Ahí está el detalle (You’re Missing the Point), directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
Thursday, June 20th, 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: AHÍ ESTÁ EL DETALLE (YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT) is a 1940 film from Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, written and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring one of Mexico's most renowned actors and comedians, Mario Moreno "Cantinflas". It is considered by critics as Cantinflas' best film, and the one which launched him into fame and recognition. It is also considered the pioneer of comedy genre in Mexico's film history.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Soleils Noirs (Dark Suns), a film by Julien Elie
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, 6:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: A mystery, a horror story and a vital, comprehensively-researched epic, DARK SUNS chronicles the wave of femicides in northern Mexico that began in the second half of the twentieth century, and converged with the violence of the drug cartels beginning in the 1990s. This artfully-crafted, award-winning film points fingers at the forces at work behind the murders of thousands of innocent Mexican citizens.
Caballerango, a film by Juan Pablo González
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, 3:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: As economic and social conditions become dire, a wave of suicides among young people disrupts life in a small Mexican town. Most affected by the tragedy, the Bolaños family and the town residents perform ceremonies and daily rituals to recapture the past. CABALLERANGO presents a reflection on the reconfiguration of rural life in México. An AFS Grant-funded film. Director Juan Pablo González in attendance.
Salón México, directed by Emilio Fernández
Thursday, May 16th, 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: SALÓN MÉXICO is a 1949 film written and directed by Emilio "el Indio" Fernández. It is considered as a classic of the Mexican film noir genre and one of the best Mexican films ever made. The lead actress, Marga López, was awarded the Ariel Award for Best Actress in 1950.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Coco, a film by Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina
Join Cine Las Americas for an evening of Community Cinema, hosted by Mobile Loaves & Fishes at the Community First! Cinema & Amphitheater.
Friday, April 26th, 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.
Community First! Village Amphitheater
9301 Hog Eye Rd, Austin, TX 78724
Synopsis: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Nosotros Las Piedras (We the Stones), a film by Álvaro Torres Crespo
Craig Campbell and PJ Raval, UT Austin, present the Austin premiere screening of the award winning documentary film NOSOTROS LAS PIEDRAS (WE THE STONES), followed by a Q&A with the director, Alvaro Torres-Crespo.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Mueller
1911 Aldrich Street, Suite 120 , Austin, TX 78723
Tickets will be $5 each; on sale soon.
Synopsis: Even though the Government expelled them from their lands in the name of ecologic preservation 40 years ago, a group of panners keep searching the rivers for gold, in Costa Rica's jungle. Their living as modern pariahs shows their fight for survivance, and questions the country's conservationist fame.
