Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: The Milagro Beanfield War
2020-09-17
Gates open at 6:30 pm
RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE,
For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron.
As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.
Robert Redford’s film The Milagro Beanfield War, based on John Nichols’ novel of the same name, deals with the complex relationship of history, ethnicity, and land and water rights and usage in the tiny, fictitious town of Milagro in northern New Mexico. When impoverished farmer Joe Mondragón diverts water from the future site of a large, and lucrative, resort development to irrigate his small bean field, he sets off a chain reaction that threatens to erupt into a small war in this comedy of everyday people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Filmed in Truchas, NM, the quirky story with its infusion of magical realism and its colorful cast of characters features performances by Ruben Blades, Sonia Braga, Melanie Griffith, Christopher Walken, and Freddy Fender. 1988; English; 120 minutes; rated R (adult situations/language, violence).

The Balloon Fiesta Drive-in is a new drive-in theatre allowing patrons to socialize safely outside their homes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while enjoying popular films.
Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screenings:
* Thursday, September 17, 2020: The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford, 1988)
* Friday, September 25, 2020: Disney/Pixar Coco (Lee Unkrich, 2017)
* Sunday, October 4, 2020: La Bamba (Luis Valdez, 1987)
* Sunday, October 11, 2020: Selena (Gregory Nava, 1997)

Film: Contemporáneos en línea: Los demás días/All the Other Days
2020-09-18
8 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
The documentary Los demás días follows the work of Dr. Pablo Iglesias, a palliative care physician at the Madrid Health Service, who provides specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. We get to know him, the professionals who work closely with him, and his patients—sharing their doubts and convictions, their fears and illusions, as he tries to relieve their physical pain and accompany them on the delicate emotional journey that marks the end of their lives. 2017; directed by Carlos Agulló; Spanish with English subtitles; 95 minutes; rated PG-13.
Free Event

Contemporáneos en línea programming:
Friday, September 4, 2020: La mano invisible (David Macián, 2017)
Friday, September 11, 2020: El mar nos mira de lejos (Manuel Muñoz Rivas, 2017)
Friday, September 18, 2020: Los demás días (Carlos Agulló, 2017)
Friday, September 25, 2020: La reconquista (Jonás Trueba, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.
Los demás días Trailer:

Film: Contemporáneos en línea: La reconquista/The Reconquest
2020-09-25
8 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
In La reconquista, Manuela and Olmo find each other again in a future they promised each other 15 years earlier, when they were teenagers and first fell in love. Based on this romantic premise, La Reconquista is a film in search of time—about the consciousness of time, about lost time and recovered time, about what we remember and don’t remember about ourselves, and about the words, gestures, and feelings to which we remain faithful because they define and challenge us in the present, the past, and the future. 2016; directed by Jonás Trueba; Spanish with English subtitles; 103 minutes; rated PG-13.
Free Event

Contemporáneos en línea programming:
Friday, September 4, 2020: La mano invisible (David Macián, 2017)
Friday, September 11, 2020: El mar nos mira de lejos (Manuel Muñoz Rivas, 2017)
Friday, September 18, 2020: Los demás días (Carlos Agulló, 2017)
Friday, September 25, 2020: La reconquista (Jonás Trueba, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.
La reconquista Trailer:

Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: Disney/Pixar Coco
2020-09-25
Gates open at 6:30 pm
RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE,
For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron.
As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.
When aspiring 12-year-old musician Miguel is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, an unexpected friend helps him uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions. Disney/Pixar’s award-winning tale of family, fun, and adventure is inspired by the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos, and has been praised for its animation, voice acting, music, emotional story, and respect for Mexican culture. The voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, and Edward James Olmos. Coco was chosen by the National Board of Review as the Best Animated Film of 2017, and won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film and several other prestigious awards. It is the first film with a nine-figure budget to feature an all-Latino principal cast. 2017; directed by Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina; 105 minutes; rated PG.

The Balloon Fiesta Drive-in is a new drive-in theatre allowing patrons to socialize safely outside their homes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while enjoying popular films.
Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screenings:
* Thursday, September 17, 2020: The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford, 1988)
* Friday, September 25, 2020: Disney/Pixar Coco (Lee Unkrich, 2017)
* Sunday, October 4, 2020: La Bamba (Luis Valdez, 1987)
* Sunday, October 11, 202: Selena (Gregory Nava, 1997)

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Porque no/Why Not
2020-10-02
8 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
The first film in the series is Ruth Caudeli’s short feature film Porque no. As Victoria and Paula are on their way to a wedding outside Bogotá, an unfinished conversation unleashes feelings that they had thought were forgotten. 2016; Spanish with English subtitles; 13 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free virtual community evert

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: La Bamba
2020-10-04
Gates open at 6:30 pm
RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE,
For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron.
As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.
Luis Valdez‘ La Bamba is the story of Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) who becomes an overnight rock ‘n’ roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called “Donna” that he wrote for his girlfriend (Danielle von Zerneck) whose parents didn’t want her to date a Latino boy. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob (Esai Morales), and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly (Marshall Crenshaw). Directed by Luis Valdez. 1987; English; 109 minutes; rated PG-13.

