Hello esteemed CineAmig@s, GRUMP E. PIÑATA is on a rampage to take down Cine Las Americas! Help us stop his campaign by banding together for a CINE AMIG@S PRE-PARTY!
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
6:00pm-9:00pm
Nomad Bar
1213 Corona Dr.
Austin TX 78723
GRUMP E. PIÑATA says he will explode if we reach 150 members by May 1st, LET’S CALL HIS BLUFF!
Free and open to the public!
Artist Javier Téllez speaks about his work and his video "Letter on the Blind," which is currently on view at the Blanton.
Thursday April 20th, 2017, 6:30 pm
Blanton Museum of Art
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 471-7324
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Blanton Museum of Art.
Cinco días sin Nora (Nora's Will), a film by Mariana Chenillo
Saturday, April 15th, 2017, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Jose learns that his ex-wife, Nora, has committed suicide. With Passover looming, her body must be buried immediately according to tradition or the family will be forced to wait five days. In the ensuing chaos, secrets are revealed and love comes to light in unexpected ways.
Viva Cinema, a new, original film series at the Bullock Museum, celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
No, a film by Pablo Larraín
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017, 7:00pm
Sunday, April 9th, 2017, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
Post Mortem, a film by Pablo Larraín
Sunday, March 5th, 2017, 11:00am
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, 7:00pm
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Mario (Alfredo Castro from TONY MANERO) is an unassuming state employee who transcribes notes during autopsies. Furtive and lonely, he becomes obsessed with his neighbor, the dancehall girl Nancy (Antonia Zegers), who is involved with a group of left-wing activists. With the coup, and the death of President Salvador Allende, Nancy's friends are hunted down, and Mario's hospital becomes clogged with the bodies of dissenters. Soon the violence filters into Mario's psyche, and he begins to break down, much like his country.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
Austin Film Festival presents: Santoalla, a film by Andrew Becker and Daniel Mehrer
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, 7:00pm
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
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Synopsis: Progressive Dutch couple Martin and Margo had only one dream: to live off the land, far from the constraints and complications of the city. But when they arrive in the crumbling Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners challenge the traditions of the town's sole remaining family, igniting a decade-long conflict that culminates in Martin's mysterious disappearance. As this once forgotten landscape is thrust into the center of controversy, Margo finds herself searching not only for answers, but for the strength to persevere.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
