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Berts Soy Yo • Chicago Latino Film Festival entre 2023
Event Series I Am Berta

I Am Berta

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

On March 2, 2016, environmental activist Berta Cáceres was gunned down by hired hitmen. She had led the Lenca people in their efforts to stop the construction of a hydroelectric plant on the Gualcarque River. Two nights before her assassination, Cáceres wrote down the names of the people and companies who wanted her dead. Katia Lara’s documentary traces the efforts of a local journalist and an international lawyer to solve Berta’s murder which led to the 2021 guilty verdict of those responsible.

Receta no Incluida • Chicago Latino Film Festival entre 2023
Event Series Without Prescription

Without Prescription

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Olivia has managed to keep her OCD at bay for a year. But that little voice in her head that compels her to brush her teeth over and over makes an unexpected visit in the middle of her family’s Christmas party. Unable to secure her prescription because of her insurance, she asks David, the local pharmacist’s son, to sell her some illegally. A nasty rainstorm traps both Olivia and David in his apartment. Winner of the Audience Award in the Global category in the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.

Eami Chicago Latino Film Festival entre 2023
Event Series Eami

Eami

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Winner of the Tiger Award at the 2022 Rotterdam International Film Festival and Paraguay’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Paz Encina’s sensorial documentary hybrid reveals the impact of deforestation over Paraguay’s Ayoreo Totobiegosode native people through their own mythology. The Asojá, the bird-god-woman, takes the form of 5-year-old Eami, who is in a trance after her village is destroyed. Her memories are the only way to keep her people alive.

Stewards of the Land • Official Selection at the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival
Event Series Stewards of the Land

Stewards of the Land

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Stephanie, Ian and Alfredo are three young farmers who want to grow healthy produce for an island that imports most of its food, including fruits and vegetables. The farms they rent have been abandoned for decades. Their plans to rebuild these lands from the ground up are made that much more difficult by the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and María. Pagán Tetelbaum shows the protagonist’s grit as they attempt to carve out a living without land ownership or capital.

Perejil • Chicago Latino Film Festival entre 2023
Event Series Parsley

Parsley

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Last year’s winner of the Audience Award for Narrative Feature Film at the Miami International Film Festival, Cabal’s ("Woodpeckers", "The Projectionist") new film takes place during the infamous 1937 massacre of Haitians ordered by Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Marie, a Haitian woman expecting her first child with Dominican husband Frank, is forced into hiding when her village is attacked by the armed forces. She seeks refuge in the mountains, hoping that she will not turn into another victim of this brutal racist attack.

Event Series Nothing Ever Happened

Nothing Ever Happened

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Synopsis in English Galvão Teles’ devastating feature debut centers on a suicidal pact among three inseparable but alienated friends: Pedro, María and Paulo. Pedro shares his room with his grandfather who just moved from the country into his family’s small apartment. Pedro’s father is unemployed and his mother, the household's only income earner, is having […]

Blanquita (Official Film Poster)
Event Series Blanquita

Blanquita

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Inspired by real events, Chile’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best International Feature centers on Blanquita, an 18-year-old single mother who, encouraged by Manuel (Alejandro Goic), the priest who runs the foster home she lives in, becomes a key witness in the case against a child prostitution and pedophilia network run by a well-known businessman. Includes Short Film Baby (Colombia).

Yo, Traidor
Event Series Yo, Traidor

Yo, Traidor

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Inspired by the Biblical parable of the prodigal son, Fernández Engler’s thriller tells the story of Máximo, the youngest son of a powerful family in Argentina’s fishing industry who asks his father for his share of his inheritance so he can break out on his own. Máximo settles down in a fishing village in Patagonia where he establishes a business relationship with the enigmatic Caviedes and runs afoul of Coletto, a local fisherman who opposes the exploitation of these waters. Máximo becomes ensnared in a corrupt web of his own making.

One Way • Official Feature Film Selection at the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival.
Event Series One Way

One Way

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Emiliana, a mother and university professor, goes through a difficult time in her life when her son Santiago suffers an accident. She receives great support from a man she met on the street, Daniel, and she begins to feel a deep appreciation for him. However, the situation with her son and the crisis in Venezuela forces her hand, embarking on a new path outside the country to rebuild her life despite having to get away from Daniel.

9 • Official Selection of the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival 2023
Event Series 9

9

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Christian’s dreams of becoming a soccer superstar are about to collapse after a fight with a member of the Colombian national team. Besieged by fans and the press, Christian isolates himself as his father and manager tries to save his career and honor prior commitments. Christian’s budding relationship with next door neighbor Belén provides some comfort in this turbulent moment. 9 is a perceptive inquiry on the impact of fame, success and money on one’s happiness and freedom.

Life in Silence / La vida en Silencio • Chicago Latino Film Festival entre 2023
Event Series Life in Silence

Life in Silence

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Juan Manuel Bernal stars in Arnaz’s 16mm feature debut as Fran, a freelance musician and single father who takes care of his 10-year-old autistic son. He hopes his son’s language therapy sessions will break the wall that stands between them. But when Mariana, Samuel’s mother, returns to their lives after abandoning them, Fran will have to decide what is best for his son.

Viaje - CLFF Selection 39th Edition 2023
Event Series Journey

Journey

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema 2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cancer-stricken Gabriel returns to his grandparents’ hometown to spend his final days. He arrives just as the town prepares for its annual religious celebration. He is in no mood to make friends; he prefers to face death alone. His demeanor changes when he meets Gladys who the townsfolk believe has the power to cure any disease.

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