22nd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Sept 5-15, 2024
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September 7, 2024
Director Enrique Vázquez and actress Regina Blandón in attendance!
In the near future, the ideal love relationship only lasts 4 years. The 4EVER company adeptly pairs single people with their perfect next match. When Fran is set up with Roque, she feels something new. Will 4 years be enough, or will they defy the system?
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September 8, 2024
Director Enrique Vázquez and actress Regina Blandón in attendance!
In the near future, the ideal love relationship only lasts 4 years. The 4EVER company adeptly pairs single people with their perfect next match. When Fran is set up with Roque, she feels something new. Will 4 years be enough, or will they defy the system?
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All The Fires (with Passiflora)
All The Fires (with Passiflora)
September 9, 2024
A teenager's journey of self-discovery takes him on a path of fire and destruction. In his search for answers, he must confront his past, his sexuality, and his place in the world.
Nominated for the Golden Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival, 2023
Preceded by PASSIFLORA with director Gabriel Nunes Souza in attendance.
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Guián (with Three Rooms)
Guián (with Three Rooms)
September 11, 2024
As a consequence of her grandma Guián passing away, Nicole starts meeting up with people who had known her. In them, Nicole finds a poetic resemblance between these members of the Chinese-Costa Rican community and her deceased grandma.
From these conversations Nicole finds the need to go to Engping, the village in Southern China that her grandma fled amidst the rise of communism. This will be the first time Nicole steps onto Chinese soil. Having never learned Chinese, she must confront the reality of a country and culture she thought she knew.
Received Special Mention as part of the Burning Lights Competition at Visions du Réel, 2023.
Preceded by the short film THREE ROOMS (dir. Andrea López, 10 mins)
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Open Sky (with The Vampires of Poverty)
Open Sky (with The Vampires of Poverty)
September 12, 2024
A Peruvian father labours patiently, chipping at the white volcanic stone that forms an extraordinary landscape. His son is part of the modern world: he uses cameras and drones in order to create the digital model of a church on a computer. Separated by the mysterious death of the wife/mother figure in the family, these men do not connect, and yet their paths cross in a ghostly manner.
Preceded by THE VAMPIRES OF POVERTY (1977, 28 min)
A classic film of Colombian cinema by directors Carlos Mayolo & Luis Opsina that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism of “porno-misery” and the opportunism of the dishonest documentary making “socio-political documentaries” in the third world to sell them in Europe and win prizes.Cineworks -
Children of the Coast
Children of the Coast
September 14, 2024
Following Afro-Mexican musicians from Costa Chica, this documentary immerses us in the region’s popular culture. Its music reveals the history of a community that pays tribute to its people, the sea, and its land.
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September 14, 2024
Director Felipe Esparza Pérez in attendance!
A Peruvian father labours patiently, chipping at the white volcanic stone that forms an extraordinary landscape. His son is part of the modern world: he uses cameras and drones in order to create the digital model of a church on a computer. Separated by the mysterious death of the wife/mother figure in the family, these men do not connect, and yet their paths cross in a ghostly manner.
The CinemathequePlaceada: The Intimate Story of an Ex-AssassinPlaceada: The Intimate Story of an Ex-Assassin
September 14, 2024
Director Alejandra Sanchéz in attendance!
PLACEADA reveals the riveting and disturbing story of Gabriela López, a woman who entered the ranks of organized crime in Juarez, Mexico at the age of 13, and at 16 dedicated herself to planning and executing murders. After 20 years in prison, she is now trying to find a new meaning to her existence. She doesn't want to go back to prison or return to her previous life...or end up dead by saying too much. This is an intimate testimony that offers a platform for discussion around what are the possible origins and causes of a violence that has kept the entire country on edge.
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Nudo Mixteco (w/ The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness)
Nudo Mixteco (w/ The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness)
September 15, 2024
Director Ángeles Cruz in attendance!
In a compelling and carefully crafted narrative, three women’s stories intertwine during the celebration of San Mateo, the patron saint, in a Mixtec village in Oaxaca. María returns home to bury her mother and face her father’s rejection. An unpleasant reunion awaits Chabela when her husband, Esteban, returns from the US, after not having heard from him in three years; Toña relives her own childhood pain when she suspects her daughter is facing the same fate as her. Self-reliant and defiant, all three women face a confrontation that leads to a powerful turning point in their lives.
Preceded by the short film THE DOLDRUMS OR HOW TO CURE SADNESS
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September 15, 2024
Director Ángeles Cruz in attendance!
After Valentina's father disappears in an accident, she puts all her efforts into believing that he is still alive. With the help of her friend Pedro, she searches for him everywhere, trying to conjure his existence. An intimate and moving look into the depths of loss and the curative power of love.
Winner of the Golden Colón for Best Film at Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, 2023
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