The 20th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
May 3, – 7, 2017
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Festival Schedule
| Wednesday, May 3 | ||||||
| The Blanton Museum of Art – The Auditorium of the Edgar A. Smith Building | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Wednesday, May 3, 7:00PM | Me estás matando Susana | You’re Killing Me Susana | Roberto Sneider | Mexico/ Canada | 100 min | New Releases |
| Thursday, May 4 | ||||||
| The Blanton Museum of Art – The Auditorium of the Edgar A. Smith Building | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | Elena y las sombras | Elena and the Shadows | César Cepeda | Mexico | 8 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | La tierra y la sombra | Land and Shade | César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia/ France/ Netherlands/ Chile/ Brazil | 97 min | New Releases |
| Thursday, May 4, 6:00PM | Aava | Aava | Andrea Zapata-Girau | Spain | 5 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 6:00PM | Dolores | Dolores | Peter Bratt | USA | 98 min | New Releases |
| Thursday, May 4, 8:00PM | El ciudadano ilustre | The Distinguished Citizen | Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn | Argentina/ Spain | 118 min | New Releases |
| Santa Cruz Theater | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | Frontera invisible | Invisible Frontier | Nicolás Richat, Nico Muzi | Colombia/ Argentina/ Belgium | 28 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | La ciudad perdida | The Lost City | Francisco Hervé | Chile/France | 78 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
| Thursday, May 4, 6:00PM | Windows | Windows | Maru Buendia-Senties | USA | 13 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
| Thursday, May 4, 6:00PM | El sonido de las cosas | The Sound of Things | Ariel Escalante | Costa Rica | 78 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
| Thursday, May 4, 8:00PM | Shinaab | Shinaab | Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. | USA | 8 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
| Thursday, May 4, 8:00PM | Road of Iniquity | Road of Iniquity | Mark Ennis | Canada | 98 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
| Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Thursday, May 4, 2:00PM | Nous nous soulèverons | We Will Rise up | Natasha Kanapé Fontaine | Canada | 4 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 2:00PM | The Resurrection of Victor Jara | The Resurrection of Victor Jara | John Travers | Chile/ France/ USA | 89 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | Shash Jaa’: Bears Ears | Shash Jaa’: Bears Ears | Angelo Baca | USA | 26 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 4:00PM | El príncipe inca | The Inca Prince | Ana Maria Hurtado | Chile | 82 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 6:00PM | Somos Lengua | Speaking Tongues | Kyzza Terrazas | Mexico/ Dominican Republic | 86 min | Ambulante Feature Documentary |
| Thursday, May 4, 8:00PM | Fenómenos naturales | Natural Phenomena | Marcos Díaz Sosa | Cuba | 15 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Thursday, May 4, 8:00PM | La reina de los jueves | Queen of Thursdays | Orlando Rojas | USA/ Cuba | 79 min | New Releases |
| Friday, May 5 | ||||||
| The Blanton Museum of Art – The Auditorium of the Edgar A. Smith Building | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Friday, May 5, 2:00PM | Undesirables | Undesirables | Angela Rosales Challis | USA | 6 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 2:00PM | Alba | Alba | Ana Cristina Barragán | Ecuador/ Greece/ Mexico | 96 min | New Releases |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | Hostal Eden | Eden Hostel | Gonzaga Manso | Spain | 14 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | La Soledad | La Soledad | Jorge Thielen Armand | Venezuela | 89 min | New Releases |
| Friday, May 5, 6:00PM | X500 | X500 | Juan Andrés Arango Garcia | Canada/ Colombia/ Mexico | 104 min | New Releases |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | Encuentro | Encuentro | Florencia Manovil | USA | 17 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | De chica en chica | Girl Gets Girl | Sonia Sebastián | Spain | 87 min | New Releases |
