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The 20th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
May 3, – 7, 2017

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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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Sunday, May 7, 1:00PM A Conversation with Tracy Rector: You Are On Indigenous Land Special Screening and Conversation
Originator Studios
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Sunday, May 7, 3:00PM – 6:00PM Open Walk-in Ch’aak’ S’aagi Eagle Bone Tracy  Rector USA 5 VR Short / 360º Experience