LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES

This series explores Modern and contemporary Latin America through cinema. Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion will follow the screenings:

JAN16 - WILD TALES
In Wild Tales (Damián Szifron, 2014), a waitress adds a special ingredient to an arrogant loan shark's meal in one of several tales dealing with extremes of human behavior.

FEB13 - ROSA CHUMBE
In Rosa Chumbe (Jonatan Relayze, 2015) a mature police officer is forced to take care of her grandson after her daughter steals her savings. Everything takes a wrong turn one night. Only a miracle can save her.

MAR13 - NUEVE REINAS
In Nueve Reinas (Fabián Bielinsky, 2000) two small-time swindlers team up after meeting in a convenience store. Deception and duplicity mount, making it difficult to figure out who is conning whom, and who isn't a thief.

APR10- GUIE’DANI’S NAVEL 
In Guie’dani’s Navel (Xavi Sala, 2018) A rebellious Zapotec girl moves from her small village to Mexico City when her mother takes a job as a maid for a wealthy family.

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