Institute for the Study of the Americas

23rd NC Latin American Film Festival, November 1-22

This year the festival presents films from 12 countries and will enjoy the presence of at least eight film makers who will introduce their films and talk about their experience working in the region. The Festival introduces the Latino Portrait Project where a new generation of audiovisual producers will share their vision on what it means to live in the Americas. Organized by the Consortium on Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-CH and Duke University. Learn more.

The Cuban Revolution at 50: Art and Cinema

In conjunction with the NC Latin American Film Festival, the Ackland Art Museum, UNC Department of Art, and the Louis Round Wilson Library, ISA has organized a series of lectures, film screenings and an exhibit that explores 50 years of the Cuban Revolution. On Wednesday, November 11, 6:00pm at the FedEx Global Education Center, Auditorium, First Floor, Ann Marie Stock (College of William & Mary) will present a talk, "Between the Industry and Independence in Cuba: 'Street Filmmakers' Document an Island in Transition," followed by a presentation of three short films from Cuba: El Propietario, Oda a la Pina, and Existen. Dr. Stock is the editor of Framing Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Critical Perspectives and author of numerous essays on visual culture and identity, especially in the context of Latin American cinema. As the Founding Director of the non-profit initiative Cuban Cinema Classics, Dr. Stock disseminates Cuban documentaries in the U.S. She also serves as a member of the executive committee of the Havana Film Festival of New York, and regularly participates as a juror for such film events as the Sundance Festival and Cinergia. Learn more.

Almost Now: Cuban Art, Cinema, and Politics in the 1960s and 1970s, August 29-December 6

The Ackland Art Museum presents a special exhibition featuring Cuban cinema posters. Almost Now examines the central role that artists, filmmakers, and film audiences have played in Cuban cultural and political discourse since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Learn more.

* Art: Eduardo "Choco" Roca