Celebrating the New Wave of Ibero American Cinema
Hosted by Memorial University, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences
September 20­November 1, 2016­ 7:00­ 9:30 p.m. Arts 1043
In collaboration with Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Research Group
Free but Donations Welcome
EVERYBODY LEAVES (Todos se van) Tuesday, September 20 ­ 7:00 p.m. Arts 1043
Sergio Cabrera / Colombia / 107 min / 2015 / Spanish with English subtitles.
Presenter: Dr. Cory Thorne, Folklore
Eight­year­old Nieve is the object of her parents’ custody battle. Her mother believes in the revolution but disagrees with authoritarianism. Nieve’s father is a playwright who sacrifices his career to write government propaganda. Through her diary entries, Nieve reveals intimate details of a turbulent family life while painting a portrait of the social and political unrest in Cuba under the rule of Castro. IXCANUL, VOLCANO (Ixcanul, Volcán) Tuesday, September 27 ­ 7:00 p.m. Arts 1043
Jayro Bustamante / France, Guatemala / 62 min / 2015 /Maya and Spanish with English subtitles. Presenter: Dr. Michael Kirkpatrick, History Maria, a Mayan girl, lives and works with her parents on a coffee plantation in the foothills of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her, but Maria doesn’t sit back and accept her destiny. Pepe, a young coffee cutter who plans to migrate to the USA, becomes her possible way out.
GUARANÍ Tuesday, October 4 ­ 7:00 p.m. Arts 1043
Luis Zorraquín / Argentina, Paraguay / 85 min / 2015 /Guaraní and Spanish with English subtitles. Presenter: Dr. Mario Blaser, Geography Guaraní follows Atilio as he travels with his granddaughter Iara to Buenos Aires. His great desire is to have a grandson to transmit the Guaraní culture. The film portrays two generations of Paraguayans whose views of the world seem centuries apart. 3 BEAUTIES (3 Bellezas) Tuesday, October 25 ­ 7:00 p.m. Arts 1043
Carlos Caridad Montero / Venezuela / 97 min / 2014 / Spanish with English subtitles. Presenter: Dr. Kathy Gordon, Anthropology 3 Beauties is a scathing satire of Venezuela’s fixation with beauty and its relation to social status. Perla is the single mother of two daughters, products of her own unfulfilled obsession to become a beauty queen, and a son who she ignores. Perla’s efforts to achieve her dream transform everyone’s lives into a nightmare. THE CLUB (El club) Tuesday, November 1 ­ 7:00 p.m. Arts 1043
Pablo Larraín / Chile / 97 Min / 2015 / Spanish with English subtitles. Presenter: Dr. Myriam Osorio MLLC
The Club is a darkly comic commentary on individual responsibility, organized religion and the combustible combination of the two. In a secluded house live four unrelated men and the woman who tends to their needs. All former priests, they have been sent to this quiet exile to purge the sins of their past. For more information contact Dr. Myriam Osorio at [email protected]