Acantilado (The Cliff), a film by Helena Taberna
Thursday, October 13th, 2016, 11:00 pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Tel: (512) 861-7030
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016, 6:30pm
Hideout Theatre
617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512)443-3688
Synopsis: Gabriel is a promising attorney whose life is turned upside down when he receives a phone call from the police. A sect has committed mass suicide in the Canary Islands and his sister Cordelia was one of the followers. Her cadaver has yet to be found. Having not seen her for years, Gabriel sets out to the Canary Islands in search of her, longing to know the truth of her fate.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
Finding Sofia, a film by Nico Casavecchia
Sunday, October 16th, 2016, 8:15pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Tel: (512) 861-7030
Monday, October 17th, 2016, 9:30pm
Texas Spirit Theater
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Synopsis: Alex is a conflicted filmmaker struggling to rise above his reputation as a viral video creator. Pressured to sell out and sign a big corporate contract, Alex impulsively (and drunkenly) buys a ticket to Argentina. His plan? Find Sofia, a mysterious internet fling whom he's never met. His search for love and substance is challenged after finding Sofía living on a rural island with her intimidating artist boyfriend Víctor. Will Alex capture Sofia’s interest, or return to the US to sell his soul?
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
Juanicas, a film by Karina García Casanova
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016, 7:00pm
Sunday, September 18th, 2016, 11:00am
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Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: JUANICAS is an intimate and bittersweet portrait of a Mexican immigrant family affected by mental illness. For over ten years, filmmaker Karina García Casanova has been documenting her complex relationship with her mother and brother, both of whom suffer from bipolar disorder. When her brother commits suicide, she attempts to make sense of this event and come to terms with her past.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things, a film by Mark Kenneth Woods & Michael Yerxa
Saturday, September 10th, 2016, 3:20 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512) 861-7040
Synopsis: What are the words for lesbian and gay in the Inuit language? And what happens to those words when the Native American culture starts to vanish? Part history lesson and part travel documentary, Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things takes us on a journey to the beautiful and isolated arctic region of Nunavut, where an unlikely Pride celebration is being prepared by a new generation of Inuit who are working to unearth their culture’s forgotten celebration of LGBTQ people.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival.
Austin Music Video Festival presents a program of Latinx music videos co-presented by Cine Las Americas.
Thursday, September 8th, 2016, 6:00pm
Millennium Youth Complex
1156 Hargrave Street, Austin TX 78702
Tel. (512) 472-6932
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program for the 2nd annual AMVFest.
Amores Urbanos (Restless Love), a film by Vera Egito
Tuesday, August 16th, 2016, 7:00pm
Sunday, August 21st, 2016, 11:00am
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Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Julia, Micaela and Diego are best friends in their 30s and living in São Paulo. Julia (Maria Laura Nogueira) is navigating life after a breakup with her boyfriend and unplanned pregnancy, Diego (Thiago Pethit) parties hard and neglects his boyfriend, and Micaela (Renata Gaspar) is dating an actress who will not present her as her girlfriend. As the sibling-like friends navigate their personal struggles together, their closeness will be strained as they console but also criticize each other.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
