Muere, monstruo, muere (Murder Me, Monster), a film by Alejandro Fadel
Sunday, September 23rd, 2018, 11:00 am
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018, 5:00 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: Visual horror masterpiece MURDER ME, MONSTER lures you into the fascinating and opaque underworld of serial murder, supernatural obsession, metaphysical hallucinations, forbidden love — and one nightmarishly gross monster.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with Fantastic Fest.
Enamorada, directed by Emilio Fernández
Thursday, September 20th, 2018, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
Synopsis: During the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying. (sourced: IMDb)
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Tourments d’amour (Torments of Love), a film by Caroline Jules
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, September 16th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: On an island off the coast of Guadalupe, two sisters, Myriam and Vanessa, have planned to stay for a few days in the family house, where the sweet memory of their grandmother is still vivid. Around the table, unsaid things, provocations and blunders will lead each individual to face their own ambiguous feelings.
The film will be preceded by the short film LA HORA DE LA MERIENDA (TEATIME) directed by Alba González de Molina.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
Las herederas (The Heiresses), a film by Marcelo Martinessi
Sunday, September 9th, 2018, 4:15 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: Chela and Chiquita have lived together for decades in fading elegance, sharing Chela’s childhood home in Asunción, Paraguay. Forceful Chiquita manages practical matters, while reclusive Chela stays in and paints. When mounting money troubles force Chiquita to start selling off family treasures, Chela clings to her tattered dignity and proudly refuses financial help from friends.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities International Film Festival.
Mater, a film by Pablo D’Alo Abba
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 7:00 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: Lena and Celeste love each other and desperately want to become mothers. One night, they go out looking for a sperm donor and choose a stranger to conceive their child with. Based on the play "Wind in a Violin" by Claudio Tolcachir.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities International Film Festival.
Me llamaban King Tiger (They Called Me King Tiger), a film by Ángel Estrada Soto
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Follow the story of the emblematic Chicano leader, Reies López Tijerina (King Tiger), after the assault on the Tierra Amarilla court in June 1967.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
