Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba), a film by Mikhail Kalatozov
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 4:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: With I AM CUBA, legendary Soviet filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov gives himself the lofty objective to illustrate each aspect of the Cuban Communist Revolution through cinematic language and somehow, with the help of Sergei Urusevky’s visionary cinematography, he achieves this goal.
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Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage), a film by Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra
Opens: Friday, March 15th, 2019, 7:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: From the Oscar-nominated team behind the genre-defying EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, comes an equally audacious saga centered on the Wayúu indigenous people during a crucial period in recent Colombian history.
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OUTsider presents: EARLY CAREER RETROSPECTIVE: Thirza Cuthand
Lessons in Baby Dyke Theory, You are a Lesbian Vampire, 2 Spirit Introductory Special $19.99 and more!!
Sunday, February 24th, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The VORTEX (Main)
2307 Manor Rd., Austin TX 78722
Tel. (512) 474-7886
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program as a community sponsor of the 5th annual OUTsider Fest.
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OUTsider presents: TechnoTihuacan, Rob Fatal and Bianca Oblivion
QUEER + TRANS + LATINX + VIDEO ART+ DJ + PERFORMANCE
Friday, February 22nd, 2019, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The VORTEX (Tent)
2307 Manor Rd., Austin TX 78722
Tel. (512) 474-7886
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program as a community sponsor of the 5th annual OUTsider Fest.
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La pasión según Berenice (The Passion of Berenice), directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Thursday, February 21st, 2019, 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!
About the Film: THE PASSION OF BERENICE is a 1976 film written and directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. José Emilio Pacheco, one of Mexico's most distinguished and prolific writers of all time, collaborated in the script. The film won five Ariel Awards, including best film, best director, and best lead actress.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
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La sombra del caminante (Wandering Shadows), a film by Ciro Guerra
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 24th, 2019, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Mañe is facing a tough economic situation. He’s lost a leg; as a consequence he is unable to find a job, he’s behind on rent, and finds himself at the mercy of bullies. One day he encounters a “silletero,” a man who charges people 500 pesos to carry them around Bogotá… on a chair on his back. A complicated bond forms between them as they both try to come to terms with the past and forge new paths. Nominated by Colombia to the 2006 Academy Awards.
A rare opportunity to view the feature film debut of one of Colombia's most celebrated filmmakers.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
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