By Mabel Pais
Veinte por veinte (20 for 20):
Celebrating Cinema Tropical
August 26 – October 5, 2021
MoMA, Online
The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), commemorating the 20th anniversary of Cinema Tropical, the leading presenter of contemporary Latin American filmmaking in the United States, presents 20 debut feature films by key Latin American writer-directors whose careers Cinema Tropical has helped champion over the past two decades — films that have never before enjoyed theatrical runs in New York, by now-celebrated artists like Lisandro Alonso (Argentina), Nicolás Pereda (Mexico), Sebastián Silva (Chile), and Dominga Sotomayor (Chile).
The exhibition opens with a special Sculpture Garden in-person screening of Matías Piñeiro’s “The Stolen Man” on Thursday, August 26, with the director in attendance.
“EL HOMBRE ROBADO” / THE STOLEN MAN
- Argentina. Written and directed by Matías Piñeiro. With María Villar, Romina Paula. In Spanish; English subtitles. 91 min.
Thursday, August 26, 8:30. MoMA Sculpture Garden
Virtual Cinema, August 27–September 3
“DE JUEVES A DOMINGO” / THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY
- Chile. Written and directed by Dominga Sotomayor. With Santi Ahumada, Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Paola Giannini. In Spanish; English subtitles. 96 min.
Virtual Cinema, August 27-September 3
“RAPADO”
- Argentina. Written and directed by Martín Rejtman. With Ezequiel Cavia, Mirta Busnelli, Damián Dreizik. In Spanish; English subtitles. 75 min.
Virtual Cinema, August 31 – September 7
“EL LUGAR MÁS PEQUEÑO” / THE TINIEST PLACE
- Mexico. Written and directed by Tatiana Huezo. In Spanish; English subtitles. 100 minutes.
Virtual Cinema, August 31-September 7
“25 WATTS”
- Uruguay. Written and directed by Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll. With Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, Alfonso Tort. In Spanish; English subtitles. 92 minutes.
Virtual Cinema, September 2-9
“MELAZA” / MOLASSES
- Cuba/France/Panama. Written and directed by Carlos Lechuga. With Yuliet Cruz, Armando Miguel Gómez, Luis Antonio Gotti. In Spanish; English subtitles. 80 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 2-9
“LA LIBERTAD” / FREEDOM
- Argentina. Written and directed by Lisandro Alonso. With Misael Saavedra, Humberto Estrada, Rafael Estrada. In Spanish; English subtitles. 75 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 7-14
“SANGRE”
- Mexico/France. Written and directed by Amat Escalante. With Cirilo Recio Dávila, Claudia Orozco, Martha Preciado. In Spanish; English subtitles. 90 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 7-14
“ACNÉ”
- Uruguay/Argentina/Spain/Mexico/USA. Written and directed by Federico Veiroj. With Alejandro Tocar, Ana Julia Catalá, Gustavo Melnik. In Spanish, Hebrew; English subtitles. 97 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 9-16
“AGUA FRÍA DE MAR” / COLD WATER OF THE SEA
- Costa Rica/France/Spain/Netherlands/Mexico. Written and directed by Paz Fábrega. With Monserrat Fernández, Lil Quesada Morúa, Luis Carlos Bogantes. In Spanish; English subtitles. 83 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 9-16
“BALNEARIOS”
- Argentina. Directed by Mariano Llinás. In Spanish; English subtitles. 80 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 14 – 21
“EL SALVAVIDAS” / THE LIFEGUARD
- Chile. Directed by Maite Alberdi. Screenplay by Alberdi, Sebastián Brahm. In Spanish; English subtitles. 64min.
Virtual Cinema, September 14-21
“MULHER À TARDE” / AFTERNOON WOMAN
- Brazil. Written and directed by Affonso Uchôa. With Renata Cabral, Luísa Horta, Ana Carolina Oliveira. In Portuguese; English subtitles. 70 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 16-23
“SANTA TERESA Y OTRAS HISTORIAS” / SANTA TERESA AND OTHER STORIES
- Dominican Republic/Mexico/USA. Written and directed by Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias. With Judit Gómez, Priscilla Lazaro, Cristina Kahlo. In Spanish; English subtitles. 65 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 16-23
“TEMPORADA” / LONG WAY HOME
- Brazil. Written and directed by André Novais Oliveira. With Grace Passô, Russo Apr, Rejane Faria. In Portuguese; English subtitles. 113 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 21-28
“¿DÓNDE ESTÁN SUS HISTORIAS?” / WHERE ARE THEIR STORIES?
- Mexico/Canada. Written and directed by Nicolás Pereda. In Spanish; English subtitles. 73 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 21-28
“LA PERRERA” / THE DOG POUND
- Argentina/Canada/Uruguay/Spain. Written and directed by Manuel Nieto Zas. With Pablo Riera, Martín Adjemián, María Sofía Dabarca. In Spanish; nglish subtitles. 109 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 23-30
“HISTORIA DEL MIEDO” / HISTORY OF FEAR
- Argentina/France/Germany/Qatar/ Uruguay. Written and directed by Benjamín Naishtat. With Jonathan Da Rosa, Tatiana Giménez, Mirella Pascual, Claudia Cantero, Francisco Lumerman. In Spanish; English subtitles. 79 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 23-30
“GENTE DE BIEN”
Colombia/France. Directed by Franco Lolli. Screenplay by Lolli, Catherine Paillé, Virginie Legeay. With Carlos Fernando Pérez, Alejandra Borrero, Santiago Martínez. In Spanish; English subtitles. 86 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 28 – October 5
”LA VIDA ME MATA” / LIFE KILLS ME
Chile. Directed by Sebastián Silva. Screenplay by Silva, Pedro Peirano. With Gabriel Díaz, Diego Muñoz, Claudia Celedón. In Spanish; English subtitles. 92 min.
Virtual Cinema, September 28-October 5
For more information, visit: moma.org/film
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(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness)
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