Dear Homeland, a film by Claudia Escobar
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 PM CT
Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 11:00 AM CT
Through music, Diana Gameros finds the courage to share her story of being undocumented —channeling her fears and the weight of her separation from her family into powerful songs.
Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares), a film by Fernanda Valadez
US Virtual Cinema Premiere Friday, January 22nd, 2021
Presented in partnership with Cinema Tropical.
Synopsis
Magdalena has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hopeful to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him—and to know whether or not he’s even alive—she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth.
El lugar sin límites (The Place without Limits), directed by Arturo Ripstein
Thursday, February 20th, 2020, 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: EL LUGAR SIN LÍMITES (THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS) is a 1977 film by Mexican renowned director Arturo Ripstein. It is considered to be the first film to really address sexual diversity in Mexico. It is also considered to be one of the best film in Mexico's cinema history.
Our special guest will be Fidel García Reyes, writer, poet, and student at UT Austin.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Y tu mamá también, a film by Alfonso Cuarón
Friday, February 7th, 2020, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 9th, 2020, 3:45pm
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, 8:15pm
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: More a lust story than a love story, Alfonso Cuarón’s road movie about a carefree trio of young people (Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú) having a wild sex-filled summer together is, as we might expect from Cuarón, deceptively deep and full of interesting subtext.
Santitos (Little Saints), directed by Alejandro Springall
Thursday, December 19th, 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: SANTITOS (LITTLE SAINTS) is a 1999 film by Mexican film director, Alejandro Springall, the first film he directed. The LA Times described the film as "pure enchantment, a beguiling tale of love, faith and self-discovery told in a colorful, effortless folkloric style by Alejandro Springall." It is based on the novel SANTITOS, by María Amparo Escandón.
Our special guest will be the film's director, Alejandro Springall.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
