Austin Polish Film Festival presents: The Wall of Mexico, a film by Eliran Malka
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019, 2:00pm
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: A Mexican family decides to build a wall around their property to deter the intrusion of poor white people in the vicinity.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this film as a community partner of the APFF.
Calabacitas tiernas (Tender Pumpkins), directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares
Thursday, October 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: CALABACITAS TIERNAS (TENDER PUMPKINS) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring one of Mexico's most renowned actors, Germán Valdés "Tin Tan."
Our special guest will be the Consul General of Mexico in Austin Pablo Marentes.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
La jaula de oro (The Golden Dream), a film by Diego Quemada-Díez
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019, 7:00pm
Reception at 6:00pm; Seating at 6:30pm.
Q&A following film.
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala travel to the United States in search of a better life.
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.
La calle de la amargura (Bleak Street), a film by Arturo Ripstein
With director Arturo Ripstein in person
Saturday, September 21st, 2019, 4:00pm
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: We are honored to welcome Arturo Ripstein to Austin and to present his most recent feature, BLEAK STREET (2015), a skid row story of elderly prostitutes, little-people wrestlers, and murder that proves that Ripstein’s strong interest in the outsider, and his filmmaking powers, are as strong as ever.
A presentation of Austin Film Society. A co-presentation of CineClub México, by the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin and Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.
CineClub México 1-Year Anniversary Celebration
El castillo de la pureza (The Castle of Purity), directed by Arturo Ripstein
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
5:00pm — Inauguration of the exhibit "Six Decades of Mexican Cinema"
7:00pm — Feature film presentation
Free and open to the public (RSVP)
About the Screening
EL CASTILLO DE LA PUREZA (THE CASTLE OF PURITY) is a 1973 film directed by Arturo Ripstein. One of Mexico's most distinguished and renowned film directors, Mr. Ripstein himself will be our special guest, who will introduce his film and answer audience questions.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
