Description
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is proud to introduce its Fall 2024 Film Series at the Latin American Cultural Center (LACC) in Oakland.
The LACC Film Series will take place on four Sundays between September and December 2024, including four short films (three documentaries and one fiction), and four feature films, produced or co-produced in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Mexico. All films will be shown in their original language (including Spanish, Portuguese, Náhuatl or Wichí Lhämtès) with English subtitles.
Join us in this must-see series, as we explore issues related to Latin American stories, art, culture, environmental concerns, social struggles and points of view.
Film Series II
Short + Fiction
Showtime: 6:00 PM
Total screening time: 95 minutes
Mujer de tierra / Earthen Woman
Directed by Evelyn Mercedes Muñoz Marroquín
Mexico, 2021, 15 minutes
Náhuatl with English subtitles
Short documentary
In the Nahua community of Hueyapan, Puebla, we encounter the stories of a generation of women that have challenged their society. Through their embroidery work, their innate rebelliousness and their self-belief, they have joined forces to transform themselves and the history of their own community.
En la comunidad nahua de Hueyapan, Puebla, nos encontramos con las histories de una generación de mujeres que han desafiado a su sociedad. A través de su trabajo de bordado, su rebeldía innata y su confianza en sí mismas, han unido fuerzas para transformarse ellas y transformar la historia de su propia comunidad.
Las preñadas / The Breeders
Directed by Pedro Wallace
Argentina, Brazil, 2023, 80 minutes
Spanish and Portuguese, with English subtitles
Feature, Fiction
A road movie, on foot, Las preñadas narrates the journey Juana and Carmela, two pregnant women, who travel across borders to find solidarity and a strong friendship.
El filme narra una odisea a pie, donde Juana y Carmela, dos mujeres embarazdas, viajan desde su barrio periférico hasta hospitales en Argentina y en Brasil y encuentran solidaridad y una fuerte amistad en cara al abandono del estado y la falta de apoyo.
