THE PECULIAR SIDE OF LIFE
EL LADO PECULIAR DE LA VIDA
Instituto Cervantes NY
211 E 49th Street, NYC
Thursday
Nov 7
5:30 PM
GRACIELA
dir. Javier Garcia
Mexico | Documentary | 2023 | 11 min
Synopsis
After 10 years of the formation of the network "Milynali" that searches for disappeared relatives in Tamaulipas, Graciela Pérez, continues in the search for her daughter Milynali Piña Pérez, to which families from San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas with disappeared members are added, after the wave of violence unleashed in 2006, by declaration of war on drugs decreed by who was president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón.Tras 10 años de la conformación de la red "Milynali" que busca a familiares desaparecidos en Tamaulipas, Graciela Pérez, continua en la búsqueda de su hija Milynali Piña Pérez, a la que se suman familias de San Luis Potosí y Tamaulipas con integrantes desaparecidos, tras la ola de violencia desatada en el año 2006, por declaratoria de guerra contra las drogas decretada quien fuera presidente de México, Felipe Calderón.
SOLA / ALONE
dir. Oscar Cardenas
Cuba | Documentary | 2023 | 19 min
Synopsis
Camila needs to put together US$800.00 in just two weeks to pay for urgent medical treatment for her mother. As getting this amount of money in only two weeks is almost impossible, she decides to work as an “escort under” and joins a private chat to start making contacts in the paid sex world. By the end of the day, Camila will have to make up her mind and decide whether she’ll go ahead and become a paid sex worker.Camila debe reunir 800 dolares en dos semanas para ayudar a su madre con un tratamiento médico urgente. Ante la imposibilidad de conseguir el dinero, se hace la idea de trabajar como “escort under”, por lo que inicia múltiples chats con otras personas involucradas en el tema del sexo pagado, a través de un grupo cerrado. Al final del día, Camila deberá tomar la decisión de entrar a este mundo.
A STREET VIEW
dir. Loreto Saiz & Alfonso Villanueva
Spain | Fiction | 2023 | 14 min
Synopsis
It is night-time. Sara has to deliver an order to another part of the city as soon as possible. Riding her bike, she tries to maintain her stability, both her bank account and her relationship.Es de noche. Sara debe entregar un pedido cuanto antes en otro barrio de la ciudad. Montada en su bicicleta trata de mantener su estabilidad, la de su cuenta bancaria y la de su relación sentimental.
EL ANIVERSARIO /
THE ANNIVERSARY
dir. Patricia Ramos
Cuba-Nicaragua | Fiction | 2023 | 15 min
Synopsis
Clara, a 68-year-old woman, insists on finding a cake for her grandson. On his birthday and in Havana, that seemingly simple task becomes a challenge.Clara, una señora de 68 años, se empeña en buscarle un cake a su nieto. Justo el día de su cumpleaños, y en La Habana, esa aparente sencillez resulta un desafío.