The Balloon Fiesta Drive-in is a new drive-in theatre allowing patrons to socialize safely outside their homes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while enjoying popular films.
Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screenings:
* Thursday, September 17, 2020: The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford, 1988)
* Friday, September 25, 2020: Disney/Pixar Coco (Lee Unkrich, 2017)
* Sunday, October 4, 2020: La Bamba (Luis Valdez, 1987)
* Sunday, October 11, 202: Selena (Gregory Nava, 1997)

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Eva menos Candela/Eva without Candela
2020-10-06
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
Eva menos Candela, another short feature film by Ruth Caudeli, follows the filmmaker’s Porque no, shown as the opening film in this series. This film also deals with the lack of transparency in some lesbian relationships, as Eva and Candela come together two years after their relationship has ended. While it appears that they have moved on with their lives, there is still unfinished business between them. 2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 18 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Juan de las Brujas
2020-10-09
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
Andrew Houchens’ short documentary Juan de las Brujas honors the fulfilling life and enduring legacy of Juan Medellín, a founding member of the renowned Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernández who remained with the company for nearly 40 years. The film uses colorful, hand-drawn animation to illustrate Medellín’s childhood memories, his start as a dancer, and his time with the ballet during its “golden age.” It has been described as a “humble love letter to Mexico.” 2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 18 minutes; not rated.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: Selena
2020-10-11
Gates open at 6:30 pm
RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE,
For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron.
As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham (Edward James Olmos), realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez (Jon Seda), who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete. Directed by Gregory Nava. 1997; English; 128 minutes; rated PG.
The Balloon Fiesta Drive-in is a new drive-in theatre allowing patrons to socialize safely outside their homes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while enjoying popular films.
Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screenings:
* Thursday, September 17, 2020: The Milagro Beanfield War (Robert Redford, 1988)
* Friday, September 25, 2020: Disney/Pixar Coco (Lee Unkrich, 2017)
* Sunday, October 4, 2020: La Bamba (Luis Valdez, 1987)
* Sunday, October 11, 202: Selena (Gregory Nava, 1997)

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Princesa de hielo
2020-10-13
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
In Pablo Guerrero’s short feature film Princesa de hielo, a young boy’s parents read the letter that he has written to Los Reyes Magos on the eve of Three Kings’ Day. A very special gift request on his list will test their convictions, as well as their love for their son. Spanish with English subtitles; 16 minutes; not rated.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Piscina
2020-10-16
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
Carlos Ruano’s short feature film Piscina is a story of two boys from the barrio who have been friends for their entire lives. Like so many others, Santi and Jota are not in school and are not working; they spend their time drinking in the park and discussing the relative attractiveness of the girls they know. But it seems that something is preoccupying Jota…. 2017; Spanish with English subtitles; 9 minutes; not rated.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: El niño que quería volar
2020-10-20
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
In Madrid during the 1980s, five-year-old Ivan is confronted with the birth of a younger brother. His sister is his father’s favorite, and the new baby is his mother’s favorite. Jorge Muriel Mencia’s short feature film poses the questions of what Ivan’s place is in this new situation, and what if he could fly and escape? 2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 20 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Visibles
2020-10-23
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
Society has created a stereotype of the LGTBI community, in which its members, fashionable and wealthy, always have fun and never grow older than 40. Enrique Rey Monzón’s short documentary seeks to dispel this image, which leaves out older members of the community who need to find their own place in society and their own path to aging. 2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 19 minutes; rated G.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: LGTBI+ en línea: En la azotea
2020-10-27
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series.
In Damià Serra Cauchetiez’ short feature film, it is summer, and Adrián and his friends, all 12 years old, ascend a partially constructed building every evening to see a girl sunbathing nude in the next block. What Adrián’s friends do not know is that he is not interested in the girl, but in a boy. 2016; Spanish with English subtitles; 11 minutes; not recommended for children under 7.
Free virtual community event

Ciclo de cortometrajes LGTBI+ en español from Instituto Cervantes on Vimeo.
LGTBI+ programming:
* Friday, October 2: Porque no (Colombia/Spain: Ruth Caudeli, 2016)
* Tuesday, October 6: Eva menos Candela (Colombia, Ruth Caudeli, 2018)
* Friday, October 9: Juan de las brujas (Mexico, Andrew Houchens, 2019)
* Tuesday, October 13: Princesa de hielo (Spain, Pablo Guerrero, 2017)
* Friday, October 16: Piscina (Spain, Carlos Ruano, 2017)
* Tuesday, October 20: El niño que quería volar (Spain, Jorge Muriel Mencia, 2018)
* Friday, October 23: Visibles (Spain, Enrique Rey Monzón, 2018)
* Tuesday, October 27: En la azotea (Spain, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, 2016)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours.

