7 pm Since the death of her brother, Lupe has lived an agoraphobic life with her hostile teenage son and her superstitious mother. It takes a drastic Day of the Dead ritual to teach her the importance of saying goodbye. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; […]
7 pm A young couple in the working-class suburbs of Madrid find themselves limited by their surroundings, growing unemployment, and a widening social divide, as well as their own lack of ambition and hope. Directed by Jaime Rosales. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 100 minutes; […]
2 pm to 4 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents an afternoon talk, screenings, and book signing of “Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands.” by A. Gabriel Meléndez the Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He has authored books on borderlands literature and film, serves on the […]
7 pm A young Spanish director travels to India in search of inspiration for his first feature film. He realizes that what he is seeking is to be found back in Madrid, and returns, with unexpected consequences. Directed by León Siminiani. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2012; Spanish with English […]
7 pm A documentary on the legacy of Sacromonte, the Granada neighborhood known for 200 years as the cradle of flamenco. Interviews with survivors of its “golden age” recreate a time when flamenco was an art, a livelihood, and a family tradition and inheritance. Directed by Chus Gutiérrez. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership […]
7 pm A documentary on Spain’s Doñana national park, a huge reserve spread through three provinces, showing how the biodiversity and natural wealth of this ecological jewel follow the cycle of the seasons. Directed by Javier Molina Lamothe. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 90 minutes; […]
7 pm Moncho, a timid young boy growing up in a small Spanish town, starts school for the first time, and with the nurturing and guidance of a kind teacher, a world of possibilities begins to open up for him. As the school year comes to a close, however, civil war begins to sweep across […]
7 pm In the war-ravaged Catalan countryside of the early 1940s, 11-year-old Andreu stumbles upon a crushed wagon beneath a high cliff and witnesses the deaths of the man and boy inside. When his father is accused of their murder and goes into hiding, Andreu is sent to live with relatives. There, he creates a […]
7 pm In a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of Spain’s devastating civil war, six-year-old Ana attends a traveling movie showing of the 1931 version of Frankenstein. Fascinated with the monster, and convinced by her older sister that he lives in a deserted sheepfold nearby, she believes that she has met him […]
7 pm In 1944, as Franco consolidates his hold on the country, Ofelia and her pregnant mother are sent to live in rural Spain with her new stepfather, a ruthless army captain charged with purging the last rebels from the area. Trying to come to terms with the cruelty around her, Ofelia escapes into a […]
