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KENDALL CAMPUS (HYBRID)

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL SCREENINGS from OCTOBER 10th – 16th 

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/kendallmdc
Username: MDC-Kendall
Password: Festival-Kendall *Password is case sensitive* 

BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PAJAROS DE VERANO) (2018)
IN-PERSON SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 at 4:00 PM – Room 6120

VIRTUAL SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Directed by Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego | Colombia, Mexico, Denmark
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

CHICO & RITA (2012)
IN-PERSON SCREENING – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 at 4:00 PM – Room 6120

VIRTUAL SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal & Tono Errando | Spain, United Kingdom
Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris.

THE AWAKENING OF THE ANTS (2019)
VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
Directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furnis | Costa Rica, Spain
Demure young housewife Isa faces pressure from her in-laws and husband to have another baby, but her own needs and desires go ignored. What will happen when she reaches her breaking point?

UN TRADUCTOR (2018)
VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Directed by Rodrigo Barriuso | Cuba
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment.

TREMORS (2019)

VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Directed by Jayro Bustamante | France, Guatemala, Luxembourg
Handsome, charismatic, and wealthy, Pablo’s decision to leave his wife for another man sends shockwaves through his family. Desperate to see his children, he submits to a brutal conversion therapy regimen that pushes him to his breaking point.

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/kendallmdc
Username: MDC-Kendall
Password: Festival-Kendall *Password is case sensitive* 

MEDICAL CAMPUS (VIRTUAL)

Monday, OCTOBER 10th – Sunday, OCTOBER 16th

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/medicalmdc
Username: MDC-Medical
Password: Festival-Medical *Password is case sensitive*

VICENTA (2020)
Directed by Dario Doria | Argentina
Based on a true story, Elena finds that her mentally disabled daughter has been raped and is pregnant. Her fight for her daughter’s rights is told through clay figures and live-action news clips, as her case moves all the way to the UN Human Rights Committee.

MY NAME IS GENNET (2019)
Directed by Miguel Ángel Tobías | Spain
Born into extreme poverty and deaf and blind, this is based on the true story of Gennet’s path to become the first deaf-blind woman from birth to achieve a university degree in Europe.

THE INFILTRATORS (2019)
Directed by Alex Rivera & Cristina Ibarra | United States
A rag-tag group of undocumented youth—Dreamers—deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center. Based on true events, this is a hybrid documentary-fiction film.

FATHER’S CHAIR (2018)
Directed by Luciano Moura | Brazil
Having always placed his job before his family, Theo is a failure as both a father and a husband. But when his 15-year-old son disappears, riding off on a black stallion, Theo goes to great lengths to find his son and to rediscover himself.

CAMILA’S AWAKENING (2018)
Directed by Rosario Jiménez Gili | Chile

Smart and beautiful, 17-year-old Camila loves swimming and never fails.  However, the water that has given her success now leads her to the biggest setback of her life: a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) that will force her to reinvent herself with courage, humor, and love.

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/medicalmdc
Username: MDC-Medical
Password: Festival-Medical *Password is case sensitive*

PADRON CAMPUS – HYBRID – IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL SCREENINGS

VIRTUAL SCREENINGS – Monday, OCTOBER 17 – Sunday, OCTOBER 23 

Access to view films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/padronmdc
Username: MDC-Padron
Password: Festival-Padron *Password is case sensitive* 

MY NAME IS GENNET (MI NOMBRE ES GENNET) (2019)

VIRTUAL ACCESS ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Directed by Miguel Angél Tobías | Spain
Based on a true story, this poignant and inspirational film follows the life of Gennet Corcuera, from her childhood in extreme poverty in Ethiopia to her achievement as the first Deaf-blind woman to obtain a university degree in Europe.

LOS LOBOS (2019)

VIRTUAL ACCESS ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo | Mexico
Two children emigrate to the US with their mother. Their days pass in a tiny flat waiting for her to come back as they hold on to the hope of visiting Disneyworld.

ILLITERATE (2013)

VIRTUAL ACCESS ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Directed by Moisés Sepúlveda | Chile
Ximena, a woman in her 50s, has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy a secret, but an unread letter from her father may inspire her to learn how to read after all. 

CHINESE TAKE-AWAY (2012)

VIRTUAL ACCESS ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Directed by Sebastián Borensztein | Argentina
Starring Ricardo DarÍn as Roberto, a loner who operates a hardware shop in Buenos Aires. When he takes in Jun, a Chinese man looking for his last living relative, Roberto finds an end to his loneliness and maybe finds his destiny as well.

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IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – Thursday, OCTOBER 27 – 3PM at TOWER THEATER MIAMI, 1508 SW 8th Street 

UN TRADUCTOR (2018)
Directed by Rodrigo Barriuso & Sebastián Barriuso | Cuba, Canada
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment. ***Special Guest: Director Sebastián Barriuso will join us at Tower Theater Miami for a Q & A Session***

Access to view films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/padronmdc
Username: MDC-Padron
Password: Festival-Padron *Password is case sensitive* 

NORTH CAMPUS

IN-PERSON SCREENINGS ONLY – ROOM 2147  

Access to view trailers: https://miamifilm.co/northmdc
Username: MDC-North
Password: Festival-North *Password is case sensitive* 

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001)

IN-PERSON SCREENING – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 – 6:30PM – ROOM 2147

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico
Two wealthy teenage boys take a road trip with an older woman, from Mexico City to a fictional seaside destination. Ignoring the poverty around them, they seduce each other.