Film: ¡Cine Magnífico: Cortos/Short Subjects
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-21
12 pm (available through 9 pm on Sunday, November 22)
Free Event
Request password by Monday, November 16th HERE
¡Cine Magnífico!, the Albuquerque Latino Film Festival, is organized every year by Instituto Cervantes, an institution founded by the Spanish government in 1991 to promote the teaching, use and study of the Spanish language and to contribute to the advancement of Spanish, Hispanic and Latin American cultures throughout the world. Instituto Cervantes has more than 90 centers in over 43 different countries on five continents around the world; its Albuquerque office is located at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
The short subjects offered by the festival are as follows:

Divorcio/Divorce
It’s been a year since she last saw him. She had a feeling she was going to run into him, but she didn’t think it would happen that night.
(2018; Spain; Bárbara Santa Cruz; Spanish with English subtitles; 6 minutes)
La crisis/The Crisis
In Madrid in 2013, Alonso, an architect in his thirties, sees the world around him crumble. Overwhelmed by debt, he must get his electricity restored so he can rent his apartment to a tourist.(2019; Pedro Aguilera & Juan Sardà Frouchtmann; Spanish with English subtitles; 21 minutes)
9 pasos/9 Steps
Saul’s father is tired of his son’s waking him in the night to go to the bathroom; this time, he will teach him to be a man.
(2018; Spain; Marisa Crespo & Moisés Romera; Spanish with English subtitles; 7 minutes)
Playa Gaviotas/Seagull Beach
Inés, a teenager escaping from a home abortion and a crisis with her mother, meets Nacho, a lonely man depressed by the death of his mother. Together, they travel in silence to Seagull Beach, carrying the ashes of Nacho’s mother, to complete their respective cycles and move on.
(2019; Mexico; Eduardo Esquivel; Spanish with English subtitles; 16 minutes)
La Llorona—Ser mujer
This hybrid animation film is a symbolic art piece designed to raise awareness for femicides in Mexico, communicating with beauty and dignity the fight of many families who have lost loved ones. It was made in collaboration with Snowapple, a musical ensemble from the Netherlands.
(2019; Mexico; Adriana Ronquillo; Spanish with English subtitles; 5 minutes)
Héctor
In a small fishing cove, surrounded by locals who murmur stories about the devil, Gabriel tries to understand the strong attraction he feels toward a mysterious, masculine young woman whose name is Héctor.
(2019; Chile; Victoria Giesen Carvajal; Spanish with English subtitles; 19 minutes)
The Awakeover
A sleepover movie night turns sinister, as the contents of the scary movies become not-so-imaginary.(2019; Albuquerque, NM; Stephen Burhoe; English; 12 minutes)
Get It
In this world premiere, an inexperienced thief is interrupted from carrying out his first heist by a stranger who wants to join him on a crime spree.
(2020; USA; Alejandro Montoya Marin; English; 5 minutes)
Flush
After one of them becomes a mother, long-time but now distant friends Nic and Sam attempt to reconnect during a stormy night fraught with drinking and dancing, secrets and lies.
(2019; Albuquerque, NM; Sheridan O’Donnell; English; 14 minutes)
¡Cine Magnífico! was created in 2013 to encourage cultural interaction and awareness through the lens of Latin American and Spanish cinema. The purpose of the festival, since its inception and especially in the current political and social climate, has been to cover the issues that exist in our own communities—to shine a light on our comunidades latinas in the United States and “endow them with visibility.” This is the magic of cinema: visibility as the essence of cinematic and visual arts. Our own lives—our shared joys and concerns—shine through the screen, along with true-to-life characters, well-told stories, stunning settings, gorgeous costumes, and elegant musical scores. The festival, with which the NHCC has collaborated since 2014, showcases a diverse set of films, from award-winning works to offerings by local and up-and-coming filmmakers. This year’s screenings will take place online.
To view the films screened during the festival, click on the following link, which will be available until Monday, November 16: https://cinemagnifico.com/yr20/tickets-venues/
On November 17-18, you will receive an e-mail with a password that will give you access to all festival films. Please note that access is restricted to viewers within the United States.
Beginning on Thursday, November 19, you may access the website, click on the button for any feature film or short subject that interests you, and enter the password to see the films that you want to view. The short subjects will be available for three days, from 12 pm on Thursday, November 19 through 9 pm on Sunday, November 22. The feature films will be available for 24 hours only, opening at various times on November 19, 20, and 21. You may also click on the following link: https://cinemagnifico.com/yr20/schedule/
The Cortos/Short Subjects films will be available for viewing HERE through 9 pm on Sunday, November 22.
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¡Cine Magnífico! Largometrajes/Feature film programming:
* Thursday, November 19, 5 pm: La virgen de agosto (Spain: Jonás Truebai, 2019)
* Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm: Take Out Girl (U.S., Hisonni Johnson, 2020)
* Friday, November 20, 4 pm: Camagroga (Spain, Alfonso Amador, 2019)
* Friday, November 20, 6 pm: Pólvora en el corazón (Guatemala/Spain, Camila Urrutia, 2019)
* Friday, November 20, 8:30 pm: Canción sin nombre (Peru/Spain/U.S., Melina León, 2019)
* Saturday, November 21, 5 pm: Zerø (Spain, Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta, 2020)
* Saturday, November 21, 7 pm: La fiera y la fiesta (Dominican Republic/Mexico, Israel Cárdenas & Laura Amelia Guzmán, 2020)
The Largometrajes/Feature film programming titles will be available HERE for 24 hours after individual screenings open.

