Greg Berger (a.k.a. "Gringoyo")
| Cuernavaca, Mexico: | Dolores #223, Ocotepec, Morelos, 62220 | |
| New York, U.S.A.: | 420 E.23 Street, #8B, New York, NY, 10010 |
Chew On This. 10 Minutes. Documentary.
Co-Producer
Tlalnepantla: The Price of Democracy. 32 Minutes. Documentary.
Director.
Gringotón (Gringo-thon). 17 min. 2003. Short Experimental Narrative.
Director, Writer.
Atenco: The Machete Rebellion! 30 Min. 2002. Documentary
Co-Director, Co-Producer, Editor.
They Shine: On Being Gay In Morelos, Mexico. 13 Min. 2002. Documentary.
Director.
Caught Between Two Worlds. Documentary in Progress. 2002.
Cinematography.
¡Tierra Sí! ¡Aviones No! (Land Yes! Planes No!) 30 Min. 2002. Documentary.
Co-Director, Co-Producer, Editor.
There Are Worse Things Than Earthquakes. 30 Min. 2001. Documentary.
Co-Director, Editor.
Todavia Estamos Vivos (We're Still Here.) 32 Min. 2001. Documentary.
Co-Director, Editor.
El Crucero de Tejalpa (Water Willies in the Global Village.) 28 Min. 1999. Documentary.
Director, Editor.
The Zapatista Consulta: Community Produced Video. Documentary. 10 Min. 1999.
Co-Producer.
Liberty Donuts: This Is Not a Donut. 13 Min. 1998.
Co-Director.
Partial List of Museum Screenings:
| Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York, NY “Tlalnepantla: The Price of Democracy” Documentary Fortnight Series |
February, 2005 | |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY “Gringo-thon” In The Air: Projections of Mexico |
January, 2005 |
Partial List of University Screenings / Lectures:
| Colby College, ME | April, 2005 |
| The College Of William and Mary, VA | April, 2005 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University, VA | April, 2005 |
| Harvard University, MA | April, 2005 |
| Western Connecticut State University, CT | April, 2005 |
| University of Maryland, College Park, MD | December, 2004 |
| S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, NY | December, 2004 |
| Vassar College, NY | December, 2004 |
| Bates College, ME | December, 2004 |
| Brandeis University, MA | December, 2004 |
| University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL | November, 2004 |
| Miami University, OH | November, 2004 |
| University of Tulsa, OK | November, 2004 |
| University of Colorado, Denver, CO | April, 2004 |
| University of Southwest New Mexico, Silver City, NM | April, 2004 |
| Penn State, Harrisburg, PA | March, 2004 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD | March, 2004 |
| Bowdoin College, ME | March, 2004 |
| Caldwell college, NJ | March, 2004 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IA | December, 2003 |
| Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | December, 2003 |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI | November, 2003 |
| St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, Canada | November, 2003 |
| University of New Brunsiwck, St. John, Canada | November, 2003 |
| University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | April, 2003 |
| S.U.N.Y. Geneseo College, NY | April, 2003 |
| S.U.N.Y. Purchase, NY | April, 2003 |
| Earlham College, IA | April, 2003 |
| Bucknell University, PA | April, 2003 |
| University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM | April, 2003 |
| Oklahoma University, Norman, OK | April, 2003 |
| Tulane University, LA | April, 2003 |
| Evergreen State College, WA | March, 2003 |
| San Francisco State University, CA | February, 2003 |
| Hampshire College, MA | November, 2002 |
| University of California, San Diego, CA | May, 2002 |
Selected Awards / Honors:
Jurist, Environmental Media Festival, Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University, 2005
Award of Merit in Film, “Gringo-thon” Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2004
Best Comedy, “Gringo-thon” Smogdance Film Festival, Pomona California, 2004
Best of Festival, Development Series, “¡Tierra Sí! ¡Aviones No!” Festival Cine Latino, San Francisco, California, 2002.
Jurist, Martin Luther King Center’s “Caminos” Award. 23rd Havana International Film Festival, Havana, Cuba. 2001.
Best Documentary, “El Crucero de Tejalpa.” Havana Community Documentary Film Festival, Havana, Cuba 2000.
Selected Work History:
Professor of Film and Video, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 2003-Present.
Teach basic film and video theory and craft to undergraduate students with visual arts’ major.
Paid Freelance Lecturer and Guest Instructor Various Universities throughout North America. [Complete List Above.] 2002-Present. Screen my films and lecture to university audiences. Coordinate cross-border “virtual town meetings.” Guest-teach classes.
Independent Producer, Gringoyo Productions / gringoyo.com Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 2000-Present. Produce alternative documentary and experimental fiction films and distribute independently, primarily to the educational market through www.lavavideo.org and gringoyo.com.
Partial List of Festival / Gallery Screenings:
| New York Latino Film Festival, New York | July, 2004 |
| C-Level Gallery, Los Angeles, California | October, 2003 |
| Craig Baldwin’s “Other Cinema” ATA Gallery, San Francisco | February, 2003 |
| Festival “Tres Continentes” Buenos Aires Argentina | September, 2002 |
| San Francisco “¡Cine Latino!” San Francisco, California | September, 2002 |
| Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, Texas | May, 2002 |
| Festival “Contra El Silencio Todas Las Voces” Mexico City | March, 2002 |
| Mumbai International Film Festival, Mumbai, India | January, 2002 |
| Festival “Cine Comunidad” Havana, Cuba | December, 2000 |
| Town squares, independent community centers, activist camps, throughout the Mexico |
May, 2000–Present |
Selected Broadcast:
Free Speech T.V. National Broadcast, March 2003-Present.
DUTV, DUTV. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November, 2002.
En Video. Havana, Cuba. January, 2002.
Distribution:
Available from the Latin American Video Archives:
(www.lavavideo.org)
Tlalnepantla: The Price of Democracy
Gringotón (Gringo-thon)
Atenco: The Machete Rebellion!
¡Tierra Sí! ¡Aviones No!
Todavia Estamos Vivos (We're Still Here)
They Shine: On Being Gay In Morelos, Mexico
El Crucero de Tejalpa (Water Willies in the Global Village.)
All other titles are available through gringoyo.com
Education:
B.A. Hampshire College, 1995