Austin Film Society presents: Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), directed by Sam Peckinpah
Thursday, April 5th, 2018, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018, 7:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Writer-director Sam Peckinpah was a man on the edge at all times. This film, starring Warren Oates as a piano playing drifter who sets out on the titular quest, led many to believe he had finally gone over that edge. Today its urgency and humor have made it an outlaw classic. The first screening will be hosted by former CinemaTexas member Louis Black.
Allende mi abuelo Allende (Beyond my Grandfather Allende), a film by Marcia Tambutti Allende
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 25th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Almost 42 years have passed since a military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende. In BEYOND MY GRANDFATHER ALLENDE, his granddaughter Marcia Tambutti Allende goes in search of Salvador Allende the man. She attempts to reconstruct the past through informal interviews with her family, quickly discovering that they don’t talk about “Chico,” as he was affectionately known.
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.
600 Millas (600 Miles), a film by Gabriel Ripstein
Saturday, February 17th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Two young men are earning money by running weapons across the Arizona-Mexico border, but they are discovered by an ATF agent who attempts to apprehend them. 600 MILLAS (600 MILES)
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.
Hola Mexico Film Festival presents: Zoé: Panoramas, a film by Rodrigo Guardiola and Gabriel Cruz Rivas
Thursday, February 1st, 2018, 7:30 pm
Alamo Drafthouse Mueller
1911 Aldrich Street, Suite 120, Austin, TX 78723
Synopsis: A unique and introspective look inside one of Latin America's top alternative-rock music acts. The film takes you on a contemplative and audio/visual journey through one of the band’s decisive years. PANORAMAS is a Cinéma Vérité style portrait of Zoé. A film crew follows the band during a two year period to capture the band’s longest international tour and their first big shot at becoming known outside their home country México.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Hola Mexico Film Festival.
Austin Film Society presents: Brimstone & Glory, directed by Viktor Jakovleski
Sunday, January 7th, 2018, 6:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In the small Mexican town of Tultepec there is a single industry, the manufacture of fireworks, a sometimes dangerous business. This gorgeous new doc shows us the town’s preparation for, and celebration of, its yearly pyrotechnics fest.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