Film: ¡Cine Magnífico: Largometrajes/Feature Films
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-21
Various times; see individual titles below for screening times (all titles are available for 24 hours after individual screenings open)
Free Event
Request password by Monday, November 16 HERE
¡Cine Magnífico!, the Albuquerque Latino Film Festival, is organized every year by Instituto Cervantes, an institution founded by the Spanish government in 1991 to promote the teaching, use and study of the Spanish language and to contribute to the advancement of Spanish, Hispanic and Latin American cultures throughout the world. Instituto Cervantes has more than 90 centers in over 43 different countries on five continents around the world; its Albuquerque office is located at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
The Largometrajes/Feature Films offered by the festival are as follows:

La virgen de agosto
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 5 pm
Eva, the protagonist of Jonás Trueba’s feature film La virgen de agosto, is about to turn 33, and has decided to stay in Madrid in the sweltering month of August, when most of the city’s inhabitants flee, in search of herself and her own life. During this month of revelations, regrets, and discoveries, she encounters a series of old friends and lovers and meets some new ones. Her journey is a dreamy, sensual summer story of delayed coming of age, dancing in the streets, and good conversation, with music from, and an appearance by, well-known Spanish singer Soleá Morente.
(2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 129 minutes; not rated.)
Take Out Girl
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:30 pm
In Hisonni Johnson’s Take Out Girl, Tera Wong, who delivers food for her mother’s Chinese restaurant in an infamous Los Angeles project, takes a job from the local drug kingpin, delivering his “product” in her takeout food boxes. She dreams of moving the restaurant to the suburbs and going clean, but sees her dream crumbling after a series of tragic events.
(2020; English; 100 minutes; not rated.)
Camagroga
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 4 pm
Alfonso Amador’s documentary Camagroga is the story of one of the few remaining farmers in La Huerta de Valencia, an agricultural and cultural landscape with centuries of history, now dying as the fertile plains of Valencia disappear. Antonio Ramón Camagroga and his daughter, Inma, grow tiger nuts for sale to a few exclusive clients, fighting the forces of capitalism and globalization in this depiction of a year’s farming cycle in La Huerta Valenciana, described as “an elegy to work, land, heritage, and resistance.”
(2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 111 minutes; not rated.)
Pólvora en el corazón
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 6 pm
In Camila Urrutia’s Pólvora en el Corazón (Gunpowder Heart), Claudia, who works at a call center and lives with her activist grandfather, and Maria, who lives with her mother on the outskirts of the city, roam the chaotic streets of Guatemala City. Everything changes for them one night when they are attacked by three men, and Claudia is faced with the dilemma of choosing revenge or listening to her grandfather’s advice.
(2019; Guatemala/Spain; Spanish with English subtitles; 87 minutes; not rated.)
Canción sin nombre
Friday, November 20, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Melina León’s Canción sin nombre (Song Without a Name) is based on a true story, set in Peru at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. When the newborn daughter of a young woman from the Andes is stolen at a fake health clinic, her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where a lonely journalist takes on the investigation.
(2019; Peru/Spain; Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles; 97 minutes; not rated.)
Zerø
Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 5 pm
In Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta’s thriller Zerø, a man and a woman wake up in a strange, deserted place not knowing who they are or why they are there. As the days go by and they try to get out, they begin to remember things that they might prefer not to know. Perhaps the answers to everything are held by another man who controls them from a distance, without being seen.
(2020; Spain; Spanish with English subtitles; 93 minutes; not rated.)
La fiera y la fiesta
Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 7 pm
Aging punk diva Vera arrives in Santo Domingo to direct a musical film in La fiera y la fiesta (Holy Beasts), by Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán. There to welcome her are the producer and cinematographer, two old friends with whom she formed an artistic ensemble in her youth. The Caribbean production is sumptuous, the musical numbers grand, but mysterious forces threaten the shoot, and death begins to creep up on the set.
(2019; Dominican Republic/Mexico/Argentina; Spanish with English subtitles; 90 minutes; not rated.)
¡Cine Magnífico! was created in 2013 to encourage cultural interaction and awareness through the lens of Latin American and Spanish cinema. The purpose of the festival, since its inception and especially in the current political and social climate, has been to cover the issues that exist in our own communities—to shine a light on our comunidades latinas in the United States and “endow them with visibility.” This is the magic of cinema: visibility as the essence of cinematic and visual arts. Our own lives—our shared joys and concerns—shine through the screen, along with true-to-life characters, well-told stories, stunning settings, gorgeous costumes, and elegant musical scores. The festival, with which the NHCC has collaborated since 2014, showcases a diverse set of films, from award-winning works to offerings by local and up-and-coming filmmakers. This year’s screenings will take place online.
To view the films screened during the festival, click on the following link, which will be available until Monday, November 16: https://cinemagnifico.com/yr20/tickets-venues/
On November 17-18, you will receive an e-mail with a password that will give you access to all festival films. Please note that access is restricted to viewers within the United States.
Beginning on Thursday, November 19, you may access the website, click on the button for any feature film or short subject that interests you, and enter the password to see the films that you want to view. The short subjects will be available for three days, from 12 pm on Thursday, November 19 through 9 pm on Sunday, November 22. The feature films will be available for 24 hours only, opening at various times on November 19, 20, and 21. You may also click on the following link: https://cinemagnifico.com/yr20/schedule/
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The Cortos/Short Subjects offered by the festival are as follows:
* Divorcio/Divorce (2018; Spain; Bárbara Santa Cruz; Spanish with English subtitles; 6 minutes)
* La crisis/The Crisis (2019; Pedro Aguilera & Juan Sardà Frouchtmann; Spanish with English subtitles; 21 minutes)
* 9 pasos/9 Steps (2018; Spain; Marisa Crespo & Moisés Romera; Spanish with English subtitles; 7 minutes)
* Playa Gaviotas/Seagull Beach (2019; Mexico; Eduardo Esquivel; Spanish with English subtitles; 16 minutes)
* La Llorona—Ser mujer (2019; Mexico; Adriana Ronquillo; Spanish with English subtitles; 5 minutes)
* Héctor (2019; Chile; Victoria Giesen Carvajal; Spanish with English subtitles; 19 minutes)
* The Awakeover (2019; Albuquerque, NM; Stephen Burhoe; English; 12 minutes)
* Get It (2020; USA; Alejandro Montoya Marin; English; 5 minutes)
* Flush (2019; Albuquerque, NM; Sheridan O’Donnell; English; 14 minutes)
These Cortos/Short Subjects films will be available for viewing HERE through 9 pm on Sunday, November 22.

Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: Dúctiles
2020-12-07
12 pm
Online screening will be available through the Cervantes Institute’s Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on Monday, December 7, 2020.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Free
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “[ED+C] El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors working in this format with screenings of four very different short films—two dramatic works, one documentary, and one montage.
Marisa Benito’s Dúctiles examines images of women that have been used and shaped by social norms and historical events of different eras, generating visual coding and stereotypes that have been filtered, in one way or another, through male hierarchies that have used them to attribute norms of ethical and moral conduct to women, as well as specific functions and spaces in society.

2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 3 minutes; not recommended for children under 13.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here.
Cortos en Femenino Film Series:
* Dúctiles (2018; Spain; Marisa Benito; Spanish; 3 minutes)
* Centrifugado (2018; Spain; Mireia Noguera; Spanish; 11 minutes)
* No me despertéis (2018; Sara Fantova; Euskera & Spanish; 21 minuets)
* Quand j’étais petit (2015; Elena Molina; French; 12 minutes)

Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: Centrifugado
2020-12-14
12 pm
Online screening will be available on the Cervantes Institute’s Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on Monday, December 14, 2020.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Free
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “[ED+C] El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors working in this format with screenings of four very different short films—two dramatic works, one documentary, and one montage.
A young man helps an old lady carry her laundry up to her house. Once inside, she seems reluctant to let him go. The environment in which everyday life goes on always has its lights and shadows, and appearances are often deceiving. Centrifugado, Mireia Noguera’s first film, is a dazzling demonstration of ellipsis and humanity.

2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 11 minutes; not recommended for children under 7.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here.
Cortos en Femenino Film Series:
* Dúctiles (2018; Spain; Marisa Benito; Spanish; 3 minutes)
* Centrifugado (2018; Spain; Mireia Noguera; Spanish; 11 minutes)
* No me despertéis (2018; Sara Fantova; Euskera & Spanish; 21 minuets)
* Quand j’étais petit (2015; Elena Molina; French; 12 minutes)

Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: No me despertéis
2020-12-21
12 pm
Online screening will be available on the Cervantes Institute’s Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on Monday, December 21, 2020.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Free
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “[ED+C] El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors working in this format with screenings of four very different short films—two dramatic works, one documentary, and one montage.
In Sara Fantova’s autobiographical film No me despertéis, teenage Jone is a student at a secondary school in Bilbao where the tense atmosphere reflects the social reality of the political division of the Basque Country in 2009. When her father assumes a position with the Basque Government requiring the services of a bodyguard, he will leave his former life behind, and Jone will have to learn to live between two worlds as well, and to understand that not everything is black or white.

