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2019 FESTIVAL FILMS

Drama

Days of the Whale (2019/Colombia)

Friday, October 4

Cristina and Simon are two young graffii artists who paint the city that they live in: Medellín. They defy a criminal gang when they decide to paint over a threat, written in a wall, a mural of a whale. The powerful strength of youth, faces fear, violence and the many risks of growing up.

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Documentary

El Mar La Mar (2017/USA)

Thursday, November 14

An immersive and enthralling journey through the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, EL MAR LA MAR weaves together harrowing oral histories from the area with hand-processed 16mm images of flora, fauna and items left behind by travelers.

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Drama, Romance

Una Noche (2012/Cuba)

Friday, November 15

A Havana teen must choose between protecting his twin sister or helping his friend escape to Miami

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Comedy, Drama

The Second Mother (2015/Brazil)

Saturday, November 16

The estranged daughter of a live-in maid comes to visit her mother's rich employers in São Paulo.

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dventure, Biography, Drama

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004/Argentina, Brazil, USA)

Saturday, November 16

The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.

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Biography, Drama, Sport

McFarland, USA (2015/USA)

Sunday, November 17

A California track coach shapes a Hispanic team into state champions in the 1980s. Inspired by actual events.

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