| Santa Cruz Theater | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | Das Águas que Passam | Running Waters | Diego Zon | Brazil | 23 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | Jonas e o Circo sem Lona | Jonas and the Backyard Circus | Paula Gomes | Brazil | 83 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 6:00PM | El buzo | The Diver | Esteban Arrangoiz | Mexico | 16 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 6:00PM | Frágil equilibrio | Delicate Balance | Guillermo García López | Spain | 81 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | El jardín de las delicias | The Garden of Delights | Alejandro Male García Caballero | Mexico | 8 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | El sueño del Mara’akame | Mara’akame’s Dream | Federico Cecchetti | Mexico | 90 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
| Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Friday, May 5, 2:00PM | El hombrecito que baila en la retina | The Little Man Dancing in the Eye | José Vásquez Green | Dominican Republic | 36 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 2:00PM | Un secreto en la caja | A Secret in the Box | Javier Izquierdo | Ecuador | 72 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | Three Young Ladies | Three Young Ladies | Sally Kewayosh | Canada/ USA | 31 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 4:00PM | 3 Magalys | 3 Magalys | Frédéric Julien | Bolivia/ Canada | 54 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Friday, May 5, 6:00PM | Tempestad | Tempestad | Tatiana Huezo | Mexico | 105 min | Ambulante Feature Documentary |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | María Bonita | Maria Bonita | Amanda de la Rosa | Mexico | 18 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Friday, May 5, 8:00PM | Be Relentless | Be Relentless | Brad Riley | Mexico/ USA | 88 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Stay Gold | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | Fresco | Fresco | Priscilla Villegas | USA | 4 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | Folk Zero | Folk Zero | Zachary T. Scott | USA | 4 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | Feed the Vultures | Feed the Vultures | Teresa Jolie | USA | 4 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | Wait | Wait | Diego Lozano | USA | 4 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | Sombras | Sombras | Alliah Fafin | Canada | 5 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:00PM | La China | La China | Jorge Gonzalez Camarena | Mexico | 5 min | AMVF Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 10:30PM | Cross Paths | Cross Paths | Syd Goin | USA | 5 min | Music Video Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 10:30PM | Quemayama | Quemayama | Javier Garcia | Mexico | 9 min | Music Video Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 10:30PM | Kawanga | Kawanga | Peter Monahan | USA | 3 min | Music Video Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 10:30PM | Zuka Vlast | Zuka Vlast | Sergio Candanedo, Carlos Guijarro | Spain | 4 min | Music Video Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 10:30PM | Heavy Balloon | Heavy Balloon | Vanessa Pla | USA | 4 min | Music Video Competition |
| Friday, May 5, 11:00PM | Vou me mudar pro Urugai | I’m Moving to Uruguay | José Menezes, Daniel Barosa | Brazil | 5 min | Nimboo’s Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 11:00PM | Rio do Tempo | River of Time | Daniel Barosa, José Menezes | Brazil | 3 min | Nimboo’s Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 11:00PM | Orlando | Orlando | Daniel Barosa, José Menezes | Brazil | 3 min | Nimboo’s Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 11:00PM | En route to Rio | En Route to Rio (For You, The Moon) | Daniel Barosa, José Menezes | Brazil | 4 min | Nimboo’s Co-presented Music Video |
| Friday, May 5, 11:00PM | Sozinho contra todos | Alone Against the World | José Menezes, Daniel Barosa. Andre Dip | Brazil | 7 min | Nimboo’s Co-presented Music Video |
| Saturday, May 6 | ||||||
| The Blanton Museum of Art – The Auditorium of the Edgar A. Smith Building | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | Contigo | Contigo | Dan Boord, Luis Valdovino | USA | 7 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | Pen | Pen | Carlos Corral | USA | 7 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | The History of Magic: Ensueño | The History of Magic: Ensueño | Jose Luis Gonzalez | USA | 6 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | La sobreviviente | Salvation | Jason Outenreath | USA | 10 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | After the Crossfire: Memories of Violence and Displacement | After the Crossfire: Memories of Violence and Displacement | Ricardo A. Velasco T. | USA/ Colombia | 21 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | Mosca | Fly | Lizette Barrera | USA | 10 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | El tucán | El tucán | Cameron G. Quevedo | USA/ Mexico | 18 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 12:00PM | This Is What We Do | This Is What We Do | Juan A. Izaguirre | USA | 9 min | Hecho en Tejas Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | Drift | Drift | Beca Rodriguez | USA | 4 min | Hecho en Tejas Music Videos |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | Huerta de San Vicente | Huerta de San Vicente | Patricia Vonne | USA | 4 min | Hecho en Tejas Music Videos |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | After Fire | After Fire | Brittany Huckabee | USA | 90 min | Hecho en Tejas |
