1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories Feature: Backstreet to the American Dream (2021) directed by Patricia Nazario 6:00 pm: Pre-film reception and cash bar 7:00 pm: Film Screening Followed by Director’s Q&A Backstreet to the American Dream is a modern-day look at the classic American Dream done through the quintessential 21st Century […]
1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories Feature: What We Leave Behind (2022) directed by Iliana Sosa 6:00 pm: Pre-film reception and cash bar 7:00 pm: Film Screening followed by Director’s Q&A What We Leave Behind is a 2022 documentary film. It's a portrait of director Iliana Sosa's grandfather, Julián Moreno, as he […]
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm On April 15th, participate in Director's Talks and question and answer sessions with filmmakers Patricia Nazario, Iliana Sosa, and Aracely Chapa from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Salón Ortega. A full schedule of events is available below. This is event is part of the 1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: […]
7:00 pm Screening of film “Garifuna in Peril" (2012), 99 mins. Produced and Directed by Alí Allié y Ruben Reyes Latin America has traditionally treated Indigenous and Afro peoples as separate. Yet the fates and identities of both have been intertwined since the arrival of Africans to the Americas. The film Garifuna in Peril delves […]
7:00 pm Screening of short film “Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings” (2022), written and directed by Cara Lawson, 15 mins. Savannah’s moss-covered forests are alive to Bertie Bee Hooks, a gifted granddaughter of a midwife. With the wisdom of folk medicine, Bertie Bee depends on mystical connections to the spirit world as she becomes exposed […]
7:00 pm Screening of short documentary film “Rising Voices” (2022), by Kwanza Gooden, 8 mins. This short documentary explores the importance of investing in and sharing stories created by Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers and storytellers. Panelists include: Mel Adún, Writer and Cofounder of Editora Ogums Publishing Collective; Ausettua AmorAmenkum, founder of […]
11:00 am–3:00 pm 3:00 to 4:30 pm: Screening of Boy & The World (Brazil, 2013) Celebrate Earth Day at the NHCC with art activities, music, film, and poetry for all! Take a stroll along the Bosque and honor our beautiful earth through the arts. Guests will explore bats with RD Wildlife and native seeds with […]
3:00 pm Brazilian artist Alê Abreu’s Academy Award-nominated masterpiece is a riotous explosion of music and color, a breathtakingly original and vibrant cinematic experience that depicts the wonders and struggles of the modern world as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Cuca’s cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the […]
12:00 pm MST (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Geolocalizaciones y nuevas ruralidades | Geolocations and new ruralities Alfonso Kint and Lucía Camón are two artists who embarked on the adventure of moving to a village in the province of Zaragoza to try a different life. Their project Pueblos en Arte was […]
12:00 pm MST (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Geolocalizaciones y nuevas ruralidades | Geolocations and new ruralities Wine culture has an atavistic tradition in Mediterranean culture. The economy derived from it comes along with rites that allude to the importance of the community in its communication with nature and in the […]
