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Film Country: Mexico
May 5, 2025
I Dream In Another Language
Martín, a young linguist, travels into the jungles of Mexico in hopes of documenting Zikril, a language in peril. The language’s last two surviving speakers, Evaristo and Isauro, haven’t spoken to one another in over 50 years. As he attempts to reconcile the two in order to record their speech, M...
March 31, 2025
Genre Breakers: Experimental
Films in this program pair captivating visuals with unconventional storytelling. Open your mind to experience the potential of cinema when seven diverse filmmakers push the boundaries of genre. Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitab...
March 31, 2025
Far From Home
Offered as a tribute to our roots, these sentimental and tender shorts lovingly consider identity and belonging. Containing stories of migration, disconnection from ancestry, and striving to fit in, this program addresses what it takes to feel at home in a complicated world. Films in thi...
September 10, 2024
Chicuarotes
In this audacious crime drama from celebrated Mexican actor-turned-director Gael García Bernal (Déficit), lifelong friends Cagalera and Moloteco turn to violence and lawlessness to buy their way out of their hard-scrabble Mexico City neighborhood. Hoping to scrape together enough cash to join a u...
April 27, 2024
The Chambermaid
Eve is invisible—as a maid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, it’s her job to stay out of sight. Long hours leave her dreaming of a better life for her family as she attempts to rise above workplace hierarchies. Set entirely within the hermetic confines of the hotel, The Chambermaid is both a deepl...
