NARRATIVE FILMS SYNOPSES AL MORIR LA MATINÉE Dir. Maximiliano Contenti (Uruguay, 88 min., 2020, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Horror)
3/13 / 9:00 / S8 It rains heavily in Montevideo on a Sunday in 1993. A particularly suspicious man enters the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema. The room, which is not very crowded due to the storm outside, slowly starts to get stained with blood. Un Mundo Extraño Showcase. ALGO AZUL Dir. Mariel Garcia Spooner (Panama / Colombia, 90 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Comedy/Drama)
3/12 / 7:00 / S9 3/18/ 9:15 / S7 3/20 / 11:30 AM / S7 Ana’s wedding dress ends up ruined a week before her wedding. At the hotel where she works, she finds the dress of her dreams in one of the rooms. Tempted, she decides to try it on, only to be caught by Lucia, the owner of the dress. Ana escapes from the hotel dressed as a bride and decides that she must get married that same day. A fun race against the clock begins as she must convince her fiancé to wed her before she is caught. In the midst of this chaos, she becomes a media phenomenon, runs into her exboyfriend Rodrigo and reflects on true love. Vozes Film Showcase. AMPARO Dir. Simon Mesa Soto (Colombia / Sweden / Qatar, 95 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Drama)
3/12 / 8:20 / S8 3/14 / 5:45 / S5 Amparo, a single mother of two, finds out that her son has been drafted during an army raid and will be sent to the front in a notorious war zone near the border. His fate seems sealed. With only a single day left until his departure, Amparo manages to contact a man who offers to alter Elias' files and get him out. With nothing much on her side, she embarks on a race against time to free her son in a society ruled by corruption. Spotlight Films. CADEJO BLANCO Dir. Justin Lerner (Guatemala / Mexico, USA, 125 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Drama)
3/10 / 8:25 /S7 3/20 / 5:55 / S7 virtually 3/12 Sarita goes out partying one night at the insistence of her rebellious sister, Bea. The next morning, after calling friends and neighbors, Sarita begins to panic when she realizes that Bea never made it home. With no help from the authorities and convinced that Bea's disappear-
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ance has something to do with Andrés, her sister’s dangerous ex, Sarita finds a way to befriend him and infiltrate his gang, becoming increasingly involved in a ruthless, violent world. Vozes Film Showcase. CAFÉ CON SABOR A MI TIERRA Dir. Carlos Membreño (Honduras, 123 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Drama)
3/12 / 5:50 /S6 3/15 / 9:30/ S5 A coffee producing family from Marcala, Honduras faces seemingly insurmountable challenges that test the bonds of family to their limit. In the process, we learn the sacrifice, passion, and faith that exists behind a cup of coffee. Vozes Film Showcase. LA CAJA Dir. Lorenzo Vigas (Mexico / USA, 90 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Drama)
3/13 / 7:00 / S8 3/16 / 8:50 / S5 Hatzin, a young teenager from Mexico City, travels to collect the remains of his father, which have been found in a communal grave amidst the huge skies and empty landscape of Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a man who shares a physical resemblance with his father fills him with doubts and hope about his parent’s true whereabouts. Starring Hernán Mendoza and directed by Golden Lion winning director, Lorenzo Vigas. Mexico Today Showcase. CHARLOTTE Dir. Simón Franco (Paraguay, 80 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Dramedy)
3/12 / 1:30 / S10 3/16 / 6:30 / S6 VIRTUALLY 3/19 A forgotten movie star learns that the director who made her famous will be filming his last film in Paraguay. She and her faithful Taiwanese companion set out on an unusual journey in search of the role of a lifetime-- but in the process they learn so much more about life, friendship, and each other. Spotlight Films Showcase. CLARA SOLA Dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (Sweden / Costa Rica / Belgium, 106 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Drama)
3/10 / 6:15 / S6 3/14 / 4:30 / S6 In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a 36-year-old woman, takes off on a journey to break free from social and religious conventions to become the master of her sexuality and newfound powers. ¡Viva Mujeres! Showcase
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