'Calling Home the Dead'

The SFA School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a second free screening of "Calling Home the Dead" at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

First shown on Nov. 1 in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition "Día de los Muertos: The Art of the Living and the Dead," this film, directed and edited by Jim Hill, tells the story of the villagers of Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico, who lovingly clean and decorate the graves of loved ones with handmade gifts as they prepare for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. A documentary by art student Kat Garcia featuring interviews with artists who created Day of the Dead altars for the exhibition will also be shown.

Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For additional information, call (936) 468-1131.