THE AWAKENING OF THE ANTS (2019)
IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 – 6:30 PM – ROOM 2147
Directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furnis | Costa Rica, Spain
Demure young housewife Isa faces pressure from her in-laws and husband to have another baby, but her own needs and desires go ignored. What will happen when she reaches her breaking point?

THIS IS CRISTINA (2018)

IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 – 6:30 PM – ROOM 2147

Directed by Gonzalo Maza | Chile
Best friends Cristina and Susana confront life after 30 with divorce, moving back in with mom, a variety of egotistical men, and fighting with each other.

EVERYBODY KNOWS (2018)

IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 6:30 PM – ROOM 2147
Directed by Ashgar Farhadi | France, Spain, Italy
Star-studded cast includes Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Ricardo Darín. Laura travels from Buenos Aires back to her hometown outside Madrid for a wedding, but when her daughter goes missing, the happy reunion turns into a nightmare. 

EMA (2019)
IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 – 6:30 PM – ROOM 2147
Directed by Pablo Larraín | Chile
Centering on the sinuous, electrifying art of dance, EMA is a portrait of a woman on fire–when her adopted son Pablo becomes violent, Ema and her husband reverse the adoption and find their marriage crumbling, but Ema is determined to move freely through the world.

WEST CAMPUS (HYBRID)

IN-PERSON SCREENINGS and VIRTUAL SCREENINGS

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/westmdc
Username: MDC-West
Password: Festival-West *Password is case sensitive* 

IN THE HEIGHTS (2021)

IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 – 11:30AM – MONUMENT STAIRS, BUILDING 2
Directed by Jon M. Chu | United States 
Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this is a love letter to the Washington Heights neighborhood and the diverse Latinx communities that live there.

RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME (2018)

IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 – 11:30AM – MONUMENT STAIRS, BUILDING 2
Directed by Abner Benaim | Argentina, Colombia, Panama
Music icon Ruben Blades was at the center of New York’s Salsa revolution and now takes us with him on his final tour.

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DREAMS OF CHONTA (2020)

VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Directed by Ana Katz | Argentina
Sebastian’s peaceful life crumbles when his dog’s barking costs him his job.

THE DOG WHO WOULDN’T BE QUIET (2020)

VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
Directed by Ana Katz | Argentina
Sebastian’s peaceful life crumbles when his dog’s barking costs him his job.

TANIA LIBRE (2017)

VIRTUAL SCREENING ONLY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson | Cuba, United States, Germany
One of the world’s most celebrated Cuban artists, Tania Bruguera meets with famous psychiatrist Dr. Frank Ochberg to explore the post-traumatic stress disorder that she experiences after spending eight months imprisoned in Cuba.

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/westmdc
Username: MDC-West
Password: Festival-West *Password is case sensitive* 

WOLFSON CAMPUS – HYBRID

IN-PERSON SCREENINGS & VIRTUAL SCREENINGS

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/wolfsonmdc

Username: MDC-Wolfson

Password: Festival-Wolfson *Password is case sensitive*

IN THE HEIGHTS (2021)

IN-PERSON SCREENING ONLY – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 at 6:00 PM- OUTDOOR PLAZA

Directed by Jon M. Chu | United States | Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this is a love letter to the Washington Heights neighborhood and the Latinx communities that live there.

BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PAJAROS DE VERANO) (2018)

IN-PERSON SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 at 2:30 PM – ROOM 8106

VIRTUAL ACCESS – MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 to SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Directed by Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego | Colombia, Mexico, Denmark
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

MIDNIGHT FAMILY (2019)

IN-PERSON SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 at 2:30 PM – ROOM 8106

VIRTUAL ACCESS – MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 to SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Directed by Luke Lorentzen | Mexico
The Ochoa family operates a private ambulance in the cutthroat industry that exists in Mexico City. They struggle to provide adequate care to patients while their all-male and all-ages crew fights to make a living.

7 WEEKS (2016)

IN-PERSON SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 at 2:30 PM – ROOM 8106

VIRTUAL ACCESS – MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 to SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

Directed by Constanza Figari | Chile
Camila, a young college student, finds out she is pregnant. Despite the full support of her partner and family, Camila, unwilling to become a mother, decides to end her pregnancy, causing the anger and rejection of her loved ones, having to walk the path of early termination alone, in a country where abortion is illegal.

BACURAU (2019)

IN-PERSON SCREENING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 at 2:30 PM – ROOM 3208/3209

VIRTUAL ACCESS – MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 to SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles | Brazil
As a village grieves the loss of a matriarch, they realize that their town has disappeared from online maps. Nefarious forces emerge to try to force the citizens of Bacurau to leave, but the community fights back.

Access to view virtual films & trailers: https://miamifilm.co/wolfsonmdc

Username: MDC-Wolfson

Password: Festival-Wolfson *Password is case sensitive*