“A magnificently unflinching film from a master director in the making.” —Carlos Aguilar, The Wrap “Grade: A- There are any number of movies about gay men trying to liberate themselves from the long shadow of heteronormative oppression… but few have been told with the extraordinary nuance or
STILL BURN A film by Mauricio Alfredo Ovando (Algo quema, Bolivia, 2018, 77 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) Alfredo Ovando Candia was a military general who served as Co-President of Bolivia from 1965–66 (and again from 1969–70) after overthrowing sitting President Víctor Paz Estenssoro. His political
12/5 DOC TALK DOC STUDIES PRESENTS @tnsdocstudies Thursday, Dec 5 at 8 PM UL 104, Lower level, University Center, 63 Fifth Ave TALES OF TWO WHO DREAMT (82 min) Screening and Q&A with filmmaker NICO PEREDA Andrea Bussmann and Nico Pereda’s Tales of Two Who
DOC STUDIES PRESENTS @tnsdocstudies Monday, Nov 25 at 1 PM Kellen Auditorium, Ground Floor, 66 Fifth Avenue ESCAPE Screening and Q&A with filmmaker DARKO LUNGULOV Moderated by Rafael Parra, Assoc. Prof. of Media Studies ESCAPE is emblematic of challenges “the new immigrants” face in America besieged by
This week, New York plays host to a full assortment of one-night-only screenings of some of the best in independent Latin American cinema. Building on the momentum of last week’s doc-heavy calendar, stop by UnionDocs on Sunday for Bolivian filmmaker Mauricio Alfredo Ovando‘s Still Burn. The intimate documentary pulls from archival
Join us for this month’s NYWIFT Member Screening Series showcasing Cait Cortelyou’s Ask for Jane. The team will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. The screening will
SEQUESTRADA A film by Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Kamodjara Xipaia, Marcelo Olinto, and Gretchen Mol (USA, 2019, 92 min. NR) Kamodjara and her father, Cristiano, are members of an indigenous tribe that resides on an Amazonian reservation. When they leave their reservation to protest a dam that will
‘How do we heal our deepest wounds?’ Join us for an intimate and raw look at the transformational journey of two combat veterans. RSVP Monday, November 18 Screening & Discussion: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Reception: 09:00 PM UL105 University Center 63 Fifth Avenue New York,
FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS: FILM NOIR Date: Fridays: Nov 15 & Dec 15 Time: 6:00PM Location: 6 River Terrace, Battery Park City NYC 10282 Cost: Free Event, RSVP here More information: BPCA.NY.GOV A new series from BPCA inviting movie lovers to screen and discuss classic and modern day cinema. Popcorn will be served,
New York City welcomes November with a richly varied repertoire of Caribbean and Latin American film ranging from documentaries to horror. DOC NYC—America’s largest documentary festival—returns this year from Wednesday, November 6 to Friday, November 15. Cinema Tropical is pleased to co-present several featured documentaries starting with Nicole Costa‘s The Journey of Monalisa on Thursday.
