DOC NYC 2019
Latin American Films Co-Presented
by Cinema Tropical
November 6 - 15, 2019
IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Cinépolis Chelsea
THE JOURNEY OF MONALISA / EL VIAJE DE MONALISA
(Nicole Costa, Chile/USA, 2019, 93 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. International Premiere)
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Chilean-born performer and writer Iván Monalisa fully embraces his dual selves: scrappy, masculine Iván as well as diva, transvestite sex-worker Monalisa. A reunion with filmmaker Nicole Costa, Iván’s former college classmate, provides the opportunity for a journey through this undocumented transgender immigrant’s daily life of sex, drugs and poetry—as well as a quest for US legalization. Pragmatic and humorous, Iván Monalisa navigates the gritty underbelly of New York City with charisma and charm.
Thursday, November 7, 9:30pm at Cinépolis Chelsea
LOS ULTIMOS FRIKIS
(Nicholas Brennan, USA, 2019, 75 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
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Despite restrictions beginning under the regime of Fidel Castro, heavy metal band Zeus became icons of the Cuban music scene. Over the decades, the band and their front man, Diony Arce, have challenged the status quo under threat of government suppression. As the bandmates approach their 30th anniversary together in a shifting political and social climate, they embark on a national tour while contemplating the cultural influence of metal as a genre and music as their life’s purpose.
Sunday, November 10, 9:20pm at the SVA Theatre
THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS / LA CORDILLERA DE LOS SUEÑOS
(Patricio Guzmán, 2019, France/Chile, 85 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
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An exploration of identity, history and landscape by acclaimed Chilean director Patricio Guzmán. In his latest philosophical act of cinematic self-reflection, the Andean Cordillera mountain range becomes an ark where the most important poetic laws are stored, containing the ruins of the director’s childhood memories and the acts of police brutality and civil resistance that happened under Pinochet’s dictatorship. Spectacular aerial images bring us into the Cordillera and the troubled history it continues to witness.
Tuesday, November 12, 7:45pm at Cinepolis Chelsea
REVOLUTION RENT
(Andy Señor Jr, Victor Patrick Alvarez, USA, 90 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
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Theater director Andy is invited to bring the musical RENT to Cuba, his exiled parents’ homeland. Embarking on a personal journey to reclaim his complicated heritage, and to bridge cultural boundaries with Jonathan Larson’s inspiring musical, Andy is faced with the daunting task of opening the show just 12 weeks from first rehearsals. Will he be able to hone the raw young local talent he’s cast, contend with technical challenges and address RENT‘s controversial themes in Cuban society?
Friday, November 8, 9:30pm at the SVA Theatre
THE FOURTH KINGDOM: THE KINGDOM OF PLASTICS / EL CUARTO REINO: EL REINO DE LOS PLÁSTICOS
(Adán Aliaga, Àlex Lora Cercos, Spain, 2019, 83 min. In Spanish, English and Chinese with English subtitles)
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Sure We Can is a nonprofit in Williamsburg, Brooklyn founded by a Spanish missionary as both a recycling center and a community space. Here, a diverse group of immigrants, homeless individuals and outcasts engages in work, friendship and deep thinking, forging a surrogate family. Ana, René, Malvin, Pierre and Walter discuss God, physics, loneliness and UFOs while feeding kittens, playing music and recycling, in this artful observational film with touches of magic realism.
Sat Nov 9, 2019, 7:15pm and Wednesday, November 13 at Cinépolis Chelsea
AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA
(Aengus James, USA/Honduras, 97 min. In English. New York Premiere)
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Paul Lima has spent over a decade seeking justice for his slain father, Albert. Though convicted, Albert’s murderer has remained free in Honduras. Frustrated with the failings of the legal system, Paul takes the unorthodox—and highly dangerous—step of hiring two bounty hunters to track down the killer and finally make him pay. This riveting and at times darkly comedic thriller explores both the importance of family and the myriad dangers of taking the law into your own hands.
Wednesday, November 13, 9:30pm at Cinépolis Chelsea
