE ON & AFTER THE COMMUNE traces fifty years in the lives of a group of New England writers, activists and artists. It conveys how the 1960s counterculture, embodied in two rural communes, transformed America. The story begins when a group of radical journalists leave New York for a new life in the country and follows them from the back-to-the-land movement to a new discovery of political commitment.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBTPpAUUew
PRICE: $10 Online / $15 at Door (if seats remain)
See TIFF’s full schedule: https://www.teaneckfilmfestival.org/film-rosters/2026-teaneck-international-film-festival-film-roster-anegh-wmahr
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: N/A
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez —Trailer
Far Out: Life On & After the Commune—Trailer
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