May 5 (4 pm) Movies at MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art presents Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera, 2008), an award-winning sci-fi movie about globalization. At MoMA's Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2, 11 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues). Ticket prices vary. For more information, click here or call 212-708-9400.
May 5 (7 pm) International Black Film Festival. The IBFF presents Afro Argentines (Jorge Fortes, Diefo Cabello, 2005), an award-winning documentary exploring racism and marginalization in Latin America. Followed by a discussion. At the New York Society of Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street. For more information, click here or call 347-371-2544.
May 5 (6.30-8.30 pm) Nuevo Cine at El Museo. El Museo del Barrio and the Puerto Rico Film Society present The Blue Herd / Aquel Rebño Azul (Guillermo Gómez-Álvarez, 2009), a historical account of the complex plot surrounding police brutality of Puerto Rico. At El Museo's El Café, 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street). To RSVP or for more information click here or call 212-831-7272.
May 5 (7 pm) Indocumentales/Undocumentaries: The US/Mexico Interdependent Film Series. Cinema Tropical and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU present Al Otro Lado (Natalia Almada, 2005), a film which explores the world of drug smuggling, immigration, and music as part of the film series. At the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center Auditorium, 53 Washington Square South. For more information, click here or call 212-254-5474.
May 6 (6-8 pm) Paintings + Gauchos: A Photographic Essay. The Consulate General of Argentina presents an exhibition of paintings by Sol Halabi and photographs by Martín Santander. Running through May 27th Mondays through Fridays, 11 am- 5 pm at the Consulate General of Argentina Art Galleries, 12 West 56th Street. For more information, click here or call 212-541-7746
May 7 - HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition Deadline. HBO and the New York International Latino Film Festival host a competition in which the winner will receive $15,000 in funding to produce and direct on digital video an original short film narrative. The final film produced from the winning screenplay will be presented on screen this summer during the 2010 New York International Latino Film Festival. For more information, click here
May 8 (4.30 pm) Artists on Artists. Solar presents an artist visit and discussion for Mediums, an exhibition featuring pieces by Soraida Bedoya, Fareen Butt, Nanette Carter, and Darlene Charneco on a variety of media exploring process, experimentation, and concepts of old and new, political and social, historical and spiritual. The show will run through May 17th by appointment, at Solar Art Gallery, 44 Davids Lane, East Hampton. For more information, click here or call 631-907-8422.
Through May 9: Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement. Curated by Rita Gonzalez, Howard Fox, and Chon Noriega. Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Chicano Studies Research Center of the University of California, Los Angeles. At El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Avenue. For more information, click here or call 212-831-7272
Through May 9: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Basques. The Basque Museum and the Cultural Center for the Ellis Island National Monument Museum present an exhibit on the struggles of Basques immigrants to the United States. At the Ellis Island National Monument. For more information click here or call 208-343-2671.
May 10 - 19 (6 pm) Realism in Spanish Cinema (1951-1963). Based on Antonio Bandera’s original idea, Instituto Cervantes presents a series including Furrows (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1951), Welcome Mr. Marshall (Luis García Berlanga, 1953), and Death of a Cyclist (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1956), among other films. At Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 211 East 49th Street. For schedule, click here, email cult3ny@cervantes.org, or call 212-308-7720.
May 11 (4-8 pm) 25 Anniversary Salon—Opening Reception. To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the Lehman College Art Gallery presents a fund-raising exhibition with works by artists who have exhibited in the gallery in the past. Running through June 4th at the Lehman College Art Gallery, Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx. For more information, click here or call 718-960-8731.
May 11 (6-9 pm) Indocumentales/Undocumentaries: The US/Mexico Interdependent Film Series. Cinema Tropical and NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies present Those Who Remain (Juan Carlos Rulfo, Carlos Haggerman, 2008), a documentary which sheds light on the separation of families by immigration as part of the film series. At the Casita Maria Center for Art and Education, 928 Simpson Street. For more information, click here or call 212-254-5474.
May 11 (7.30 pm) Latin American Cinema. Videoteca del Sur Presents La Cáscara (Carlos Ameglio, 2007), a story about a man searching for his friend’s murder and coming to terms with death in the process . At the Millenium Film Workshop, 66 East 4th Street. For more information, click here or call 212-673-0090.
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