Austin Film Society presents: THE PEARL BUTTON, a film by Patricio Guzmán
Chile/France/Spain, 2015, Documentary, 82 min
Spanish with English subtitles
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016, 7:30pm Monday, January 18th, 2016, 7:30pm The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
Synopsis: The filmmaker behind Chilean documentary masterpiece NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT revisits his country's past, looking to the waterways that surround Chile as a prism reflecting two tales of genocide.
Sponsored by Cine Las Americas
Join us at Brew Exchange, December 16th, 2015, and let's raise a pint to Cine Las Americas!
Where: Brew Exchange, 706 W. 6th St., Austin, TX 78701
We'll have a Cine table from 5pm to 10pm. Please stop by and invite your friends!
** 15% of all drink sales will be donated to Cine Las Americas starting at 4pm on Dec. 16th until close at 2am! **
Austin Asian American Film Festival presents: LA SALADA, a film by Juan Martín Hsu
Argentina, 2014, Drama, 92 min
Spanish, Korean, Mandarin with English subtitles
Friday, November 13th, 2015, 6:00pm
The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival presents this film as a community partner of the AAAFF.
Synopsis: Three interleaving stories shed light on an unfamiliar face of the Asian diaspora — an enormous informal marketplace in Buenos Aires that draws migrants from throughout the world.
Austin Film Festival presents: NO MÁS BEBÉS (NO MORE BABIES), a film by Renee Tajima-Peña
USA, 2015, Documentary/History, 80 min
English, Spanish with English subtitles
Sunday, November 1st, 2015, 12:00pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015, 4:30pm
Rollins Studio Theatre
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival presents this film as a community partner of the AFF.
Synopsis: They came to have their babies. They went home sterilized.
Presented by Austin Film Society, various dates, October 2015
The films in the Beyond Macondo series include:
- Oct. 1st - GABO: THE CREATION OF GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ by Justin Weber
- Oct. 8th - LA SIRGA by William Vega
- Oct. 15th - MATEO by Maria Gamboa
- Oct. 20th - LOS HONGOS by Oscar Ruiz Navia, with the filmmaker in attendance
- Oct. 29th - THE WIND JOURNEYS by Ciro Guerra, with the filmmaker in attendance
All films in Spanish with English subtitles Co-sponsored by Freestyle Language Center and Cine Las Americas
Austin Jewish Film Festival presents: GOD'S SLAVE (ESCLAVO DE DIOS), a film by Joel Novoa
Venezuela/Argentina, 2013, Thriller, 90 min
Spanish with English subtitles
Tuesday, October 27th, 2015, 4:30pm
Regal Arbor Cinemas
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival presents this film as a supporter of the AJFF.
Synopsis: Inspired by the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this film depicts the twists, turns, and dangers of political terrorism.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016, 7:30pm Monday, January 18th, 2016, 7:30pm The Marchesa Hall & Theatre