September 28 (7.30 pm) Videoteca del Sur. Screening of Terras (Da-Rin, 2009) and Vestigios de un Sueño (Fisher, 2006), the former a film about the concept of country borders along the Amazonian forest, and the latter a film about the persecution of teachers during the Paraguayan dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. At the Millenium Film Workshop, 66 East 4th Street. For more information, click here or call 212-673-0090.
September 28 (6-8 pm) Immigrant—Opening Reception. The Northern ManhattanArts Alliance presents an exhibition featuring cultural commonalities by a diverse group of artists. At the NoMAA Gallery, 178 Bennett Avenue, 3rd Floor. For more information, call 212-567-4396.
September 28 (7 pm) Festival of New Spanish Cinema. The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center presents Under the Stars (Viscarret, 2007), a film about the claustrophobia and paranoia of small-town life, as part of the third FNSC, a festival devoted to bringing the latest and, riskier, offbeat and artistically-inspired Spanish films to North American audiences. At the KJCC at NYU, 53 Washington Square South. For more information, click here or call 212-998-3650.
September 29 (6 pm) First Peruvian Contemporary Film Showcase. The Consulate of Peru in New York and Instituto Cervantes present Hands of God (Ackerman, 2004), Porter (Ramírez, 2003), and Pantaleon and the Visitors (Lombardi, 1999) three films exploring various characters of Peruvian culture. At Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 East 49th Street. For more information, click here or call 212-308-7720.
September 29 and 30 (See schedules below) New York Film Festival Masterworks: Fernando de Fuentes The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a trilogy of films on the Mexican revolution by the acclaimed Mexican director. Films include Prisionero 13 (1933), El Compadre Mendoza (1934), and Vamonos con Pancho Villa (1936). Ticket prices vary. At the Walter Reade Theaters in Lincoln Center. For more information, click here or call 212-875-5601.
September 30 (5.30-7 pm) Andrea Cukier: Imaginary Landscapes—Opening Reception. The Office of Government and Community Affairs at Columbia University presents an exhibit by the Argentine, Inwood-based artist Andrea Cukier, featuring works inspired by the changing atmosphere in the narrow gaps of sky that the artist sees from her
window. Running through October 28th during business hours at the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, 1150 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 168th Street), and the Lasker Biomedical Research Building, 3960 Broadway (entrance on 166th Street). For more information, click here.
September 30 (7.30 pm) Film Screening: An Artistic Response to the Immigration Crisis. Art for Change presents a film screening of The Other Side of Immigration (Germano, 2009), a documentary based on interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside, following their lives as they cross the border to work in United States. At 2082 Lexington Avenue, at 126th Street. For more information, click here or call 212-348-7044.
September 30 and October 1 (7 pm) Blood into Gold: the Cinematic Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky. The Museum of Arts and Design presents the groundbreaking and unconventional films of Chilean-born Alejandro Jodorowsky: Fando y Lis (1968) on Thursday and Santa Sangre (1989) on Friday as part of a series exploring the director’s works. At the MAD museum, 2 Columbus Circle. For more information, click here or call 212-299-7777.
October 2 (7-9 pm) A Celebration of Spanish Contemporary Culture. The Anthology Film Archives and the Spanish Consulate in New York present an evening of interactive performance art. Tickets are $7 advance and $13 at the door. At Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue. For more information, click here or call 917-930-2314.
October 3 Working Stiffs: Photography from the Collection—Closing. The Queens Museum of the Arts presents an exhibit of fifty photographs from the Museum’s permanent collection which articulate what it is to work, cross-culturally and geographically, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. At the Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park. For more information, click here or call 718- 592-9700.
October 5 (6-8 pm) El Escaparate—Opening Reception. As part of the Lating Media and Entertainment Week, NoMAA presents “A Storefront Art Show by Latinos Uptown”, featuring the works by ten artists, curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado. Running through October 29th at all locations. The group exhibition will be displayed at 3855 Broadway (at 161st Street); window art will be displayed on 3495 Broadway (at 143rd Street) and at 4101 Broadway (at 173rd Street). For more information, call 212-567-4396.
October 5 (6.30 pm) In Danger of Extinction: Gentrification in East Harlem and on the Lower East Side. The Museum of the City of New York presents the screening of The Lower East Side: An Endangered Place (Robert Weber), and Whose Barrio? (Ed Morales and Laura Rivera) as part of the ongoing series “The Urban Forum—New York Neighborhoods, Preservation, and Development”. The documentaries explore how the residents of these two areas have dealt with the pressures of gentrification and have struggled for affordability. Ticket prices vary. At the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue. For more information, click here or call 212-534-1672.
October 5 (7 pm) Festival of New Spanish Cinema. The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center presents Camino (Fesser, 2009), a film about an 11-year-old girl who is simultaneously faced with falling in love and dying, as part of the third FNSC, a festival devoted to bringing the latest, riskier, offbeat and artistically-inspired Spanish films to North American audiences. at the KJCC at NYU, 53 Washington Square South. For more information, click here or call 212-998-3650.
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