Mater, a film by Pablo D’Alo Abba
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 7:00 pm
S. Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512)861-7040
Synopsis: Lena and Celeste love each other and desperately want to become mothers. One night, they go out looking for a sperm donor and choose a stranger to conceive their child with. Based on the play "Wind in a Violin" by Claudio Tolcachir.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities International Film Festival.
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.
Finding Sofia, a film by Nico Casavecchia
Sunday, October 16th, 2016, 8:15pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Tel: (512) 861-7030
Monday, October 17th, 2016, 9:30pm
Texas Spirit Theater
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Synopsis: Alex is a conflicted filmmaker struggling to rise above his reputation as a viral video creator. Pressured to sell out and sign a big corporate contract, Alex impulsively (and drunkenly) buys a ticket to Argentina. His plan? Find Sofia, a mysterious internet fling whom he's never met. His search for love and substance is challenged after finding Sofía living on a rural island with her intimidating artist boyfriend Víctor. Will Alex capture Sofia’s interest, or return to the US to sell his soul?
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
El Patrón, radiografia de un crimen (The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime), a film by Sebastián Schindel
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 28th, 2016, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: A humble farmhand finds a job in a big city butcher’s shop. His boss forces him to disguise and sell rotten meat while subjecting him, by means of pressure and extortion, to slavery. The boss' overwhelming cruelty will inevitably lead to tragedy. Based on real facts. Subtitled in English.
"CineNoche" is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
Austin Asian American Film Festival presents: LA SALADA, a film by Juan Martín Hsu
Argentina, 2014, Drama, 92 min
Spanish, Korean, Mandarin with English subtitles
Friday, November 13th, 2015, 6:00pm
The Marchesa Hall & Theatre
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival presents this film as a community partner of the AAAFF.
Synopsis: Three interleaving stories shed light on an unfamiliar face of the Asian diaspora — an enormous informal marketplace in Buenos Aires that draws migrants from throughout the world.