2018; Euskera & Spanish with English subtitles; 21 minutes; not rated.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here.
Cortos en Femenino Film Series:
* Dúctiles (2018; Spain; Marisa Benito; Spanish; 3 minutes)
* Centrifugado (2018; Spain; Mireia Noguera; Spanish; 11 minutes)
* No me despertéis (2018; Sara Fantova; Euskera & Spanish; 21 minuets)
* Quand j’étais petit (2015; Elena Molina; French; 12 minutes)

Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: Quand j'étais petit
2020-12-28
12 pm
Online screening will be available on the Cervantes Institute’s Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 1 pm on Monday, December 28, 2020.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Free
Instituto Cervantes-Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “[ED+C] El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors working in this format with screenings of four very different short films—two dramatic works, one documentary, and one montage.
Elena Molina‘s documentary Quand j’étais petit is the story of N’Sele Malone, as well as the story of childhood in many African countries, where violence and helplessness are often unavoidable. Now one of the most renowned puppeteers in West Africa, Malone uses the marionettes that he constructs in his Burkina Faso workshop to free and transform his early memories. The film is a fable illuminating the future, through the magic of the story and the timeless ability of stories to teach us how to live and grow.

2015; French with English subtitles; 12 minutes; not rated.
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here.
Cortos en Femenino Film Series:
* Dúctiles (2018; Spain; Marisa Benito; Spanish; 3 minutes)
* Centrifugado (2018; Spain; Mireia Noguera; Spanish; 11 minutes)
* No me despertéis (2018; Sara Fantova; Euskera & Spanish; 21 minuets)
* Quand j’étais petit (2015; Elena Molina; French; 12 minutes)

Film: Ciclo Ángela Molina, La Sabina
2021-02-12
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
In José Luis Borau’s La Sabina, an English writer visits a small town in the Andalusian mountains to investigate the disappearance of another Englishman long ago. He plunges into a strange world, where he learns of the legend of La Sabina, a mysterious dragon woman who destroyed men with her lovemaking, and whose cries can still be heard emanating from a cave. La Sabina becomes his obsession, as he immerses himself in the legend and investigates the cave. A young Ángela Molina appears with an international cast in this film, a co-production with Sweden that established her place in European and international cinema following her earlier work with Luis Buñuel.
Free event

1979; Spanish with English subtitles; 105 minutes; rated PG-13.
Ángela Molina’s distinguished career began in the midst of Spain’s transition to democracy, and continues to this day. She has also appeared in numerous international films, beginning with her appearance in Luis Buñuel’s last film, That Obscure Object of Desire. In recognition of her brilliant career, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her the 2021 Goya Prize of Honor. Instituto Cervantes is pleased to present “Ciclo Ángela Molina” in homage to this extraordinary artist, beloved for her authenticity, her undeniable talent and her special sensibility, and in gratitude for her outstanding contributions to Spanish cinema.

Film: Ciclo Ángela Molina, La mitad del cielo
2021-02-19
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón had a significant influence on Ángela Molina’s career, directing several of the films she made in the years of transition to democracy, including Camada negra (1977), El corazón del bosque (1979), and Demonios en el jardín (1982). In La mitad del cielo, set after the Spanish Civil War, Rosa, the daughter of a humble family in Asturias, travels to Madrid with her own daughter following the death of her husband. With the help of the influential supplier who hires her to work in his household, she obtains a market position that serves as the point of departure for a meteoric career rise. Rosa ultimately opens an exclusive restaurant that transforms into a political and intellectual meeting place.
Free event

1986; Spanish with English subtitles; 95 minutes; rated G.
Ángela Molina’s distinguished career began in the midst of Spain’s transition to democracy, and continues to this day. She has also appeared in numerous international films, beginning with her appearance in Luis Buñuel’s last film, That Obscure Object of Desire. In recognition of her brilliant career, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her the 2021 Goya Prize of Honor. Instituto Cervantes is pleased to present “Ciclo Ángela Molina” in homage to this extraordinary artist, beloved for her authenticity, her undeniable talent and her special sensibility, and in gratitude for her outstanding contributions to Spanish cinema.

Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde
2021-02-22 - 2021-02-25
11 am (MST)
Instituto Cervantes YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/cervantesabq
This series of on-line talks highlights the work of women who have paved the way in investigating new artistic languages in disciplines such as electronic music, video creation, or photography. It features New Mexico artists such as filmmaker Sally Kewayosh, Spanish-speaking artists living in the United States such as photographer and filmmaker Jose Girl, and Spanish artists such as musician Niet! and video artist Regina Álvarez.
Free community event

In March, this programming will be complemented by “Pioneers of Spanish Cinema,” an on-line exhibition of films made from the 1950s through the early 1980s by directors including Pilar Miró, Josefina Molina, and Ana Mariscal.
The Pioneras series is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.
Schedule:
February 22: Jose Girl
February 23: Nietl!
February 24: Sally Kewayosh
February 25: Regina Álvarez

2021 Winter ABQ Virtual Jewish Film Fest: The House on Wannsee Street
2021-02-25, 2021-02-28
Screening—Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 7 pm (MST)
* Available for 72 hours *
Zoom Conversation—Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 12 pm (MST)
Individual tickets are $8 and household tickets are $15; ticket prices include the film and the Zoom conversation. Purchase tickets HERE
The House on Wannsee Street is the story of generations of family secrets that are uncovered in this sweeping international story that begins with the Second World War and concludes with an emotional twenty-first-century revelation. When award-winning Argentinean filmmaker Poli Martínez Kaplun decided to dig deep into her family history, she found a shocking discovery. Searching through family albums and 8mm home movies, she unraveled a twentieth-century mystery.

What she found were long-forgotten images of her great grandfather, who she learned was a German-Jewish philosopher persecuted by the Nazis. To save his family from the concentration camps, he was forced to flee Berlin and moved to Egypt, then Switzerland, and finally Argentina, where they had to hide their Jewish identity in order to receive Church papers to enter the country (since after the Second World War Jews were not permitted entry as immigrants). Poignant questions of identity, resilience, compassion, and the plight of displaced persons are brought to life as Poli confronts her mother and aunts about the hidden Jewish identity they have concealed ever since. Eighty years later, Poli returns to Germany to their family house on Wannsee Street, a few feet from where the Final Solution was decreed for all Jews in Europe.
Directed by Poli Martínez Kaplun; 2019; Argentina; Documentary; 97 min; Spanish with English subtitles
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque’s 7th Annual ABQ Jewish Film Fest will light up your home screens from January 31 to February 28 with eight recently released film premieres. Each year the festival endeavors to weave a colorful fabric of uniquely Jewish stories that come to us through movies from around the world. That has not changed. What has changed is that the coronavirus pandemic disallows in-person assemblies. So instead of the community gathering at theatrical venues, we will be in the safety and comfort of our own homes watching the festival movies. We will get together to engage in follow-up conversations, virtually, using the Zoom platform.
Each film will have a 72-hour screening period, during which time you may watch the film at your convenience. You will receive a link to watch the movie 24 hours in advance. You must sign up for the Zoom conversation separately—it is free with the purchase of the film ticket, but requires you to register.
The festival curators research current films showing at Jewish film festivals worldwide to select a representative line-up of the finest films for Albuquerque audiences to enjoy.
This year, that was an arduous task because not only has the roster of Jewish films grown substantially, but the quality of the films has increased as well. Although the task was daunting, it was truly a labor of love—screening and reviewing documentaries, dramas, comedies and all the territory in between, with films from Argentina, Canada, Israel, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
The eight selected films represent the best of each genre and showcase the Jewish journey around the world from past to contemporary times.
For more information on the 2021 Winter ABQ Virtual Jewish Film Festival, please visit:
https://www.abqjewishfilmfest.com
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Film: Ciclo Ángela Molina, Las cosas del querer
2021-02-26
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Jaime Chávarrri’s Las cosas del querer follows the trajectory of a song-and-dance duo and their piano player in the 1940s, with a look into their backstage lives and an evocation of the popular music of their times. As the group’s rise to fame and fortune parallels Franco’s consolidation of power in collusion with the Spanish aristocracy, their return to Madrid marks the most difficult moments of their careers. Lavishly produced and vibrantly entertaining as a musical, Las cosas del querer also addresses issues of fascism, feminism, and homophobia in postwar Spain.
Free event

1989; Spanish with English subtitles; 89 minutes; rated G.
Ángela Molina’s distinguished career began in the midst of Spain’s transition to democracy, and continues to this day. She has also appeared in numerous international films, beginning with her appearance in Luis Buñuel’s last film, That Obscure Object of Desire. In recognition of her brilliant career, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her the 2021 Goya Prize of Honor. Instituto Cervantes is pleased to present “Ciclo Ángela Molina” in homage to this extraordinary artist, beloved for her authenticity, her undeniable talent and her special sensibility, and in gratitude for her outstanding contributions to Spanish cinema.

