PELÍCULAS Y PALOMITAS (Films & Popcorn)
Country: Multi-national
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Multiple Film Types | 2021, 2023-2024 | 75
Recommended for ages 8+ (Parental Guidance: Appropriate for all ages that can speak Spanish and/or read English subtitles)
Every year we search for incredible films produced in countries where Spanish is the primary lingua franca. This year we will travel to Argentina, Mexico, and beyond!
Films and film order are subject to change without notice.
GO MY WAY (Yo voy conmigo) – Elisa likes Martin, but Martin doesn’t seem to realise it. All the advice Elisa receives to make Martin fall in love with her is to change not only her appearance, but also who she really is. Will she give up being herself to get it? (2024 / 7 min / Spain / dir. Chelo Loureiro / in Spanish w/Eng subs)
LIKE THE SNAIL (Como el caracol) – Life can be best appreciated in the moment. Moving slowly like a snail might help get you there. The escargot knows the way to go! (2024 / 4.5 min / Hungary / dir. Katalin Egely / in Spanish w/Eng subtitles)
NUBE – After witnessing an old dark stormy cloud painfully rain and die in sorrow, Noma, a puffy white cloud realizes that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely. (2023 / 7.5 min / Mexico / dirs. Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada, Christian Arredondo Narvaez / non-verbal)
WATER ASHES (cenizas de agua) – How is it possible to find happiness while seeing the world around us falling apart so quickly? A music video about the hope of the “climate change” generation. (2023 / 3.5 min / Hungary / dir. Katalin Egely / in Spanish w/Eng subtitles)
WHEN IT COMES FROM THE EARTH (Si viene de la Tierra) – What are the healthiest foods to eat and how would we know? Well by using one standard “if it came from the earth” is a good start to understanding what is best for our bodies and world. (2021 / 3.5 min / Hungary / dir. Katalin Egely / in Spanish w/Eng subtitles)
ROOTS – A beautiful documentary filmed in Dominican Republic about an ecologist returning home and inspiring a youths, passionate about baseball, into helping with vital environmental projects. (2024 / 12 min / Dominican Republic-USA / dir. Danny Schmidt / in Spanish w/Eng subtitles)
CHIMBORAZO – As a village ice picker Baltazar witnesses first hand how the climate is warming and making his profession more difficult than ever. (2022 / 7 min / Spain / dir. Keila Cepeda / non-verbal)
GRANDPA TREE (Arbuelo) – An elderly man set in his ways doesn’t realize that his lifestyle not only harms the world around him but also pushes him away from his grandson. Eventually he has a change of heart shown with making the ultimate sacrifice. (2025 / 8.5 min / Mexico / dir. Mel Izanami / non-verbal)
THIS DOG LOOKS WEIRD (Este perro está raro) – A Peruvian teenager buys a puppy in a Lima market. Little did he know that the animal is actually an Andean fox, which would bring some trouble to the entire neighborhood and become famous throughout the country. (2022 / 8.5 min / Argentina / dirs. Facundo Quiroga, Sebastián García, Juan Nadalino / in Spanish w/Eng subtitles)
CIAO PESKAO – A famished cat on a remote and tipsy island finally comes to terms with a seabird on how to get some grub! It took some trial and error (and avoiding of sharp teeth) to figure it all out. (2024 / 6 min / Spain / dirs. Andrea García García, Guillermo González Fidalgo / non-verbal)
And more…!