Viva Cinema: Las Acacias
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.
aGLIFF: Fin de siglo (End of the Century)
Fin de siglo (End of the Century), a film by Lucio Castro
Saturday, August 24th, 2019, 6:45 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: In his assured feature debut, director Lucio Castro uses a brief encounter between two men, Javi and Ocho, as they begin to explore the nature of sex within a complicated relationship. Shifting forward and backward in time, this narrative slowly unfolds to reveal itself to be a portrait of a relationship that looks very different with each change and the ways relationships can evolve over time.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities International Film Festival.
CineNoche: Los viajes del viento (The Wind Journeys)
Los viajes del viento (The Wind Journeys), a film by Ciro Guerra
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019, 7:00pm
Sunday, March 24th, 2019, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: For most of his life, Ignacio traveled the villages of Colombia, playing songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving his nomadic life behind. But after the death of his wife, he vows to never play the cursed accordion again and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its proper owner. Nominated by Colombia to the 82nd Academy Awards.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
Fantastic Fest: Muere, monstruo, muere (Murder Me, Monster)
Muere, monstruo, muere (Murder Me, Monster), a film by Alejandro Fadel
Sunday, September 23rd, 2018, 11:00 am
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018, 5:00 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: Visual horror masterpiece MURDER ME, MONSTER lures you into the fascinating and opaque underworld of serial murder, supernatural obsession, metaphysical hallucinations, forbidden love — and one nightmarishly gross monster.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with Fantastic Fest.