Día de los Muertos 2018
Día de los Muertos: Short Film Showcase
Celebrate Día de los Muertos With Us
Join us for a FREE screening of a collection of short films from around the world featuring themes celebrated during Día de los Muertos. The Houston Latino Film Festival is happy to be hosted by MECA and supported by The Cinema Social to help celebrate. Everyone is welcome to stay after for a post-screening social and FREE drinks.
WHEN:
Saturday, November 3, 2018
6:00pm - 9:00pm
WHERE:
MECA
1900 Kane
Houston, TX 77007
Admission: FREE
Saturday, November 3, 2018
6:00pm - 9:00pm
WHERE:
MECA
1900 Kane
Houston, TX 77007
Admission: FREE
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Program
THURSDAY NIGHT2017 / Drama / 8 min (Portugal)
Synopsis:
An elusive stranger pays Bimbo a visit in the middle of the night to deliver a vital message.
AND THE WHOLE SKY FIT IN THE DEAD COW’S EYE (Y TODO EL CIELO CUPO EN EL OJO DE LA VACA MUERTA)
2016 / Drama / 19 min (Chile)
Synopsis:
Emeteria is visited by the ghost of her patron, Teodoro. She believes he has come to take her to the afterlife -- but he has more devastating news.
THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE (LO DULCE DE LA VIDA)
2017 / Drama / 12 min (Mexico)
Synopsis:
Ana, a 7 year old girl, tries to understand and unwind in her grandfather's funeral despite her mother's efforts to keep her apart.
PET
2017 / Drama / 4 min (USA)
Synopsis:
Two lonely souls connect on All Souls Day.
DON’T PASS THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO (NO PASES POR SAN BERNARDINO)
2017 / Drama / 19 mins (Mexico)
Synopsis:
Going through government institutions and social organizations, Ligia, a mourning peasant mother, will search for answers to her son’s death.
INCARNATION (ENCARNACIÓN)
2017 / Drama / 14 min (Mexico)
Synopsis:
After massacring the people of Encarnación, a group of undercover soldiers return to destroy the evidence. Soldier Ezequiel Gallardo drifts away from his platoon and ends up in the town alone, face to face with his own demons.
THE ABSENTS (LOS AUSENTES)
2017 / Fiction / 17 min (Mexico)
Synopsis:
Rafaelito is a 7-year-old who is part of a musical trio. The young huapangueros must find a way to liven up a wake but the biggest concern is that they only have three songs in their repertoire.
RAMONA
2014 / Drama / 15 min (Mexico)
Synopsis:
Ramona, an 80 year old peasant, announces that she is going to die. Her son Carmelo asks her for more time to get together the money for the coffin. The news travels around the town. A lot of people come to say goodbye to her and, in passing, give her messages for their deceased.