Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Visibles
2020-10-23 | NM
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 | NM
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.

Teatro Paraguas: Volver, Volver, Volver
2020-10-28 | Live via Zoom or in-person
7 pm (MTS)
Live via Zoom
Free with registration; suggested donation of $7. Register HERE
Our friends and partners at Teatro Paraguas are presenting a live Zoom performance of Volver, Volver, Volver, a play by New Mexico playwright Leonard Madrid. Both Teatro Paraguas and Leonard Madrid have collaborated on various projects with the NHCC’s Performing Arts program over the years.
In Volver, Volver, Volver, which premiered at the NHCC in 2009, a young man who led a fast and reckless life is called back from the dead by an unknown bruja in Portales, and finds the inner peace that eluded him in life.

Leonard Madrid works as a designer, actor, playwright, and educator in Albuquerque. His plays Tecolotito, Perla, and Aurora have received the Kennedy Center’s KCACTF Latino Playwriting Award. Other works have received readings and performances around the nation. His participation in the production of Stories of Barelas was a highlight of our 2018-2019 season.
Teatro Paraguas has collaborated with the NHCC for many years, producing many works for our Siembra: Latino Theatre Seasons. The Santa Fe-based company stages contemporary award-winning Latinx plays in English and bilingual productions of Hispanic/Latinx poetry and classic cuentos (folk tales), while promoting children’s theatre, producing the works of New Mexico playwrights, and celebrating the history, richness, and diversity of New Mexico’s many cultures and artistic talents.

Film: ¡Cine Magnífico: Cortos/Short Subjects
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-21 | NM
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 | NM
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.

¡Música del Corazón!—Mariachis y Flamencos: New Mexico's Beloved Stepchildren
2020-11-22 | NM
3 pm
Free community event on the NHCC YouTube Channel HERE
On the wings of melody, rhythm, and poetry, ¡Música del Corazón! concerts, featuring new groups and different traditions each year, tell us as much about our past as about our future. The concerts honor the contributions of John Donald Robb, Sr., former dean of UNM’s College of Fine Arts and a recognized music pioneer, and are dedicated in memory of his son, John Donald Robb, Jr., a driving force in the development of the UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust.
The seventh annual John D. Robb, Jr. concert will be an online virtual presentation featuring Frank McCulloch, solo voice and guitar; La Mariachi, with Lorenzo Martínez, Larry Martínez, Miguel Ojeda, Joseph Santiago, and José Carrillo; and Flamenco artists Vicente Griego, Eloy Gonzales, and Javier Saume Mazzei.

There will also be a panel discussion led by UNM Distinguished Professor Emeritus Enrique Lamadrid with Marisol Encinias, Executive Director of the National Institute of Flamenco, and New Mexico State Historian Rob Martínez.
Enjoy New Mexico’s talent presenting Mariachi and Flamenco with a Nuevomexicano twist, and learn about how these forms have developed to become part of our rich and ever-growing cultural heritage.
By most historical accounts, Mariachi and Flamenco first took root in the fertile musical landscape of New Mexico by the mid-twentieth century. Their intertwined music and dance have inspired the people and resonated deeply with us. What is it about Mariachis that inspires cultural pride and respect? Why do we identify with the defiance and cultural resilience of the Gitanos—the Spanish gypsies? After four generations, both traditions have fully naturalized here. At this point, we cannot imagine New Mexico without them. Mariachi has expanded beyond the regions of Jalisco and Michoacán to become a national treasure. The same is true of Flamenco as it spread from Andalucía to the north, and then to the world as a symbol of Spain. ¡Que vivan!

¡Globalquerque! Cross-Cultural Crossover Encore
2020-12-04 | NM
2 pm
Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/AfroLatinJazzAlliance
Free
Join us December 4, 2020 for an ENCORE performance of the ¡Globalquerque! Cross-Cultural Crossover, presented in partnership with Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance as part of their La Paza @ Digital Village YouTube Series!
The program features four past festival acts—Rahim AlHaj (Iraq), Nation Beat (Brazil/USA), Vivalda Ndula (Angola) and Nohe & Sus Santos (Honduras/New Mexico) collaborating on one another’s songs, deconstructing them and re-presenting them through a cross-cultural lens. Chats with the artists in between songs—where some of them were meeting face-to-face for the first time after recording together—give a glimpse at the process and all the emotions that went with it!
#nhccnm #newmexicoculture #NMCulture #20in2020 #ARTE #MUSICA

Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: Dúctiles
2020-12-07 | NM
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 | NM
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 | NM
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 | NM
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 | NM
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 | NM
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.

2021 Winter ABQ Virtual Jewish Film Fest: The House on Wannsee Street
2021-02-25, 2021-02-28 | NM
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 | NM
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: Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, Segundo López, aventurero urbano
2021-03-09 | NM
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 | NM
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 | NM
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.

