CineNoche: ITU NINU
This month’s CineNoche screening at Violet Crown Cinema features a Cine Las Americas International Film Festival encore of ITU NINU, the 2024 Jury Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature. Join us for this unique Indigenous sci-fi film!
ITU NINU
A film by Itandehui Jansen
Mexico/United Kingdom, 2023
Sci-Fi/Drama/Experimental, 72 min
Mixtec & English with English subtitles
Event Details
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 @ 7pm
Violet Crown Cinema, 434 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
$16.50 (Free for CLA members. Contact gabriel@cinelasamericas.org for more information.)
Synopsis
In the not-so-distant future of 2084, Ángel finds himself trapped as a climate migrant in an unspecified smart city, under constant surveillance. Amidst a bleak and oppressive existence, Ángel makes a living by cultivating plants, preserving the fading wisdom of seeds. Within this desolate landscape he crosses paths with Sofia, another climate migrant who works at a recycling facility. Fueling Ángel’s longing for human connection and a glimmer of hope, he reaches out to Sofia. Aware of the omnipresent digital monitoring, Ángel decides to communicate with her through the timeless medium of pen and paper, fostering an intimate, clandestine bond. As their secret correspondence unfolds, a friendship grows between Ángel and Sofia as does their desire for liberation from excessive control.
The CineNoche film series is presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema. Violet Crown is committed to celebrating and preserving the magic of cinema. From new releases to timeless classics, they present films from across the entire cinematic spectrum to bring extraordinary films to the screen and to the community.
This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.