The best of Latin American Cinema in Toronto
TLN Documentaries Canada, 2023Saturday October 21, 6 PMBy TLN StudiosIn Spanish, 60 min Latin American professionals are immigrating to Canada in droves, traveling up north and contributing to the world of sustainable energy in creative and innovative ways. This Spanish language project documents the unexpected Read More …
TLN Documentaries Canada, 2023Saturday October 21, 6 PMBy TLN StudiosIn Spanish with English subtitles, 60 min Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is arguably among the most important traditions in Mexican culture. Honoring the deceased in their life and beyond, its Read More …
TLN Documentaries Canada, 2023Saturday October 21, 4 PMBy TLN StudiosIn Spanish with English subtitles, 60 min Candombe, officially awarded the title of Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, originates from African slaves who were brought to Uruguay and found relief in music they could easily play in Read More …
TLN Documentaries Canada, 2022Saturday October 21, 4 PMBy TLN StudiosIn English, 66 min The Canadian Men’s National Soccer team first qualified for the World Cup in 1986. Ever since that historic moment, soccer in Canada has overcome numerous obstacles and decades of disappointment. With a Read More …
The Consulate General presents the Argentine Film Night, as part of the celebration of 40 years of uninterrupted democracy in Argentina. Admission is free, subject to registration, as space is limited. To register, please send an e-mail to eventos_ctoro@mrecic.gov.ar, identifying the person(s) who will be Read More …
The Consulate General presents the Argentine Film Night, as part of the celebration of 40 years of uninterrupted democracy in Argentina. Admission is free, subject to registration, as space is limited. To register, please send an e-mail to eventos_ctoro@mrecic.gov.ar, identifying the person(s) who will be Read More …
Uruguay, 2021NarrativeSaturday October 21, 8 PMDirected by Manuel Nieto ZasIn Spanish with English subtitles, 106 min Rodrigo is a young landowner who is in charge of one of his father’s fields in northern Uruguay. He is married to Federica and has a very young son Read More …
Including results from LATAFF Cineminute WorkshopSaturday October 21, 2 PM Frida in the Sky Dani Sadun The Butch and the Baby Daddy Barb Taylor, Karleen Pendleton Jiménez Anima Mea Mariana Michaelis Cartography of a Woman Andressa Back The Torrential Melody José Luis Saturno Vela Esteban Read More …
United States, 2023DocumentarySunday October 15, 6 PMDirected by Bernardo RuizIn Spanish with English subtitles, 80 min An unlikely collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights. Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American Read More …
Peru, 2020NarrativeSunday October 15 – 4 PMDirected by Henry VallejoIn Spanish with English subtitles, 92 min Elisban arrives in the city of Puno too late to find his friend Hermógenes, with whom he should work. Homeless and moneyless, he survives on small, unstable jobs in Read More …
Chile, 2022Narrative, AnimationSunday October 15, 2 PMDirected by Elisa EliashIn Spanish with English subtitles, 84’ minFor all the family Nino is a spoiled child that is plunged into a strong fever and suddenly absorbed by a mysterious painting. His mother had warned him and the Read More …
Uruguay, 2022NarrativeSaturday October 14, 8 PMDirected by Juan Manuel SoléIn Spanish with English subtitles, 84 min Julio is frustrated with the life he leads. Blanca deceived him and Florencia bored him. He works as a tour guide in Colonia del Sacramento when he meets Claire, Read More …
Peru, 2022NarrativeSaturday October 14, 6 PMDirected by Michel GómezIn Spanish with English subtitles, 110 min Based on the novel of the same name by Santiago Roncagliolo. In this political thriller, while the entire Peru cheers on the soccer team in the 1978 World Cup in Read More …
Mexico, 2022NarrativeSaturday October 14, 4 PMDirected by Anabel CasoIn Spanish with English subtitles, 115 min During the summer, thirteen-year-old Sofía moves to the country house, where her cousin Cristina awaits for her to spend the holidays. During these days of games and discoveries the two Read More …
El Salvador, 2021DocumentarySunday October 8, 6 PMDirected by Celina EscherIn English and Spanish with English subtitles, 89 min Fly So Far follows Teodora Vázquez, the spokesperson for Las 17, a group of women accused of aggravated homicide in El Salvador for having had a spontaneous Read More …
Cuba, 2020NarrativeSunday October 8, 4 PMDirected by Rigoberto LópezIn Spanish with English subtitles, 112 min Posthumous film by Rigoberto López, it is an approach to the figure of the Camagüey hero Ignacio Agramonte, his fight for Cuban independence, and his love relationship with Amalia Simoni. Read More …
Guatemala, 2022NarrativeSunday October 8, 2 PMDirected by Kenneth Christopher MüllerIn Spanish with English subtitles, 73 min Inspired by the life of the Guatemalan soccer player Juan Carlos Plata, the film narrates the most intimate moments of a young man who, despite the adversity he was Read More …
Canada, 2022NarrativeSaturday October 7, 8 PMDirected by Alison MurrayIn English and Spanish with English subtitles, 102 minQ&A to follow screening Ariel: Back to Buenos Aires tells the story of siblings Diana and Davie Vega who return to Argentina, country of their birth, for the first Read More …
Canada, 2022NarrativeSaturday October 7, 6 PMDirected by Katherine JerkovicIn French and Spanish with English subtitles, 89 min A cook in his heyday, Camilo is now a worn-out fifty-year-old who works for a cleaning company. We can guess a personal failure in the past of this Read More …
Canada, 2022DocumentarySaturday October 7, 2023, 4 PMDirected by Lina RodriguezIn Spanish with English subtitles, 68 minQ&A to follow screening A poetic reflection on the fluid nature of identity, Mis dos voces focuses on Ana, Claudia, and Marinela, three Latin American women who share their intimate Read More …