Schedule Of Events:

September 25, 2024

7:30pm: In The Summers

Siblings Violeta And Eva Live With Their Mother, But Every Summer They Travel To New Mexico To Spend Time With Their Loving And Unpredictable Father In This Moving Drama That Follows Them From Adolescence To Adulthood.

Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre

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September 26, 2024

7pm: Frida
An Intimately Raw And Magical Journey Through The Life, Mind, And Heart Of Iconic Artist Frida Kahlo, Frida Is Told Through Her Own Words For The Very First Time, Drawn From Her Famed Illustrated Diary, Revealing Letters, Essays, And Candid Print Interviews — And Brought Vividly To Life By Lyrical Animation Inspired By Her Unforgettable Artwork. The Feature Film Directorial Debut Of Acclaimed Editor Carla Gutiérrez (Rbg, La Corona), Frida Posits A Striking Context As To Why The Artist – And Her Art – Remains As Powerful As Ever.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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September 27, 2024

7pm: Milonga

A Woman Has A Chance To Free Herself From An Oppressive Past When She Meets A Man With Whom She Re-Discovers Her Passion For Tango. But Before She Can Move On She Has To Accept Some Uncomfortable Truths.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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7 Pm: Igualada

In One Of Latin America’s Most Unequal Countries, Francia Márquez, A Black Colombian Rural Activist, Challenges The Status Quo With A Presidential Campaign That Reappropriates The Derogatory Term “Igualada” — Someone Who Acts As If They Deserve Rights That Supposedly Don’t Correspond To Them — And Inspires A Nation To Dream.

Location: Museum Of Fine Arts

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September 28, 2024

1 Pm: Shorts Program #1: Atrapado
Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

3:30pm: El Signo Vacio (The Empty Sign)
Mixing A Hundred Years Of Found Footage – Tourism, Agricultural And Propaganda Films – With Contemporary Portraits Of Artists And Activists This Film Is A Journey Through The Complex Layers Of The United States’ Occupation Of Puerto Rico. Using An Experimental And Ethnographic Approach The Film Reveals How Carefully Crafted American Fictions Of “Democracy” And “Debt” Obscure A Capitalist And Military Domination.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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5:30 Pm: El Eco

In The Remote Mexican Village Of El Eco, Life Is Rich In Privation, Work And Children. Here, Granddaughters Movingly Take Care Of Grandmothers Until They Die.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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8 Pm: La Sombra Del Sol (The Shadow Of The Sun)

Leo (Carlos Manuel Gonzalez) Is A Blue Collar Worker With A Musical Past Living In The Remote City Of Acarigua, Nestled In The Venezuelan Inland Empire. Haunted By Financial Debt And Problems At Home, He Does Anything To Stay Afloat. One Day, His Younger Brother Alex (Anyelo Lopez) Who Has Been Deaf Since Birth, Offers Him A Solution: To Participate In A Musical Contest In The Capital, Caracas, Performing A Song That He Has Written Himself Because The First Prize May Solve All His Economic Problems. Forced By Circumstance, Leo Must Take A Leap Of Faith, Unearth His Dormant Musical Talent And Do The Impossible To Change His And His Brother's Future By Joining Their Voices In An Unforgettable Journey.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre
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12 Pm: Shorts Program #2: El Sueño Americano
Location: Museum Of Fine Arts
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12:30 Pm: Shorts Program #3: En Busca De Mi Identidad
Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre
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September 29, 2024

3pm: Prodigal Daughter

Filmmaker And Artist Mabel Valdiviezo Reunites With Her Family In Peru After 16 Years Of Silence, Confronting Haunting Childhood Memories And A Troubled Past As An Undocumented Immigrant In The United States.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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3pm: Itu Ninu

In The Not-So-Distant Future Of 2084, Ángel Finds Himself Trapped As A Climate Migrant In An Unspecified Smart City, Under Constant Surveillance. Amidst A Bleak And Oppressive Existence, Ángel Makes A Living By Cultivating Plants, Preserving The Fading Wisdom Of Seeds.
Within This Desolate Landscape He Crosses Paths With Sofia, Another Climate Migrant Who Works At A Recycling Facility. Fate Intertwines Their Lives When A Chance Encounter Reveals An Unexpected Connection: A Shared Language.
Fueling Ángel's Longing For Human Connection And A Glimmer Of Hope, He Reaches Out To Sofia. Aware Of The Omnipresent Digital Monitoring, Ángel Decides To Communicate With Her Through The Timeless Medium Of Pen And Paper, Fostering An Intimate, Clandestine Bond.
As Their Secret Correspondence Unfolds, A Friendship Grows Between Ángel And Sofia As Does Their Desire For Liberation From Excessive Control.

5pm: La Cocina

It’s The Lunch Rush At The Grill In Manhattan, And Money Has Gone Missing From The Till. All The Undocumented Cooks Are Being Investigated, And Pedro (Briones) Is The Prime Suspect. He’s A Dreamer And A Troublemaker, And In Love With Julia (Mara), An American Waitress Who Cannot Commit To A Relationship. Rashid, The Grill ?s Owner, Has Promised To Help Pedro With His Papers So He Can "Become Legal." But A Shocking Revelation About Julia Compels Pedro To Spiral Into An Act That Will Stop The Production Line Of One Of The City’s Busiest Kitchens Once And For All.

La Cocina Is A Tragic And Comic Tribute To The Invisible People Who Keep Our Restaurants Running And Our Stomachs Full, Whilst Chasing A Perhaps Unreachable Version Of The American Dream.

Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre

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7pm: Closing Night Reception
Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre

Date: September 25-29, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Boston, MA

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