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New York City's 2nd annual traveling outdoor film festival showcasing world-class Latin American films, food, culture and music. During the heyday of the U.S. drive-in, people drove to see movies on the big screen. In rural parts of Latin America, the Cine Movil (mobile cinema) drove the cinema to the people, presenting outdoor screenings in plazas and parks. Cine Movil brings this popular tradition to New York with three nights of exemplary Latin American films, screened under the stars. These free, open-air screenings will feature:
Other Summer Programs Combined Cinema Tropical Summer Calendar |
Wednesday, July 23
At the American Museum of
the Moving Image (Note: this screening was scheduled for the Socrates
Sculpture Park at 7pm, but has been rescheduled because of expected rain)
8pm
Houve Uma Vez Dois Verões / Two Summers
Written and directed by Jorge Furtado (Brazil,
2002, 75 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Not Rated)
Chico, a teenager on vacation at the "biggest and worst beach in
the world," meets Roza at a pinball arcade and falls head over heels
in love. She vanishes until the following summer when she is in and out
of his life many times over. A breezy summer charmer about young people
and their silly, yet serious games of love and leisure.
This event is produced by Socrates Sculpture Park as part of On the Waterfront in collaboration with the American Museum of the Moving Image and Partnerships for Parks, and is made possible by The J.M. Kaplan Fund.
Sunday July 27
Queens
Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Park
NYC Building
Queens NY
(#7 train to Flushing IRT. Exit Willets Point/Shea Stadium and walk to
the unisphere)
Visit www.queensmuse.org
for directions. For rain updates call (212) 592-3428
7:00pm: Music by COBA. COBA's South American, Afro Columbian fusion is
a poly-rhythmic rush of adrenaline.
8:00pm:
La Pena Máxima / Maximum Penalty
Directed by Jorge Echeverri (Colombia,
2001, 82 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Not Rated)
The Colombian national soccer team has a shot at the World Cup, but they
must face off against the powerful Argentine team to qualify. As Colombians
celebrate the upcoming match with fervor, Mariano becomes obsessed with
the game. Confident that his team will win, Mariano begins preparations
for the match, risking the one thing that he values above all: his wife's
love.
Wednesday, August 6
Socrates
Sculpture Park
located on the Queens waterfront. Broadway at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island
City (N or W train to Broadway stop in Queens and walk eight blocks toward
the East River)
Visit www.socratessculpturepark.org
or call (718) 956-1819 for directions and rain location.
7:00pm: Rock contemporáneo en español by Argentos.
The intense alchemy of Argentos has shaken the dance floors of Buenos
Aires' hottest clubs.
At sunset:
Nueve Reinas / Nine Queens
Directed by Fabián Belinsky (Argentina,
2001, 115 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Not Rated)
Two small-time swindlers team up after meeting in a convenience store
and become involved in a half million-dollar deal. This once-in-a-lifetime
scheme then seemingly falls in their laps --an old time con enlists them
to sell a forged set of extremely valuable stamps, The Nine Queens. As
deceptions and duplicity mount, it becomes more and more difficult to
figure out who is conning whom, and who isn't a thief.
This event is produced by Socrates Sculpture Park as part of On the Waterfront in collaboration with the American Museum of the Moving Image and Partnerships for Parks, and is made possible by The J.M. Kaplan Fund.
Music
co-presented with Feijoada,
a NYC-based organization that showcases established and emerging artists
who set the pace in Brazilian music.