| Saturday, May 6, 4:00PM | A Cidade onde Envelheço | Where I Grow Old | Marília Rocha | Brazil/ Portugal | 100 min | New Releases |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Rien sur les mocassins | Nothing About Moccasins | Eden Mallina Awashish | Canada | 4 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Maliglutit | Searchers | Zacharias Kunuk; co-director Natar Ungalaaq | Canada | 94 min | New Releases |
| Saturday, May 6, 8:00PM | La habitación | Tales of Mexico | Carlos Carrera, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Carlos Bolado, Ernesto Contreras, Alfonso Pineda Ulloa, Alejandro Valle, Iván Ávila Dueñas, Natalia Beristáin | Mexico/ Poland | 118 min | New Releases |
| Santa Cruz Theater | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | Piscina | Pool | Leandro Goddinho | Brazil | 29 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | El techo | On The Roof | Patricia Ramos | Cuba/ Nicaragua | 75 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 4:00PM | Even with Their Nails: Women Filmmakers in Nicaragua | Even with Their Nails: Women Filmmakers in Nicaragua | Tania Romero | Nicaragua/ USA | 30 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 4:00PM | Mi sangre enarbolada | Mi Sangre Enarbolada (A Family Love Story) | Luis Palomino | Mexico | 61 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Para Sonia | To Sonia | Sergio Milán | Spain | 8 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Rodar contra todo | Rolling strong | Marianela Vega Oroza | Peru/ Colombia | 74 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 8:00PM | Hijo por hijo | Child for Child | Juan Avella | Venezuela | 11 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 8:00PM | Tierra Yerma | Wastelands | Miriam Heard | Chile/ UK/ France | 93 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
| Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Chica Power | Chica Power | Latinitas | Austin, TX, USA | TBD | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Latinitas |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | The Man Behind the Microphone | The Man Behind the Microphone | PHS Productions | Austin, TX, USA | 5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / PHS Productions |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Misunderstanding | Misunderstanding | Lorianny Guzman, Louise Silva, Julianna Gallant, Destiny Fernandez, James Sowinski | Lynn, MA, USA | 4 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Crack’d | Crack’d | Willy Rivera | Lynn, MA, USA | 3 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | OBEDJIWAN 5-0 | OBEDJIWAN 5-0 | Fyanna Boivin | Opitciwan, QC, Canada | 2 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | 20th Century Fight | 20th Century Fight | Chris, Gisell | Austin, TX, USA | 2 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | A Teenage Girl Survival Guide | A Teenage Girl Survival Guide | Adrianna Marquez | Lynn, MA, USA | 4 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Mujeres Fuertes | Strong Women | Angela Benavides | Lynn, MA, USA | 3 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | A Very Mousy Adventure: The Awakening | A Very Mousy Adventure: The Awakening | Victor Silva | Dallas, TX, USA | 3 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Home Is Never Where I Sleep | Home Is Never Where I Sleep | Armani Avalo, Linh Chit, Jasmin De La Cruz, Kevin Gutierrez, Kaleb Habtegebriel, Kaylyn Sverker, Jenavier Tesada, Andry Vasquez, Hunter Wanger | Lynn, MA, USA | 1 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Goldenbloom ‘Searching for Sunlight’ | Goldenbloom ‘Searching for Sunlight’ | Rebecca Kirby, Marylys Merida, Alyssa Peguero | Lynn, MA, USA | 4 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | The Fruit Leather Gang & The Case of the Haunted Doughnut | The Fruit Leather Gang & The Case of the Haunted Doughnut | Zinnia, Ramon, Alina, Javier | Austin, TX, USA | 3 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | The