XVI Ibero-American Film Showcase
June 12- July 12 2024
Celebrate the vibrant diversity of Ibero-America through the magic of cinema at our XVI Film Showcase. This year's theme, "Urban Living," features a compelling selection of films that explore the dynamic and multifaceted realities of city life across Ibero-America.
From dramas to charming comedies, documentaries these films offer a rich diversity languages, histories, landscapes, traditions, and identities that define the urban experience. Discover how storytelling can bridge divides, celebrate unique identities, and foster understanding.
Join us in immersing yourself in narratives that transcend borders, challenge stereotypes, and promote dialogue. Let these films inspire empathy and remind us of the beauty found in our shared urban journeys.
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All the Silence
Wed, June 12 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
Miriam is an actress who is also a sign language teacher, but she is not deaf herself. However, a downward spiral begins when she learns that she will indeed become fully deaf. Despite having deaf parents, deaf friends and a deaf girlfriend, she refuses to accept a world without sound.
Directed by Diego del Rio
Mexico, 2023
Rosarigasinos
Thu, June 13th · 6:30 pm ·Embassy of Argentina
After thirty years, two lifelong friends and criminals are released from prison. On the hunt for treasure buried long ago, the friends find themselves up against a more complicated world than the one they once knew.
Directed by Rodrigo Grande
Argentina, 2001
A Place Called Dignity
Fri, June 14 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
Pablo, a 12-year-old boy, receives a scholarship to attend school in the mysterious and isolated Colonia Dignidad, founded in Chile by Germans. He soon becomes a favorite of the colony's leader, Uncle Paul. Over time, Pablo begins to witness the strange things that happen there.
Directed by Matías Rojas Valencia
Chile, 2021
Carajita
Tue, Jun 18 · 6:00 pm · Residence of the Dominican Republic
Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class conditions: they are the closest thing to a daughter-mother, but an accident will test their intimate loyalty and the innocent illusion that nothing can separate them.
Directed by Ulises Porra and Silvina Schnicer
Dominican Republic, 2021
Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Mon, June 17 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Brazil
Jonas is 13 years old and his life's dream is to maintain the circus that he created in his backyard. While he faces this challenge, he will live the adventure of growing up.
Directed by Paula Gomes
Brazil, 2015
Love & Revolution
Thu, June 20 · 6:30 pm · Spanish Cultural Center
Seville, 1977. At a time when homosexuality is a crime, Reme, a traditional mother moved by love for her son, an adolescent aspiring artist, will become involved in the Andalusian LGTBI movement, which paradoxically was born in the bosom of the Church.
Directed by Alejandro Marin
Spain, 2023
Violeta al fin
Fri, June 21 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
Recently divorced, 72-year-old Violeta lives alone in her childhood house, tending to her lush tropical garden and making plans to turn her property into a boarding house. When she discovers the bank is about to take away her house, she breaks all the rules to hold onto her home and her freedom.
Directed by Hilda Hidalgo
Costa Rica, 2017
Margarita, that sweet chaos
Tue, June 25 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Peru
Rafo is a divorced father in his forties living life as a bachelor in his twenties until his adorable, determined, pre-teen 11-year-old daughter, Margarita, knocks on his door to move into his house without warning. Rafo's life will take a dizzying, chaotic and fun turn through which he will discover himself and other people like Claudia, his pretty neighbor. Margarita will change the life of Rafo and everyone around her, forever.
Directed by Frank Pérez-Garland
Peru, 2016
Capitães de Abril (April Captains)
Wed, June 26 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Portugal
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Directed by Maria de Medeiros
Portugal, 2000
El Suspiro del Silencio
Thu, June 27 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of El Salvador
Set in the coffee fields of Latin America, the movie unfolds through the eyes of Josefina Moreno, an 18 year-old coffee picker, with a rare and amazing sense of smell.
Directed by Alfonso Quijada
El Salvador, 2020
El Casamiento (The Marriage)
Tue, July 2nd· 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
The movie is born when the couple decides to get married, and they ask Garay to be the best man. Garay not only accepts, but he took his camera to show what was happening and retrieved images of a previous film to add them to the one he started to make. The result has the spontaneity and the fresh pieces of random life.
Directed by Aldo Garay
Uruguay, 2005
The Passenger
Wed, July 3 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Argentina Theater
As happens in everyday life, the plot tells the story of four Guatemalans from different sectors who converge in an urban transport unit: the pilot, a university student, an informal economy saleswoman and an office worker. Leonel represents an entire urban public transport guild that will carry the story's main thread. His life as a bus driver has led him to know, in its entirety, the movement of this work, which leaves in view all their problems, both personal and external problems.
Directed by Jorge Cano
Guatemala, 2017
Cipotes
Tue, July 9 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
The plot tells us the life of Folofo and Catica, two brothers who live in situations of poverty and a struggle for social injustices. But they, without ceasing to be hand in hand, will face all these events and obstacles that will be presented to them.
Directed by Boris Lara
Honduras, 2017
They call me “El Panzer”
Wed, July 10 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
A shy teenager vents his anger on soccer in a neighborhood where dreams compete with hunger and violence. Now he must decide between protecting his family or following his passion for soccer. A look at the life of iconic Panamanian soccer player Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez.
Directed by Rodrigo Quintero Arauz
Panamá, 2024
La Estrategia del Caracol
Fri, July 12 · 6:00 pm · Embassy of Colombia Theater
A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken, but decide to unite and come up with a strategy.
Directed by Sergio Cabrera
Colombia, 1993
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