CUBAN DANCER, a film by Roberto Salinas, is presented in partnership with Austin Film Society
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 4:15 PM CT
Featuring stunning dance sequences choreographed for the film by the characters, CUBAN DANCER embraces the narrative and expressive possibilities of dance on camera; and is an enduring portrait of the challenges of immigration for a family determined to follow their dreams.
Sound Unseen presents: Queens of the Revolution, a film by Rebecca Heidenberg
Thursday, November 12th, 2020, 8:00 PM CT
Virtual screening and Q&A with director.
Synopsis
Queens Of The Revolution" is a portrait of Mejunje, a cultural center in Santa Clara that paved the road for LGBTQ+ rights in Cuba.
The Forbidden Shore, a film by Ron Chapman
Thursday, November 12th, 2020, 7:30pm CT
Virtual screening and Q&A with director.
Synopsis: The Forbidden Shore explores the myriad forms of contemporary music being played in Cuba, through the extraordinary and unlimited access filmmaker Ron Chapman has had to the streets, the people, the musicians, and the stories of contemporary Cuba.
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.
Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba), a film by Mikhail Kalatozov
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 4:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: With I AM CUBA, legendary Soviet filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov gives himself the lofty objective to illustrate each aspect of the Cuban Communist Revolution through cinematic language and somehow, with the help of Sergei Urusevky’s visionary cinematography, he achieves this goal.
Acorazado, a film by Álvaro Curiel
Saturday, July 14th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: A Mexican worker tries to migrate to the United States by posing as a Cuban immigrant, but destiny has something else in mind for him.
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 movie-making.
