UCLA Latin American, Latinx, and Iberian Film Festival

05/05/2019

Though not part of the festival, here's another great Spanish film screening to be held at UCLA this week!

Please join us on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30pm in the fabulous Darren Star Screening Room (Melnitz 1422) for a special, one-night screening of Spanish director Jaime Chávarri's 1976 cult documentary, El desencanto (The Disenchantment)! The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Center for European and Russian Studies, and the Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media.

Aaron Shulman, author of the new book The Age of Disenchantments: The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War (Ecco/Harper Collins, 2019), will introduce the film and join us for a post-screening discussion. A reception with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will round out the event.

Seats are limited, so do be sure to mark it in your calendars and arrive early.

04/18/2019

Thank you to all who attended yesterday's screenings of Los eternos indocumentados, Reencuentros: 2501 migrantes, and Bienvenido Mister Kaita!

Today is the last day of the festival! We will begin with an afternoon screening of two films about LGBTQ identity. This is a double feature session that takes place in YRL. The first film is Aurora Guerrero's Mosquita y Mari (USA 2012). This screening will begin at 12pm and will be held in the YRL Research classroom (Room 11630F). Immediately afterward, we move over to the YRL Presentation Room, where we will be serving Mexican food to enjoy during the second screening, Arantxa Echevarría's Carmen y Lola (Spain, 2018), which begins at 2pm. Following Carmen y Lola, there will be a Q&A session on both films with members of the Chicana/o Studies, LBGTQ Studies, and Gender Studies faculty.

Tonight’s closing night celebration features Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra's As boas maneiras (Brazil, 2017), followed by a Q&A session with Juliana. This session will take place in the James Bridges Theater, with a light reception at 6:30pm and the screenings beginning at 7:30pm.

04/17/2019

Thank you to all who attended yesterday's screenings of Tryouts, La invitación, Amaren eskuak, Cielo de agua, and Miriam miente!

Today we are screening three films about migration and immigration.

The first film is Los eternos indocumentados (Jennifer A. Cárcamo, USA, 2018), followed by a Q&A. This session will take place in the YRL Presentation Room. We will begin with a lunch reception at 12:30pm and the film will begin at 1pm.

Later this afternoon we have a double feature: Reencuentros: 2501 migrantes (Yolanda Cruz, Mexico, 2009) and Bienvenido Mister Kaita (Albert Albacete and Helena Medina, Spain, 2006), followed by a Q&A. This session will take place in the YRL Presentation Room, and the screenings will begin at 3:30pm. After the Q&A session we conclude with a light reception.

04/16/2019

¡Buenos días!

Thank you to all who attended last night’s screening of Real Women Have Curves! Today we have two screening sessions: one during the afternoon and another during the evening.

This afternoon we are showing Susana Casares' short films Tryouts (USA, 2013) and La invitación (Spain 2016) and Mireia Gabilondo's Amaren eskuak (Spain 2013). The three works will be followed by a Q&A with Susana and Mireia. This session will take place from 12:30-3pm in the YRL Presentation Room.

Tonight’s session is a double feature of Cielo de agua (Margarita Poseck Menz and Eugenia Poseck, Chile, 2018) followed by a Q&A session with Margarita and Eugenia, and Miriam miente (Natalia Cabral and Oriol Estrada, Dominican Republic and Spain, 2018) followed by a Q&A with Natalia. This session will take place in the James Bridges Theater, with a light reception at 6:30pm and the screenings beginning at 7:30pm.

04/16/2019

UCLA Film Festival featured in Valdivia, Chile's Newspaper:

"En certamen de la UCLA exhibirán filme de las hermanas Poseck"

Artículos en esta página: Asociación de Músicos de Rock cumple dos décadas, En certamen de la UCLA exhibirán filme de las hermanas Poseck, Con pinturas y fotografías rinden homenaje a mujeres locales, Programa Memorias del Siglo XX inició jornadas en biblioteca de Los Lagos

04/10/2019

Women & Hollywood's coverage of the festival. ¡Gracias! Obrigada!

Women filmmakers will take center stage at the 7th UCLA Latin American, Latinx, and Iberian Film Festival. Subtitled “Women’s Voices” this year, the fest’s 2019 edition will feature 12 films — including features, shorts, and docs — set in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world, and di...

04/10/2019

We’re screening Miriam miente on Tuesday evening, followed by Q&A with director Natalia Cabral!

Coming-of-age drama 'Miriam miente' follows the identity crisis of a mixed-race teen, as she plans her quinceañera.

04/07/2019

Thanks for the shoutout, SPAIN arts & culture!

The 7th edition of the festival celebrates women filmmakers and features ten films from directors from Chile, Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Spain and the United States.

04/06/2019

A Basque movie that tells a moving story about motherhood, capturing its struggles and acceptance

A Basque filmmaker will be in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 16 as part of the screening of her 2013 film “Amaren Eskuak” (The Hands of My Mother). Mireia Gabilondo will speak after the movie, which is being shown at UCLA as part of the 2019 UCLA Latin American, Latinx and Iberian Film Festival: Wom...

04/05/2019

Natalia Cabral and Oriol Estrada's Miriam Miente / Miriam Lies (Dominican Republic and Spain, 2018)

Tuesday, April 16, 8:30pm
UCLA James Bridges Theater

Part of a DOUBLE FEATURE with Margarita Poseck Menz's HEAVEN (CIELO DE AGUA) (Chile, 2018).

6:30pm: Reception
7:30pm: Screening of Heaven
8:30pm: Screening of Miriam Lies

Followed by Q&A with directors Natalia Cabral and Margarita Poseck Menz and screenwriter Eugenia Poseck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWHjhDJSFI&t=23s

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-film-screening-at-ucla-womens-voices-heaven-miriam-lies-incl-reception-and-qa-with-both-tickets-57833742280

Trailer of the film Miriam Lies (Official Selection - Competition) / Trailer k filmu Miriam lže (Hlavní soutěž)