April 7-15, HFFNY presents a taste of the boldest cinematic stories straight from Central America. These films have generated a lot of buzz domestically and abroad. Catch them at their first ever NY screenings. Enjoy the show!
LA PRENDA / THE PAWN
Jean-Cosme Delaloye | Guatemala – Switzerland | 2015 | Documentary | 78min
A story of two women speaking up and fighting back against a Guatemalan landscape of terror and impunity.
Sunday, April 9 at 9:30pm @ Village East Cinema
(Director Jean-Cosme Delaloye present for Q&A)
PRESOS / IMPRISONED
Esteban Ramirez | Costa Rica | 2015 | Fiction | 97min
In this box office hit, a young girl provokes family drama when she begins secretly dating a prison inmate.
Wednesday, April 13 at 6:45pm @ Village East Cinema
(Director Esteban Ramirez present for Q&A)
EL CUARTO DE LOS HUESOS / THE ROOM OF BONES
Marcela Zamora | El Salvador | 2015 | Documentary | 60min
A necessary documentary that gives testimony to the catastrophic legacies of violence that continue to plague El Salvador, and the mothers who remember.
Sunday, April 10 at 3pm @ Village East Cinema
