Santitos (Little Saints), directed by Alejandro Springall
Thursday, December 19th, 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: SANTITOS (LITTLE SAINTS) is a 1999 film by Mexican film director, Alejandro Springall, the first film he directed. The LA Times described the film as "pure enchantment, a beguiling tale of love, faith and self-discovery told in a colorful, effortless folkloric style by Alejandro Springall." It is based on the novel SANTITOS, by María Amparo Escandón.
Our special guest will be the film's director, Alejandro Springall.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Las Acacias, a film by Pablo Giorgelli
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019, 7:00pm
Reception at 6:00pm; Seating at 6:30pm.
Q&A following film.
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Reluctantly, a dour long-distance truck driver agrees to give a lift to a Paraguayan single mother and her 8-month-old daughter to Buenos Aires. Can the palpable silence soften up the taciturn trucker's sullen heart?
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language and Hispanic-heritage movie-making.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, a film by James Bobin
Join Cine Las Americas for an evening of Community Cinema, hosted by Mobile Loaves & Fishes at the Community First! Cinema & Amphitheater.
Friday, November 22nd, 2019, 7:30 PM
Movie night at the Mobile Loaves & Fishes Community First! Village. The event is free, however a $5 donation would be highly appreciated. "Doors" at 6:30pm, with events to participate in, followed by screening at 7:30pm.
Community First! Village Amphitheater
9301 Hog Eye Rd, Austin, TX 78724
Synopsis: Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
La sombra del Caudillo (The Shadow of the Tyrant), directed by Julio Bracho
Thursday, November 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: A fierce portrayal of Mexican political power struggles during the 1920s — with darkly etched scenes of death and betrayal — THE SHADOW OF THE TYRANT was banned from public screening until 1990.
Our special guest will be Dr. Samuel Schmidt, political scientist and author.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
The River and the Wall, a film by Ben Masters
Thursday, November 7th, 2019, 7:00pm
Reception at 6:00pm; Seating at 6:30pm.
Q&A following film.
IMAX Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Five friends venture into the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands to document the environment before structural changes are made.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language and Hispanic-heritage movie-making.
Collisions, a film by Richard Levien
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 10th, 2019, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Itan’s promising life in San Francisco is turned upside down when she comes home from school, with her younger brother, to find their apartment ransacked and her mother missing. Suddenly she must rely on her estranged uncle, a big rig truck driver. Itan manipulates him into taking them across the country in his truck, trying to find her mother and stop her deportation.
The film will be preceded by the short film PLANE PRETEND directed by Sharon Arteaga.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
