20th Latin American Film Festival
The annual celebration of Latin American screen culture returns for its milestone 20th year!
All 13 films screening throughout August are FREE to attend and open to all 鈥 no membership required. Films screened in their original language with English subtitles.
Proudly presented once again by the Latin American Embassies in Australia in collaboration with the ANU Film Group and the ANU Latin American Students鈥 Association.
1. THURSDAY 14 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 EL SALVADOR INDOMABLE |
Country: El Salvador
Director: Nigel Marven
British conservationist Nigel Marven's documentary showcasing El Salvador's beautiful landscapes, natural biodiversity, and culture. (51 mins, 2023)
2. FRIDAY 15 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 ATTACHMENT (APEGO) |
Country: Costa Rica
Director: Patricia Vel谩squez
A divorced architect faces a dilemma: move her family to Mexico for a career opportunity or re-connect with an old love via Facebook. (82 mins, 2019)
3. SATURDAY 16 AUGUST @ 5 PM 鈥 UMA & HAGGEN |
Country: Mexico
Directors: Benito Fern谩ndez, Eduardo Cabrera, Mart铆n Claud贸n
In a fantasy world, a Mesoamerican princess teams up a Viking boy on a mission to restore harmony to their very different kingdoms. (94 mins, 2024)
4. SUNDAY 17 AUGUST @ 5:30 PM 鈥 BECHO |
Country: Uruguay
Director: Jos茅 Infantozzi
A boy with the ability to see passion as golden energy is swept away by a group of musicians into the magical world of La Cumparsita. (70 mins, 2024)
5. TUESDAY 19 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 SALSIPUEDES |
Country: Panama
Directors: Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manuel Rodr铆guez
A young boy returns to Panama after years in the US, where he reconnects with his imprisoned ex-boxer father to understand his past. (97 mins, 2016)
6. WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 MALU |
Country: Brazil
Director: Pedro Freire
A 50-year-old ex-actress juggles difficult relationships with her mother and her own daughter while reliving memories of her past. (100 mins, 2024)
7. SATURDAY 23 AUGUST @ 5 PM 鈥 GOYO |
Country: Argentina
Director: Marcos Carnevale
A young autistic museum guide's structured routine is upended when he falls in love with a co-worker and must confront new emotions. (107 mins, 2024)
8. SUNDAY 24 AUGUST @ 5 PM - QUEENS (REINAS) |
Country: Argentina
Country: Peru
Directors: Klaudia Reynicke, Diego Vega
In 1992, two teenage sisters are about to leave Peru for good when they unexpectedly reconnect with their estranged father. (104 mins, 2024)
9. MONDAY 25 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 THE MAJOR (EL MAYOR) |
Country: Cuba
Director: Rigoberto L贸pez
In the 19th century, Ignacio Agramonte goes from romantic to husband to a warrior in Cuba's war of Independence with Spain. (113 mins, 2020)
10. TUESDAY 26 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 CHUZALONGO |
Country: Ecuador
Director: Diego Otu帽o
In a remote Andean town, a priest cares for a lost child but soon discovers that he is a creature who needs human blood to survive. (95 mins, 2024)
11. WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST @ 7:30 PM 鈥 THE EYE AND THE WALL (EL OJO Y EL MURO) |
Country: Guatemala
Director: Javier del Cid
In the near future, within a walled city under totalitarian rule, a young woman helps the poor and needy through an underground network. (88 mins, 2021)
12. SATURDAY 30 AUGUST @ 5 PM: THE MOVIE TELLER (LA CONTADORA DE PEL脥CULAS) |
Country: Chile
Director: Lone Scherfig
In 1966, a young girl uses her talent for storytelling to recount Hollywood movies for the people of her remote Chilean mining town. (116 mins, 2023)
13. SUNDAY 31 AUGUST @ 5 PM: THE KINGS OF THE WORLD (LOS REYES DEL MUNDO) |
Country: Colombia
Director: Laura Mora Ortega
Five street kids embark on a dangerous journey through Colombia to claim inherited land, facing unexpected dangers along the way. (103 mins, 2022)
Location
Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
Acton, ACT, 2601
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