Austin Film Society presents: Brimstone & Glory, directed by Viktor Jakovleski
Sunday, January 7th, 2018, 6:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In the small Mexican town of Tultepec there is a single industry, the manufacture of fireworks, a sometimes dangerous business. This gorgeous new doc shows us the town’s preparation for, and celebration of, its yearly pyrotechnics fest.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
El Futuro Perfecto (The Future Perfect), a film by Nele Wohlatz
Sunday, December 10th, 8:00 pm
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Recently arrived in Argentina, 18 year-old Xiaobin (Xiaobin Zhang) is struggling with her Spanish: at her job in a market she does okay with the names of things but struggles with quantities. She enrolls in Spanish classes with her saved wages and as her grasp of the language improves, her world expands, and our glimpses of her life become richer and more expressive.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Asian American Film Festival.
Chavela, a film by Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi
Theatrical run opening Weds. 11/22/17
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Through its lyrical structure, CHAVELA takes viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of game-changing Mexican musician Chavela Vargas.
Sponsored by Cine Las Americas
Jonas e o Circo sem Lona (Jonas and the Backyard Circus), a film by Paula Gomes
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 19th, 2017, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Jonas is a 13 year old boy whose life dream is to maintain the circus he created in his backyard. While Jonas’ circus crumbles, he realizes he is powerless to change things. This provokes the question: What do we do with our dreams when we grow up?
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
Historias de Mexico
Five short films presented in English or with English Subtitles
Titles: Towards the Sun (UK, 20 min), These Colors Don’t Run (USA, 10 min), El Almuerzo (USA, 16 min), We Need to Talk (Mexico, 8 min), Between Us (Mexico, 25 min) [more info]
Sunday, October 29th, 2017, 8:30pm
Galaxy Highland
6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Monday, October 30th, 2017 4:00pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
Sangra. Grita. Late! (Bleed. Scream. Beat!), a film by Aldo Miyashiro
Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 6:15pm
Hideout Theatre
617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Monday, October 30th, 2017, 10:00pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Synopsis: Ten actors star in three distinct stories, portraying a different character in each one, all to reveal the wild, chaotic, and tender city of Lima, Peru. Featured in this film are a tragic story of a man hurt by bullying, a black comedy about two women involved in an unintentional crime, and a melodrama about a daughter who needs a heart to survive. The characters of these stories are confronted with heartbreaking hurdles to overcome, each linked by the brutality of a city that is anything but merciful.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
