CineNoche: IGUALADA
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 @ 7pm
This month's CineNoche screening features a CLAIFF26 encore of the Jury Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature.
Viva Cinema: El vuelco del cangrejo (Crab Trap)
El vuelco del cangrejo (Crab Trap), a film by Óscar Ruiz Navia
Thursday, December 17th, 2020, 7:30pm CT
Virtual screening and Q&A with director.
Synopsis: A drama set in the black communities of Colombia's Pacific Coast. Daniel, a man looking to flee the country by boat, becomes part of the village's struggle to survive the looming advent of modernity.
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.
CineNoche: El abrazo de la serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent)
El abrazo de la serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent), a film by Ciro Guerra
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019, 7:00pm
Sunday, April 21st, 2019, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: At once blistering and poetic, the ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, the third feature by Ciro Guerra. Filmed in stunning black and white, SERPENT centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year by the 88th 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.
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.
AFS: Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage)
Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage), a film by Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra
Opens: Thursday, March 14th, 2019
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: From the Oscar-nominated team behind the genre-defying EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, comes an equally audacious saga centered on the Wayúu indigenous people during a crucial period in recent Colombian history.