Friday, October 4-Sunday, October 6
Warch 204 – Cinema
Join us for our annual event showcasing recent critically acclaimed films from Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world! Attend one screening or all of them! Plus, stay for Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and other events.
Friday, October 4
5 p.m. | Without Prescription / Receta No Incluida
Puerto Rico, 2022
Followed by a Q&A and reception with Director Juliana Maité
Attempting to silence the OCD voice in her head, Olivia escapes a family party to illegally acquire pills from the town’s pharma-dealer, David. She becomes trapped in David’s apartment by a massive rainstorm and the two must help each other.
Saturday, October 5
2 p.m. | The Eternal Memory / La Memoria Infinita
Chile 2023
Directed by Maite Alberdi
Chilean couple Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years, but Augusto was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease eight years ago. Both of them fear the day he will no longer recognize her.
4 p.m. | Love and Revolution / Te Estoy Amando Locamente
Spain 2023
Directed by Alejandro Marín
Set in 1977 Seville, at a time homosexuality was a crime in Spain, the plot follows Reme and her son Miguel (a wannabe singer and performer) who become acquainted with the budding Andalusian LGBTI movement.
Sunday, October 6
2 p.m. | Cassandro
Mexico 2023
Directed by Roger Ross Williams and starring Gael García Bernal
Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, Texas, rises to international stardom when he creates the character Cassandro, the `Liberace of Lucha Libre.’ He upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.
4 p.m. | Alegría
Spain 2021
Directed by Violeta Salama
After some time living in Melilla, Alegría rediscovers her Jewish roots in the wake of the wedding of her niece Yael. The film explores the blending of culture, identity, religion, and family.