Ithaca College

FLEFF has programmed eight groundbreaking films from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina that span documentary, feminist film, realist drama, archival film, horror, environmental film, and art cinema for our 20th anniversary edition.

Entre Los Hielos de Las Islas Orcadas (Juan Manual Moneta, Argentina, 1928) with live music by the Cloud Chamber Orchestra and performance by Cynthia Henderson

Rare and haunting Argentina film footage form one of the earliest Antarctic expeditions

Everything Else (Natalia Almada, Mexico, 2017) Dona Flora is a government clerk, who lies an anonymous life. When he cat dies, reminding her of her daughter’s death, she faces fear and finds hope.

Kekszakallu (Gaston Solnicki, Argentina, 2016) Upper class Argentinian women face the consequences of economic recession on their privileged lives.

Kill Me Please (Anita Rocha da Silveira, Brazil, 2015) The lives of local youth are disrupted by a wave of murders in Rio de Janeiro.

Lupe Under the Sun (Rodrgio Reyes, Mexico, 2016) An aging Mexican migrant faces his life’s choices and tries to reconnect with his past.

Paulina (Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 2017)Paulina moes back home to teach in a suburban high school, after being assaulted by a gang.

The Cloud Forest (Monica Alvarez Franco, Mexico, 2017) Permacultural response to ecological threats in the cloud forest of Vera Cruz Mexico

Zama (Lucretia Martel, Argentina, 2017) Based on a novel about Don Diego de Zama, a 17th century Spanish officer, settled in Asuncion, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.

All films are at Cinemapolis and are ticketed events. Check the FLEFF website for dates and times:  www.ithaca.edu/fleff

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