DOC NYC 2019 November 6 – 15 IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea Latin American films co-presented by Cinema Tropical www.docnyc.net ——————————————————————————————- THE JOURNEY OF MONALISA Buy Tickets LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS Buy Tickets THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS Buy Tickets REVOLUTION RENT Buy Tickets THE FOURTH KINGDOM: THE KINGDOM OF
We start the week off with Andrea Córdoba‘s multi-award-winning film Sanctuary, screening tonight as part of Indocumentales: An Itinerant Film and Conversation Series at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I Center. Having won the Best Film award at this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival, Sanctuary follows the life of one Guatemalan mother who was the first person to take
SANCTUARY (Andrea Córdoba, USA, 2019, 73 min. In Spanish and English with English subtitles) Winner of the Best Film and Best Documentary Awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival, the debut feature by Andrea Córdoba follows Amanda Morales who walked into a church in New York City
This week in New York City we’re proud to present a strong lineup of Latin American films and screenings: Tonight, Monday, join us for the U.S premiere of Argentine director Lautaro García Candela‘s critically-acclaimed debut feature film, I Love You So Much That I Just Don’t Know. Screening as part of our
BY THE GRACE OF GOD, François Ozon’s gripping drama that follows three men who band together to dismantle the code of silence that continues to protect a priest who abused them decades ago. Based on events from the 2019 conviction of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT I JUST DON’T KNOW / TE QUIERO TANTO QUE NO SÉ (Lautaro García Candela, Argentina, 2017, 80 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) US Premiere! Francisco can’t stop thinking about Paula, an old friend he recently ran into for
If You Can Screen It There: Premiering Contemporary Latin American Cinema Fall 2019 Season Anthology Film Archives New York City, despite its status as a world capital of cinema, regularly misses out on screenings of many key international films. Though the exhibition of Latin American
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE PRESENTS MONTH-LONG SCREENING SERIES ‘NO JOKE: ABSURD COMEDY AS POLITICAL REALITY’ Personal appearances by The Yes Men and PFFR, new work by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, and films by Chaplin, Spike Lee, Scorsese, Bruno Dumont, and more October 9–November
Documentary Screening: American Beat Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall October 21, 2019, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST) In 2018, more than 22,000 refugees were resettled in the United States, amid a rising tide of anti-immigrant rhetoric and hostility. How have those
Film Screening September 16, 2019 6:30pm-8:00pm Indocumentales – The Other Side of the Wall The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University (CLACS), Cinema Tropical, and the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations / What Moves You?, present a screening
CINEMA TROPICAL SCREENINGS: – The Other Side of the Wall Website – Amazonia: The Awakening of Florestania Website – ‘Urbanworld Film Festival’ Website OTHER SCREENINGS AND FESTIVALS:Website – Disobedience Website – Zuza Homem de Jazz Website – Cantinflas Website – Tranny Fag Website – The Prosecutors Website – Desperado Website – ‘Nova Frontier Film Festival’ Website
DOC STUDIES PRESENTS @tnsdocstudies Monday, Sep 23 at 1 PM Kellen Auditorium, Ground Floor, 66 Fifth Avenue ECOLOGIES OF CARE Screening and Q&A with artist and filmmaker ANGELA ANDERSON Join us for the first Doc Talk of this fall with two films by Berlin based artist and
DOC STUDIES PRESENTS @tnsdocstudies Monday, Oct 7 at 1 PM Kellen Auditorium, Ground Floor, 66 Fifth Avenue “1999” Screening and Q&A with filmmaker SAMARA CHADWICK “1999 is one of the most haunting documentaries I’ve ever seen… a philosophical meditation on memory, sorrow, uncertainty, adolescence, and rebellion” –
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL (Al otro lado del muro, Pau Ortiz, Mexico/Spain, 2017, 68 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) Winner of the Best International Documentary Award at the Hot Doc Film Festival and the Chicago Film Festival, The Other Side of the Wall tells
There’s a full lineup of Latin American films playing in New York this week: Shot over two years in the heart of Brooklyn’s immigrant community, I’m Leaving Now is a searingly intimate portrait of one undocumented worker on the margins. A blend of documentary with some fictional
“Poignant… An unvarnished look at the life of a man supporting the family he left behind in Mexico.” —Ben Keningsberg, The New York Times “[It] does what films like this are supposed to do: bring us close, and open our eyes.” —Michael Atkinson, The Progressive “A small gem
Believing that it’s never too late, newly widowed Edie (Sheila Hancock) embarks on a trip to the Scottish Highlands to fulfill her dream of climbing the intimidating Mt. Suilven, striking up a friendship with a young climber along the way. The Film: https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/edie/ Watch the
The Award-Winning Modern-Day Migration Odyssey I’M LEAVING NOW, Open Friday, September 6 at Maysles Cinema Winner, Best Mexican Film —DocsMX Winner, Special Mention for Best Documentary —Morelia International Film Festival “Manages to give humanity to the immigration story by allowing it to encompass complex emotions