Zone | The Zone | Emily Silva | Lynn, MA, USA | 5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | The Seated Siren | The Seated Siren | Sylvia Colt-Lacayo | CA, USA | 6 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Concrete Canvas | Concrete Canvas | Gema Ceron, Nicole Rivera | CA, USA | 6 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Hinowu | Hand Games | Danny DeLeon | Forestvill, CA, USA | 5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Sovereign’s Water | Sovereign’s Water | Verel Moon | Forestvill, CA, USA | 17 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Jouska | Jouska | Wynter Rhys | North Bend, WA, USA | 6 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Palehound ‘Cushioned Caging’ | Palehound ‘Cushioned Caging’ | Badger Antoniou | Lynn, MA, USA | 4 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Processing | Processing | Felipe Vargas | Weston, FL, USA | 7 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | Our Jewels | Our Jewels | Nicole Rivera | CA, USA | 5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 11:30AM | EPTÁ | EPTA | Nicole Verissimo | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | 18 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | TRANS | TRANS | Fernanda Dedavid | Brazil | 53 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Saturday, May 6, 2:00PM | El canto del colibrí | El Canto del Colibrí | Marco Castro-Bojorquez | USA | 53 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Saturday, May 6, 4:00PM | Vengo volviendo | Here and There | Gabriel Paez, Isabel Rodas | Ecuador | 103 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Ligeramente tóxico | Slightly Toxic | Sara Oliveros López | Mexico | 21 min | Ambulante Más Allá Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | El valor de la tierra | The Value of the Land | Adriana Otero Puerto | Mexico | 22 min | Ambulante Más Allá Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Gente de mar y viento | People of the Sea and the Wind | Ingrid Eunice Fabián González | Mexico | 25 min | Ambulante Más Allá Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 6:00PM | Kutääy | Ingenious | Isis Violeta Contreras Pastrana | Mexico | 20 min | Ambulante Más Allá Shorts |
| Saturday, May 6, 8:00PM | Para Não Esquecer | So As Not to Forget | Rafael de Almeida | Brazil | 9 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Saturday, May 6, 8:00PM | A Princesa do Beco e o Lampião Cromado | The Princess in the Alleyway | Kurt Shaw, Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva | Brazil | 88 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Sunday, May 7 | ||||||
| The Blanton Museum of Art – The Auditorium of the Edgar A. Smith Building | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Sunday, May 7, 12:00PM | El tigre y la flor | The Tiger’s Fight | Denisse Quintero | Mexico | 17 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Sunday, May 7, 12:00PM | Mala junta | Bad Influence | Claudia Huaiquimilla | Chile | 89 min | New Releases |
| Sunday, May 7, 2:00PM | ¿Señor o Señorito? | Wedded or Bachelor? | Cristina Pierna, Victoria Ruiz | Spain | 9 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Sunday, May 7, 2:00PM | La peor de mis bodas | My Soap Opera Wedding | Adolfo Aguilar | Peru | 95 min | New Releases |
| Sunday, May 7, 4:00PM | O Ornitólogo | The Ornithologist | João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal/ France/ Brazil | 117 min | New Releases |
| Sunday, May 7, 7:00PM | Sueño en otro idioma | I Dream in Another Language | Ernesto Contreras | Mexico/ Netherlands | 103 min | New Releases |
| Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Sunday, May 7, 12:00PM | Semillas de guamúchil | Guamuchil Seeds | Carolina Corral Paredes | Mexico | 17 min | Panorama Short Films |
| Sunday, May 7, 12:00PM | The Long Ride | The Long Ride | Valerie Lapin Ganley | USA | 77 min | Panorama Feature Films |
| Sunday, May 7, 2:00PM | CUBAN VIDEO ART PROGRAM 1: “Video Creation: Animated Forms” | |||||
| Sunday, May 7, 4:00PM | CUBAN VIDEO ART PROGRAM 2: “Vol.1, The Video Artist as Cultural Producer” and “Vol. 2, “Expanding Video” | |||||
| Spiderhouse Ballroom | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Sunday, May 7, 1:00PM | A Conversation with Tracy Rector: You Are On Indigenous Land | Special Screening and Conversation | ||||
| Originator Studios | ||||||
| Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Countries | Runtime | Program Section |
| Sunday, May 7, 3:00PM – 6:00PM Open Walk-in | Ch’aak’ S’aagi | Eagle Bone | Tracy Rector | USA | 5 | VR Short / 360º Experience |