Oct
23
Wed
14 Kilometres @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Spain 2007
Plots keywords: Migrations | Drama | Road Movie
Language: Español and Arabic – English subtitles
Director: Gerardo Olivares
Writer: Andrés Baiz, Patricia Catañeda
Production Co: Wanda Visión / Explora Films
Runtime: 95 min.
Cast: Adoum Moussa, Mahamadou Alzouma, Aminata Kanta, Mohamed Achemol
Awards:
2007: Seminci: Espiga de Oro, Mejor fotografía, Mejor música

 

14 Kilómetros

“Catorce kilómetros” es la distancia que separa África de Europa por el Estrecho de Gibraltar. En África hay millones de personas cuyo único objetivo es entrar en Europa porque el hambre no entiende de fronteras ni de barreras. Este largometraje quiere aportar un poco de luz a las sombras de la inmigración. Buba Kanou, Violeta Sunny Sunny y Mukela Kanou emprenden un largo y peligroso viaje hacia Europa a través de Mali, Níger, Argelia y Marruecos y muestran ciertos aspectos no muy conocidos de la realidad africana.

 

14 Kilometres

14 Kilometres, the distance separating Africa from Europe, is a road movie depicting the hardships and challenges some people undertake in order to reach their dream destination, where they believe they can find paradise.
The film follows the perilous journey of three characters across the Sahara to Morocco in order to cross the Straits of Gibraltar into Spain, as they attempt to reach the supposedly lavish lands of Europe where there is hope for the future. This trio consists of a young girl, Violet, who lives in a village in Mali, escaping her arranged marriage to an old man; Buba, a mechanic and a skillful footballer, and his older brother Mukela from the neighbouring Niger, who suggests that he go to Europe to try his skills there.

 

FILM SERIES:  The History Through Cinema

Nov
13
Wed
Even the Rain @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Nov 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Spain 2010
Plots keywords: Drama | Social | Cochabamba | Christopher Columbus
Language: Español and Quechua – English subtitles
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writer: Paul Laverty
Production Co: Coproducción España-Francia-México; Morena Films
Runtime: 104 min.
Cast: Luis Tosar, Gael García Bernal, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Raúl Arévalo, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Carlos Santos, Dani Currás, Vicente Romero
Awards:
2011: Festival de Berlín (Sección Panorama): Premio del público
2011: Premios del Cine Europeo: Nominada a Premio del Público
2010: 3 Premios Goya: Actor de reparto (Elejalde), Música original, Dir. de producción
2010: Premios Ariel: Mejor película iberoamericana (ex aequo)

 

También la Lluvia

Cochabamba, Bolivia. Año 2000. Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) y Costa (Luis Tosar) se han propuesto hacer una película sobre Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América. Mientras que Sebastián, el director, pretende desmitificar al personaje presentándolo como un hombre ambicioso y sin escrúpulos; a Costa, el productor, sólo le importa ajustar la película al modesto presupuesto del que disponen; precisamente por eso elige Bolivia, por ser uno de los países más baratos y con mayor población indígena de Hispanoamérica. La película se rueda en Cochabamba, donde la privatización y venta del agua a una multinacional siembra entre la población un malestar tal que hará estallar la tristemente famosa Guerra Boliviana del Agua (abril del año 2000). Quinientos años después del descubrimiento de América, palos y piedras se enfrentan de nuevo al acero y la pólvora de un ejército moderno. Pero esta vez no se lucha por el oro, sino por el más imprescindible de los elementos vitales: el agua.

Even the Rain

Spanish director Sebastián, his executive producer Costa and all his crew are in Bolivia, in the Cochabamba area, to shoot a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians at the time. Costa has chosen this place because the budget of the film is tight and here he can hire supernumeraries, local actors and extras on the cheap. Things go more or less smoothly until a conflict erupts over the privatization of the water supply. The trouble is that one of the local actors, is a leading activist in the protest movement.

 

 

Jan
18
Sat
Tour Mural in Houston by Betirri @ 2120 Walker Street Houston, TX 77003
Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Betirri is turning eight years as a professional artist.
Within these 8 years, he has had the opportunity to complete six murals in
Houston, TX.

Please join him to celebrate with a
TOUR MURAL in Houston on
January 18th, 2020

 

Click here to meet Betirri

Mar
6
Fri
Women, Essence & Origin – Art Exhibit @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Mar 6 – Apr 6 all-day

Please contact any of the artists to get an appointment if you want to visit the exhibition.

Annia Guillén- anniaguillen.com

Hilda Rueda- hildaruedart.com

Carolina Dalmás-carolinadalmasart.com

Apr
6
Mon
Noche de películas junto a IHCH /Movie Night with IHCH Online Screening @ Online Screening
Apr 6 – May 4 all-day

April programing:

La Otra Conquista/The Other Conquest
Country: Mexico 1998/2008
Director & Writer: Salvador Carrasco
Screening during the week of April 6 to 12
With English subtitles

Alatriste
Country: Spain 2006
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Writer: Agustín Díaz Yanes (Novela: Arturo Pérez- Reverte)
Screening during the week of April 13 to 19
With English subtitles

Noche de películas junto a IHCH /Movie Night with IHCH

Online Screening

Join the IHCH to view these online films. Watch these acclaimed Hispanic-American films at home!
Screenings begin April 6 and run through May.

The IHCH relives for the general public its film series History Through Cinema which was presented last year. The series consists of 16 current Latin American and Spanish films that give an account of Hispanic-American history from the 15th century to the present.
Stay tuned in our fan facebook page @IHCHOUSTON

April/May programing:

Goya en Burdeos/Goya in Bordeaux
Country: Spain 1999/2000
Director: Carlos Saura
Writer: Carlos Saura, Luigi Scattini
Screening during the week of April 20 to 26
With English subtitles

El Libertador/The Liberator
Country: Venezuela 2013
Director: Alberto Arvelo
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Screening during the week of April 27 to May 3
With English subtitles

Watch now "LIBERATOR" by Alberto Arvelo

?ONLINE SCREENING

Historia a través del cine: SXIX “Libertador” de Alberto Arvelo
https://ok.ru/video/1950709451506

Screening during the week of April 27 to May 3  ?
Libertador / Liberator
Venezuela 2013/2014
Director: Alberto Arvelo
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
*With English subtitles*

Superproducción entre Venezuela y España que relata la figura del militar y político venezolano Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), uno de los principales artífices de la independencia de los países latinoamericanos frente al imperio español en el siglo XIX.

Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered – it liberated.

 

*Restricted: Parental accompaniment required for younger audiences.//CONTENIDO SUGERIDO PARA MAYORES DE 16 AÑOS*
*Contenido disponible desde el día 27 de abril hasta el 3 de mayo*

May
7
Thu
Art Exhibit @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
May 7 – May 15 all-day
Oct
9
Fri
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
9
Sat
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
9
Sun
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
9
Mon
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre