Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, a film by James Crump
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Immerse yourself in the colorful world of the most influential fashion illustrator of the disco era, Antonio Lopez, in this celebration of his life as told through his friends and artwork.
Chulas Fronteras, directed by Les Blank
Sunday, December 16th, 2018, 3:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Les Blank’s CHULAS FRONTERAS is a complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. This film was selected by The Library Of Congress to be added to the National Film Registry list.
My Bolivia, Remembering What I Never Knew, a film by Rick Tejada-Flores
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 18th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: A Latino filmmaker travels to Bolivia to find the things his parents told him, and what they never mentioned… the family’s slave-owning past, his grandfather the President’s role in Latin America’s bloodiest war, the relative who was one of the leaders of the Revolution, and connections with a Nazi war criminal… all a far cry from growing up in California and living a life as an activist.
The film will be preceded by the short film SIGO ACÁ (I'M STILL HERE) directed by Tana Gilbert.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
Pecado original (Original Sin), a film by Jean Lee
Thursday, October 25th, 2018, 9:45pm
Bethell Hall-St. David's Episcopal Church
301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018, 5:30pm
Galaxy Highland
6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: After moving to Spain for her husband, Eva, a Paraguayan woman of class and elegance who always behaves in an appropriate way, finds herself bored, unhappy, and sexually frustrated. After Eva compulsively buys a provocative and offensive piece of art the painter shows up to hand-deliver his work. Their sexual tension grows until they inevitably end up in bed. When Eva’s husband returns home early, an absurd battle of strengths and weaknesses among the three characters ensues.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
Me llamaban King Tiger (They Called Me King Tiger), a film by Ángel Estrada Soto
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Follow the story of the emblematic Chicano leader, Reies López Tijerina (King Tiger), after the assault on the Tierra Amarilla court in June 1967.
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.