Film: La Guerra Civil Española por nosotras/Female Views of the Spanish Civil War
2021-03-01 - 2021-03-07
12 am (MST)
Available through 11:59 pm (MST) March 7
Place: All titles will be available on the Mujeres de Cine VOD platform HERE
Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque, in collaboration with Mujeres de Cine (Women of Cinema), presents the on-line film series La Guerra Civil española por nosotras (Female views of the Spanish Civil War), bringing together the views of three Spanish female directors on this conflict. The cycle comprises three full-length films: La buena nueva, by Helena Taberna, El gran vuelo, by Carolina Astudillo Muñoz, and El silencio de otros, by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar.
Free community event

In Helena Taberna’s La buena nueva, a young parish priest in a socialist village must confront the ecclesiastical and military hierarchy, putting his own life at stake, when the nationalists occupy the town following the uprising of 1936 and begin to execute his parishioners. His only support comes from his friendship with the village teacher, whose husband was killed at the beginning of the conflict.
2008; Spanish with English subtitles; 108 minutes; not rated.
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Carolina Astudillo’s film El gran vuelo is the story of Clara Pueyo Jornet, a militant member of the Communist Party who escapes from Barcelona’s Les Corts prison in the early days of the Franco dictatorship. From that moment on, she vanishes without a trace. She had been living on the run and seeking to escape from the rigidity of her own party as well; her story is also the story of the women of her time and their struggle for freedom in a society trying to repress them.
2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 60 minutes; not rated.
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Filmed over six years, El silencio de otros, by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, documents the epic struggle of victims of Franco’s 40-year dictatorship, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes committed against them. A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past, the film speaks powerfully to issues of transitional justice and universal jurisdiction.
2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 95 minutes; not rated.
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La Guerra Civil Española por nosotras is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Government of Spain with the collaboration of Spain Arts & Culture.

Film: Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, Segundo López, aventurero urbano
2021-03-09
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
In Ana Mariscal’s neorealist comedy Segundo López, aventurero urbano, an honest countryman arrives in Madrid looking for work. When he befriends a street urchin, they embark on innumerable urban adventures. Mariscal, an iconic Spanish film actress, also stars in her directorial debut.
1953; Spanish with English subtitles; 80 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

In February, the Pioneras series featured on-line talks highlighting the work of women who have paved the way in investigating new artistic languages in disciplines such as electronic music, video creation, or photography. This programming is now complemented by “Pioneers of Spanish Cinema,” an on-line exhibition of films made from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Pioneras Film Schedule:
March 9: Segundo López, aventurero urbano (Ana Mariscal, 1953)
March 12: La gata (Margarita Alexandre & Rafael Torrecilla, 1956)
March 16: El crimen de Cuenca (Pilar Miró, 1979)
March 19: Función de noche (Josefina Molina, 1981)
March 23: Después de… No se os puede dejar solos (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
March 26: Despuús de… Atado y bien atado (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
The series is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Film: Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, La gata
2021-03-12
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Co-directed by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael Torrecilla, La gata, set in in the Andalusian countryside, is the story of a love triangle playing out in the world of bullfighting. It has been described as a “beautiful tragedy,” as well as a melodrama. Actress, director, and producer Margarita Alexandre worked in film and theatre in Spain during the early days of the Franco regime, and in Cuba following the Revolution. Born in León in 1923, she died in Madrid in 2015, at the age of 93.
1956; Spanish with English subtitles; 94 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

In February, the Pioneras series featured on-line talks highlighting the work of women who have paved the way in investigating new artistic languages in disciplines such as electronic music, video creation, or photography. This programming is now complemented by “Pioneers of Spanish Cinema,” an on-line exhibition of films made from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Pioneras Film Schedule:
March 9: Segundo López, aventurero urbano (Ana Mariscal, 1953)
March 12: La gata (Margarita Alexandre & Rafael Torrecilla, 1956)
March 16: El crimen de Cuenca (Pilar Miró, 1979)
March 19: Función de noche (Josefina Molina, 1981)
March 23: Después de… No se os puede dejar solos (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
March 26: Despuús de… Atado y bien atado (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
The series is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Film: Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, El crimen de Cuenca
2021-03-16
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Pilar Miró’s El crimen de Cuenca is an unsparing depiction of real events that took place in 1913 in the Spanish province of Cuenca. When a shepherd mysteriously disappears, his companions, believed to be responsible for his murder, confess to the crime under torture and are condemned to prison, serving 11 years of an 18-year sentence. After they are released, the man they supposedly killed turns up alive. The film was initially banned in Spain and the director brought before the military courts; when it was allowed to be shown in 1981, it became the highest-grossing Spanish film in the country up to that time.
1979; Spanish with English subtitles; 92 minutes; Rated R (18+)
Free community event

In February, the Pioneras series featured on-line talks highlighting the work of women who have paved the way in investigating new artistic languages in disciplines such as electronic music, video creation, or photography. This programming is now complemented by “Pioneers of Spanish Cinema,” an on-line exhibition of films made from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Pioneras Film Schedule:
March 9: Segundo López, aventurero urbano (Ana Mariscal, 1953)
March 12: La gata (Margarita Alexandre & Rafael Torrecilla, 1956)
March 16: El crimen de Cuenca (Pilar Miró, 1979)
March 19: Función de noche (Josefina Molina, 1981)
March 23: Después de… No se os puede dejar solos (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
March 26: Despuús de… Atado y bien atado (Cecilia & José Juan Bartolomé, 1981)
The series is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.