Film: Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, Función de noche
2021-03-19 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
In Josefina Molina’s Función de noche, the actress Lola Herrera, performing nightly in Miguel Delibes’ play Cinco horas con Mario, comes to confound her own life with that of the character she plays. In the close confines of her dressing room, she and her former husband, actor Daniel Dicenta, engage in a cathartic conversation about their professional and personal lives.
1981; Spanish with English subtitles; 90 minutes; Rated PG13
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, Después de… No se os puede dejar solos
2021-03-23 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
At the beginning of the Transition (la Transición—the Spanish transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975), a small group of filmmakers took to the streets to record the opinions of politicians and citizens regarding the country that was about to be formed. Today, this documentary by Cecilia and José Juan Bartolomé is a milestone in the history of Spanish cinema, compiling testimonies that allow us to understand the plurality of a young society as it thinks about its past and considers how to build its future.
1979-1981; Spanish with English subtitles; 90 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: Después 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.

Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, Después de… Atado y bien atado
2021-03-26 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
The second part of the documentary Después de…, by Cecilia and José Juan Bartolomé, features politicians, professionals, and citizens from all walks of life as they express their opinions of the changes that have befallen Spain during the years of the country’s transition to democracy following the death of Francisco Franco. The outspokenness of some of these testimonies and the sense of tension that pervades the film caused its release to be held up until late 1983. Después de… places its directors in the vanguard of social documentarians who continue to play a critical role in Spanish cinema.
1979-1981; Spanish with English subtitles; 90 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: Después 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.

César Chávez Day Celebration
2021-03-31 - 2021-04-10 | NM
Times TBD
Recuerda César Chávez Committee Facebook page HERE
Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America. In previous years, the annual Marcha de Justicia has departed from the NHCC to begin the day’s activities, returning to the Center for an afternoon community Fiesta. In 2021, we will celebrate with a week of virtual events, taking place from March 31 (César Chávez’ birthday) through April 10 (Dolores Huerta’s birthday). Please join us on the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee’s Facebook page for the 29th Annual César Chávez Day Celebration.
Free Community Event

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Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Lucas
2021-04-06 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
In Álex Montoya’s short film Lucas, a high school boy wanting to buy a motorcycle in order to impress a girl agrees to model for a photographer he met at the gym, but finds that things are not always what they seem. Montoya’s short films, striking in their narrative efficiency, have enjoyed impressive circulation. In 2019, the director adapted Lucas into a feature film, still awaiting release as a result of the pandemic.
2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 28 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Asamblea
2021-04-09 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Álex Montoya’s first feature film, an adaptation of the play La gente by Juli Disla and Jaume Pérez (who also wrote the screenplay for the film), is a comic look at the decision-making processes of assemblies formed as a result of political movements after 2011. In a last meeting before the summer, Josep wants to move forward on the approval of a plan, while respecting differing ideologies and allowing all members an opportunity to speak. The group’s attempt to reach a unanimous agreement challenges progressive notions of participation.
2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 75 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Mala espina
2021-04-13 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Belén Macías’ second feature film, Marsella, dramatizes a tug of war between two women, raising the question of who should have custody of a child—the struggling working-class biological mother unable to raise her “properly,” or the wealthy middle-class adoptive mother who can do so. Does having money give one a greater claim on motherhood?
2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 98 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Marsella
2021-04-16 | NM

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Rodilla
2021-04-20 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Several of Juanjo Giménez’ short subjects explore the world of soccer, and its emotional impact on fans. In Rodilla, a chance sighting of the legendary player Rodilla working as a cab driver leads a middle-aged man on a search for a missing trading card to settle childhood scores.
2009; Spanish with English subtitles; 16 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Nos hacemos falta
2021-04-23 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
In Juanjo Giménez’ first feature film, Nos hacemos falta, a prisoner granted leave to attend his mother’s funeral encounters an old friend, a newly discovered little brother, and a truck with a clandestine cargo. As the assorted characters travel through the desert in this “peculiar road movie,” they discover what unites them, as well as what keeps them apart.
2001; Spanish with English subtitles; 97 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)

Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Pulse
2021-04-27 | NM
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
María del Puy Alvarado, often collaborating with director Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, has produced films in a variety of genres. In Pulse, a thriller shot in Madrid but set in the Ukraine in late 2008, the body of 14-year-old Anna Skobalski is found on the outskirts of Kiev.
2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 17 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain). One of the oldest festivals in Spain, Alcine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.
To mark the anniversary of the festival, Del corto al largo (y viceversa) presents a dialogue between two works (a short subject and a feature film) by each of the filmmakers selected from among its participants. In addition to showcasing the work of Alcine, this cycle shows how filmmakers may work in one format or another, according to their interests and the stories they have to tell.
Del corto al largo includes the work of directors Álex Montoya, Belén Macías, and Juanjo Giménez, as well as producer María del Puy Alvarado, four artists who have presented their work at Alcine—known for its short film program, although it also includes feature films—throughout their careers.
Del corto al largo Film Schedule:
April 6: Lucas (Álex Montoya, 2012)
April 9: Asamblea (Álex Montoya, 2018)
April 13: Mala espina (Belén Macías, 2001)
April 16: Marsella (Belén Macías, 2013)
April 20: Rodilla (Juanjo Giménez, 2009)
April 23: Nos hacemos falta (Juanjo Giménez, 2001)
April 27: Pulse (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2013)
April 30: Antonio Muñoz Molina, el oficio del escritor (Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, 2014)
