Film
Film: Antes de la erupción
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here While a volcano can erupt without previous warning, it is more likely that it will emit different types of signals in advance, if we know how to recognize them—in people as well as in natural phenomena. Roberto Pérez Toledo’s Antes de la erupción, told in retrospect by one of five young participants in a trip to the volcanic island of Lanzarote, offers guidelines . 2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 10 minutes; not rated. Free community event (more...)
Film: Extraterrestrial (Spain)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-306:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Join us for free tours of Fronteras del Futuro and other pre-film entertainment, including a cash bar and food from Phat Stax Burgers and More. 7:00 pm: Film screening When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment, his pleasure at realizing that he has spent the night with the beautiful Julia is complicated by the unexpected return of Julia’s boyfriend and the interference of a prying neighbor, as well as the discovery of a giant flying saucer hovering over the deserted city of Madrid and, (more...)
Film: Hidroalcohólico
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here In Roberto Pérez Toledo’s Hidroalcohólico, two boys on a blind date discuss the problems, occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, of coming into physical contact with another person. Between comedy and paradox, the short film explores the surreal situations that this new reality has unleashed. 2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 6 minutes; not rated. Free community event Instituto Cervantes presents an annual cycle of short films dedicated to gender diversity, dealing with different approaches to LGTBIQ+ reality, (more...)
Film: Yo soy una niña
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Richard Zubelzu’s Yo soy una niña documents the reality of transsexuality in childhood, while emphasizing the important role of grandparents and their unconditional love for their grandchildren. 2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 20 minutes; not rated. Free community event Instituto Cervantes presents an annual cycle of short films dedicated to gender diversity, dealing with different approaches to LGTBIQ+ reality, and presented around the celebration of Pride Day. This July, Pedro Zerolo of Madrid’s Cinemateca, whose political (more...)
Film: Abriendo ventanas
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Vicky Calavia’s documentary Abriendo ventanas is a story told in seven voices, in which seven women share their affective, sexual, and gender diversity, as well as the discrimination and violence that they have suffered in their lives. 2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 30 minutes; not rated. Free community event Instituto Cervantes presents an annual cycle of short films dedicated to gender diversity, dealing with different approaches to LGTBIQ+ reality, and presented around the celebration of Pride (more...)
Film: (A) Normal
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Leo, Juan, David, and Lucio meet in the gym locker room—four people with four different views on issues such as masculinity. Miguel Parra’s (A) Normal demonstrates, through the debates that ensue, that “normality” is as personal as each individual’s particular essence and prejudices. 2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 12 minutes; not rated. Free cummunity event Instituto Cervantes presents an annual cycle of short films dedicated to gender diversity, dealing with different approaches to LGTBIQ+ reality, and (more...)
Film: Better Days
Virtual12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Fran Herrero Ansoleaga’s Better Days presents the testimonies of five people who have fled harassment in their home countries because of their gender identities and have sought asylum in Spain. Before the director’s camera, they share their fears, doubts, and certainties, as well as their belief that “everything gets better.” 2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 9 minutes; not rated. Free community event Instituto Cervantes presents an annual cycle of short films dedicated to gender diversity, dealing (more...)
Film: Violeta Went to Heaven (Chile)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-305:30 pm to 6:15 pm - Chilean folkloric music performed live 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm - “Violeta Parra in context” historical presentation by Dr. Carson Morris 7:00 pm - Film Screening Andrés Wood’s Violeta Went to Heaven tells the story of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to international sensation and Chile's national hero, and interweaving key set pieces from Parra’s life to capture the swirling intensity of her inner contradictions, fallibilities, and passions. Loosely based on Ángel Parra's (more...)
¡Globalquerque!: International Cinema Series: Hotel Salvation
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:00 pm Hotel Salvation (Mukti Bhawan) follows the story of a reluctant son who must take his father to the holy city of Varanasi, where his father believes he will breathe his last and attain salvation. When a 77-year-old man, Daya, wakes up from a strange nightmare, he knows his time is up and he must get to Varanasi immediately in hope of dying there to attain salvation. His dutiful son, Rajiv, is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his (more...)
¡Globalquerque!: International Cinema Series: The Square (Sweden)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:00 pm A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit. Respected and contemporary art museum curator Christian, a devoted father of two who is divorced, drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next exhibit is "The Square", an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: (more...)