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Presented in partnership with the Instituto Cervantes NYReception made possible with the support of NYU KJCC, Empanadas Café & Ron Barceló.
Instituto Cervantes NY
211 E 49th Street, NYC
Monday
Nov 6
6:00 PM
PASAJERO / PASSENGER
dir. Juan Pablo Zaramella
Argentina | Animation | 2022 | 10 min
Synopsis
A journey through the conflicting relationship between a man, his social environment, and codes.Un recorrido por la relación conflictiva entre un hombre, su entorno social y sus códigos.
Festivals & Awards
- 95th Academy Awards Shortlisted Best Animated Short Film
- Stuttgart Film Festival Best Animation Int. Competition
- Condor de Plata Best Animated Short Film
AliEN 0089
dir. Valeria Hofmann
Chile-Argentina | Fiction | 2023 | 22 min
Synopsis
While a gamer uploads a testimonial video to denounce the harassment she suffers in a video game, a stranger enters her home and hacks her computer, blurring the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds.Mientras una gamer sube un vídeo testimonial para denunciar el acoso que sufre en un videojuego, un desconocido entra en su casa y piratea su ordenador, desdibujando los límites entre el mundo real y el virtual.
Festivals & Awards
- Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Mention
- Chicago International Film Festival Official Selection
EL AÑO DEL RADIO /
THE YEAR OF THE RADIO
dir. Samuel Kishi Leopo
Mexico | Animation | 2022 | 8 min
Synopsis
Alex, a 7-year-old boy and his little siblings are left in the care of senile Aunt Lola while their mother works as a host on a radio station. Alex misses his mother and along with his siblings, they listen to his mother’s show every night, building strange imaginary worlds through the stories they hear, the news, the radio soap operas and the religious influence of his great-aunt.Alex, un niño de 7años y sus pequeños hermanos quedan alcuidado de la senil tía
Lola mientras su mamá trabaja como locutora en una estación deradio. Alex echa de menos a su madre y junto a sus hermanos,escuchan su programa todas las noches, construyendo unextrañoimaginario por medio de las historias que escuchan, lasnoticias, las radio novelas y la influencia religiosa de su tíaabuela.
Festivals & Awards
- Mexican Academy of Film Ariel for Best Short Animation
- Miami Film Festival Best Ibero American Short
TAKANAKUY
dir. Vokos
Brazil-Peru | Fiction | 2022 | 19 min
Synopsis
In a traditional community high in the Peruvian Andes, a tender relationship between two teenage boys, Fausto and Chaska, leads to a violent confrontation with Fausto's macho father at the annual Takanakuy Festival.En una comunidad tradicional en lo alto de los Andes peruanos, una tierna relación entre dos adolescentes, Fausto y Chaska, conduce a una confrontación violenta con el padre macho de Fausto en el Festival anual Takanakuy.
Festivals & Awards
- Clermont Ferrand Special Jury Mention
- Biarritz Film Festival Best Ibero American Short
LA PERRA
dir. Carla Melo Gampert
Colombia | Animation | 2023 | 14 min
Synopsis
In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother, and her faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.En Bogotá, una niña pájaro deja atrás el hogar familiar, su dominante madre y su fiel perro para ir a explorar su sexualidad.
Festivals & Awards
- Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Palme D’Or
- Guanajuato Film Festival Best Ibero American Short
CUERDAS / CHORDS
dir. Estibaliz Urgesola
Spain | Fiction | 2022 | 26 min
Synopsis
Rita belongs to a women's choir which is in danger of breaking up because they’ve lost the municipal subsidy that allowed them renting their rehearsal room. Now the group has to decide whether or not to accept sponsorship by one of the companies causing the most pollution in the valley.Rita pertenece a un coro de mujeres que corre peligro de disolverse porque han perdido la subvención municipal que les permitía alquilar su sala de ensayo. Ahora el grupo tiene que decidir si acepta o no el patrocinio de una de las empresas que más contaminación genera en el valle.
Festivals & Awards
- Cannes Critics’ Week Rails d’Or Winner Best Short Fiction Film
- Forqué Award Winner Best Short
- Clermont Ferrand Special Jury Mention