NARRATIVE FILMS SYNOPSES

Amor Y Matem Ticas

Dir. Claudia Sainte-Luce (Mexico, 82 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Dramedy)

3/10 • 8:00 • S11

3/13 • 7:20 • S11

A-boyband popstar (Roberto Quijano) and his fan/neighbor (Diana Bovio) struggle to fit in with society as adults in Claudia Saint-Luce’s amusing and witty film about a delayed “coming-of-age.” Mexico Today Showcase. Co-presented by SD Latino Professionals

Amores Perros

Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico, 153 min., 2000, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Drama)

3/09 • 9:35 • S10

Alejandro González Iñárritu shocked the world with this stunning triptych of interconnected stories linked together by a violent car crash. Through this meditation on violence, González Iñarritu exposes harsh realities about justice, classism, and inequality in Mexico at the turn of the century. Content Advisory: Graphic sequences of animal cruelty; violence. Legacy Showcase.

Antes Que Lleguen Los Zopilotes

Dir. Jonás N. Díaz (Mexico, 96 min., 2023, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Drama/ Experimental)

3/12 • 9:25 • S10

3/18 • 4:45 • DGC

Tuza, a dominant woman dedicated to a peculiar type of fishing, causes Justino’s death. To deal with her guilt, she will have to help Luvina find his body before the buzzards arrive and eat it. Through this Juan Rulfo-esque environment, both women embark on a mysterious and unusual journey between different simultaneous realities, where their desires face loneliness. Un mundo extraño Showcase.

A Os Luz

Dir. Alina Kaplan

(Uruguay, 81 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Drama)

3/14 • 8:30 • S2

3/19 • 5:00 • DGC

Mateo, Belén and María

José, three siblings that have grown apart, are forced to meet again in order to close the deal to sell the house they spent their childhood in. Spotlight Films Showcase.

ARGENTINA, 1985

Dir. Santiago Mitre

(Argentina, 140 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Courtroom Drama/ Politics)

3/09 • 4:45 • S10

3/12 • 11:00 • S2

‘Argentina, 1985’ is inspired by the true story of Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes in their David-vs-Goliath battle to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship to bring justice to the victims of the Military Junta. Golden Globe® winner and now an Academy Award® nominee for Best International Feature Film. Starring Ricardo Darín. Spotlight Films Showcase.

La Ci Naga

Dir. Lucrecia Martel (Argentina, 101 min., 2001, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Drama)

3/12 • 7:00 • S10

Lucrecia Martel shattered narrative conventions with her debut feature, La ciénaga-- a sweltering gift of a movie that explores class, family dynamics, and sexuality through the experiences of an extended family whose perpetual search of comfort from the summer heat threatens to explode at any moment. Legacy Showcase.

LA CIVIL

Dir. Teodora Mihai

(Mexico / Belgium / Romania, 140 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Crime/Thriller)

3/11 • 4:30 • S10

3/19 • 7:30 • S2

A mother takes justice into her own hands after her daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico in this pulse pounding thriller starring Arcelia Ramírez. Mexico Today Showcase.

CHILE ‘76

Dir. Manuela Martelli

(Chile / Argentina / Qatar, 95 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Political Thriller)

3/09 • 7:35 • S10

3/19 • 4:10 • S10

In the early days of Pinochet’s dictatorship, a sheltered woman spending her summer by the beach is asked by the family priest to take care of an injured young man. She is inadvertently drawn into the world of the Chilean political opposition and must face real-world threats she is unprepared to handle. Spotlight Films Showcase.

Conjunto Blues

Dir. Joel Celestino Settles (USA, 60 min., 2020, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Live Theate 3/18 • 3:00 • S10

Conjunto Blues, written and performed by Nicolás R Valdez, is a stage play that was adapted for the screen in November of 2020 in collaboration with Teatro Vivo and The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. The show explores the social and historical conditions that led to the development of Conjunto music as an expression of cultural resistance and liberation. Ritmo Latino Showcase.

Con Los A Os Que Me Quedan

Dir. Frank Ariza

(Mexico / Spain, 107 min., 2023, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Comedy)

3/18 • 7:15 • S10

3/19 • 1:45 • S10

Macarena is trying to navigate the complicated relationship between herself and her Churrero parents in LA and sets off to find a way to make some extra cash by making a dangerous delivery. An all-star cast includes Regina Blandón, Aislinn Derbez, Michelle Rodríguez, and Manuel Vega. ¡Hay que reírse! Showcase.