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.
La pasión según Berenice (The Passion of Berenice), directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Thursday, February 21st, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: THE PASSION OF BERENICE is a 1976 film written and directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. José Emilio Pacheco, one of Mexico's most distinguished and prolific writers of all time, collaborated in the script. The film won five Ariel Awards, including best film, best director, and best lead actress.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Miss Bala, a film by Catherine Hardwicke
Monday, January 28th, 2019, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Also starring Anthony Mackie (THE HURT LOCKER, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR). MISS BALA opens in theaters on February 1.
Veneno para las hadas (Poison for the Fairies), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada
Thursday, January 17th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: POISON FOR THE FAIRIES is a 1984 film written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. It won 5 Silver Ariel Awards, including best film, best photography, best director, best editing, and best sound mixing, as well as a Golden Bochica, from Colombia's International Film Festival. It is considered a classic of Mexico's cinema from the 80s.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Highway Patrolman, a film by Alex Cox
Saturday, January 5th, 2019, 4:15 PM
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019, 7:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In this newly restored film from Alex Cox (REPO MAN, SID & NANCY), we follow a young patrullero in Mexico as he learns the ropes in some remote stretches of the countryside and adapts to the sometimes ugly realities of life on the edge.
