Five Latin American films will be screened during the fourth-annual Latin American Film Festival, which is set for several days in mid-April at the Brian and Lori Hesprich Auditorium (Graff Main Hall) at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
The thought-provoking films will shine a light on social and economic justice in Latin America, said Omar Granados, director of UW-L’s Institute for Latin American and Latino/a Studies.
Each film will include discussions led by UW-L faculty and staff. The event is free and open to the public.
The festival, sponsored by UW-L’s Institute for Latin American Studies (ILAS), is funded in part by UW-L’s College of Liberal Studies Office of the Dean and a Pragda Film Institute grant.
Schedule of films
• 6 p.m. Monday, April 10 — “From the Land to Your Table” (¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Tomate?) (presentation and discussion by Christine Hippert, Anthropology)
• 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 — “The Travel Agent” (Pequeñas mentiras piadosas) (presentation and discussion by Omar Granados, Modern Languages)
• 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 “Ixcanul” (Volcano) — (presentation and discussion by Constance Vanderhyden, Office of Multicultural Student Services)
• 4 p.m. Friday, April 14 — “The Club” (presentation and discussion by Rose Brougham, Modern Languages)
• 6 p.m. Friday, April 14 — “Mr. Kaplan” (presentation and discussion by Rose Brougham, Modern Languages)
