North Carolina Latin American Film Festival

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

TUE, OCT 3 | 7:00 PM
Gods of Mexico | Dioses de México

Dir. Helmut Dosantos, Mexico/USA, 2022, 97 min. No dialogue.
With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, Gods of Mexico is a poetic survey of the vast landscapes and rich diversity of several communities of rural Mexico. Using richly saturated color and hypnotic black-and-white interludes, filmmaker Helmut Dosantos takes viewers through salt pans, deserts, highlands, jungle, and underground mines—paying tribute to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity amidst the shadows of modernization.

TUE, OCT 10 | 7:00 PM
Bulls and Saints | Toros y Santos

Dir. Rodrigo Dorfman and Peter Eversoll. 2023. 52 min.
After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives. Set between the backdrop of the rodeo rings of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican hometown they long for, Bulls and Saints is a love story of reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption. Produced in association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).
In Spanish with English subtitles.