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WHO:             Filmmakers Duane Graves and Justin Meeks; Dr. Bill Huie and University Students

WHAT:           University Cinema presents “Rio Peligroso: A Day in the Life of a Legendary Coyote”

WHEN:           Monday, October 18 at 8 p.m.

WHERE:        Warren Theatre located in the Center for the Arts building

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's University Cinema will hold a screening of the independent film "Rio Peligroso: A Day in the Life of a Legendary Coyote" on Monday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in Warren Theatre located in the Center for the Arts building. The film was directed, edited and produced by A&M-Corpus Christi Alumnus Duane Graves and Justin Meeks.

“Rio Peligroso” is described as a mockumentary/musical/narrative comedy short is set in a tiny, dilapidated border town in south Texas and follows the life of Julio "The Pepper" Chavez, a self-proclaimed legend who takes too much pride in being a "coyote," which is someone who helps usher illegal Mexican immigrants across the Rio Grande and into the United States.

Graves and Meeks graduated in 1999 from A&M-Corpus Christi with a B.A. in Communications - TV/Film track. This is their second collaboration; their first was an experimental/horror film titled “Headcheese.” In 2001, Graves received international recognition with the documentary “Up Syndrome,” which is a portrait of his boyhood friend Rene Moreno who was born with Down Syndrome. 

“Rio Peligroso” is for mature audiences. It will begin at 8 p.m. in the Warren Theatre and is free and open to the public. For more information, call (361) 825-2316.