5:00 – 7:00 pm: Noche de Familia (art activities inspired by Bless Me, Ultima for attending families and intergenerational visitors)
6:30 to 7:00 pm: Reception
7:00 – 7:30 pm: Introduction and Pre-film talk by Ricardo Lopez
7:30 pm: Film screening begins
Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved and iconic Bless Me, Ultima returns to the NHCC with Carl Franklin’s screen adaptation. Bless Me, Ultima is set in the 1940s in rural New Mexico, and tells the story of a young boy and the mysterious healer who opens his eyes to the wonders of the spiritual realm. As the entire world is plunged into war and Antonio Marez grapples with the harsh realities all around him, his life is forever changed by the sudden arrival of Ultima, a curandera who inspires him to see the world from a new perspective.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Las Pistoleras Instituto Cultural de Arte and the UNM Department of English and Literature.