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Xicanx Versus Aliens
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Jaime's Place | 1514 W. Commerce
Activist/Musician Joaquín Muerte hosts a live episode of his original podcast, Xicanx Versus Aliens, an exploration of “all things UFO, cryptozoology, paranormal, occult y mas from a person of color perspective.” Filmmakers Edwin Raul Oliva and Dylan Hensley and special guest Alejandra Herrera (Itu Ninu, Roma) join Muerte to discuss Latinx sci-fi cinema. Preceded by a curated selection of cosmic-infused short films.
Event is free. RSVP here.
Click the posters below to view trailers of each film. Watch Angels and The Ballad of Tita and the Machines in their entirety!
Angels
Samantha Aldana, 2022, USA, 7 min
When a Latinx woman caring for her dying mother discovers a creature with strange abilities, she's forced to confront her ideas about right and wrong.
Check out an interview with the filmmaker here.
A Haunting Across the Galaxy
Edwin Raul Oliva, 2022, USA, 14 min
An alien archaeologist, on his quest to capture a living souvenir from Earth, has trouble capturing an uncooperative Ghost.
The Ballad of Tita and The Machines
Miguel Angel Caballero, 2023, USA, 15 min
When Tita, an elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an AI humanoid to fill in for her picking strawberries, she attracts the engineers' attention because their humanoids cannot do her back-breaking work.
Watch a Q&A with the filmmaker here.
Somos Borderlands
Dylan Hensley, 2022, USA, 18 min
From Boca Chica Beach to Rio Grande City, this documentary dreamscape takes the viewer on a short personal tour of the Rio Grande Valley. The film serves to highlight some of the people, perspectives, and spaces of today through the music and lore of "Futuro Conjunto" — a prophetic trans-media art project by Charlie Vela and Jonathan Leal, intertwined with reverence and imagination.
Border Hopper
Nico Casavecchia, 2023, USA, 14 min
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film
When a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.
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