All Films & Events
Welcome to the 2017 edition of CineFestival, the nation’s longest running Latino film festival. All film screenings take place at the historic Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, Texas.
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500 Years
Pamela Yates / Documentary / USA / 2017 / 106 mins
From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, “500 Years” tells a sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala’s recent history, through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society.
500 Years
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, March 4, 2017 4:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Anina
Alfredo Soderguit / Narrative / COLOMBIA, URUGUAY / 2013 / 80 mins
Award-winning animated featue about a young girl named Anina.
Anina: FREE FAMILY DAY SCREENING
Guadalupe Theater
Sunday, February 26, 2017 1:00 pm -
Austin Film Society Presentation
Informational session on the Austin Film Society Grant for Texas filmmakers.
Austin Film Society Presentation (Includes 3 Short Films)
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:30 pm -
Awards Ceremony
The best of CineFestival: Premio Mesquite Awards.
Awards Ceremony
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, March 4, 2017 6:00 pm -
Best of Culture Clash TV Show
Special Screening / USA / 1993-1996 / 85 mins
This hilarious, irreverent, and unabashedly political television series, nationally syndicated on Fox TV from 1993 - 1996, was ahead of its time in subject matter’s explored, an unabashed Chicano sensibility and pull-no-punches sensibility.
Best of Culture Clash TV Show (1993-1996)
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, March 4, 2017 8:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Brewed in the 210
Marco Ortega / Documentary / USA
Brewed in the 210 highlights San Antonio area brewers and local businesses, who have contributed to the growth and revival of handcrafted beer deep in the heart of Texas.
Brewed in the 210
Guadalupe Theater
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Bruising for Besos
Adelina Anthony / Narrative / USA / 2016 / 89 mins
An intimate character study of Yoli, a charismatic Xicana lesbian making familia in a queer/trans people of color scene in Los Angeles.
Bruising for Besos
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, February 25, 2017 8:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Dolores
Peter Bratt / Documentary / USA / 2017 / 95 mins
Documentary on Dolores Huerta, who fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century.
Opening Night: Dolores
Friday, February 24, 2017 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
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Farewell Ferris Wheel
Jaime Sisley & Miguel “M.I.G.” Martinez / Documentary / USA / 65 mins
Farewell Ferris Wheel spends six years exploring how the U.S. Carnival industry fights to keep itself alive by legally employing Mexican migrant workers with the controversial H-2B guestworker visa.
Farewell Ferris Wheel
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, February 25, 2017 6:00 pm Buy Tickets -
The Future is Now: Youth Videos from San Antonio
60 mins
Featuring the work of San Antonio area high school students. Participating programs include Cinema North East at NESA, Cinema South San Antonio, Design and Technology Academy at Roosevelt, Film School of San Antonio at Harlandale, Jon Marshall High School, Media Productions Magnet at Brackenridge, Saint Mary’s Hall Digital Cinema, and Say Sí. Hosted by Maximo!
The Future is Now: Youth Videos from San Antonio
Guadalupe Theater
Monday, February 27, 2017 6:00 pm -
Go Fish
Rose Troche / Narrative / USA / 1994 / 83 mins
This classic low budget indie film about a group of lesbian friends and their love lives returns to CineFestival for a special Throwback Thursday screening.
Go Fish
Guadalupe Theater
Thursday, March 2, 2017 8:30 pm Buy Tickets -
H.O.M.E.
Daniel Maldonado / Narrative / USA / 2015 / 73 mins
2017 Nominee for Best U.S. Latino Film at the Cinema Tropical Awards, H.O.M.E. is a "love letter" to New York City woven of two stories through its subways and ethnic enclaves.
H.O.M.E.
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, March 4, 2017 2:00 pm Buy Tickets -
I Promise You Anarchy
Julio Hernandez Cordon / Narrative / Mexico / 2015 / 89 mins
Miguel and Johnny, two skate kids from Mexico City, always hustling for pocket change, become involved with Narcos in a scheme to sell blood. Their fun and games plan goes bad propelling their friends and neighborhood in urban tragedy.
Te prometa anarquía / I Promise You Anarchy
Guadalupe Theater
Friday, March 3, 2017 9:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Ixcanul
Jayro Bustamante / Narrative / GUATEMALA / 2016 / 100 mins
A mesmerizing, understated tragedy, this critically acclaimed debut feature, a hit on the international festival circuit, is the first film made in the Kaqchikel Mayan language and was Guatemala's entry into last year’s Academy Awards.
Ixcanul
Guadalupe Theater
Friday, March 3, 2017 7:00 pm Buy Tickets -
The Man Who Saw Too Much
Tricia Ziff / Documentary / Mexico / 2016 / 89 mins
This award-winning film follows famed Mexican photographer Enrique Metinides, who spent his life documenting death.
El hombre que vio demasiado / The Man Who Saw Too Much
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Cecilia Aldarondo / Documentary / USA / 2016 / 69 mins
Combining a wealth of recently discovered home movies, video, and written documents with artfully shot contemporary interviews and vérité footage, Memories of a Penitent Heart is a documentary that cracks open a Pandora’s box of unresolved family drama.
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Guadalupe Theater
Thursday, March 2, 2017 7:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Nosotros los pobres
Ismael Rodriguez / Narrative / Mexico / 1948 / 128 mins
A classic from Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema starring Pedro Infante and the recently deceased Evita “Chachita” Muñoz.
Nosotros los Pobres: FREE SENIOR SCREENING
Guadalupe Theater
Friday, March 3, 2017 10:00 am -
Opening Night After Party
Entrance to the after party is included with your movie ticket to opening night.
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Shorts Program 1
Shorts
The best in Latino short films.
Shorts Program 1
Guadalupe Theater
Saturday, February 25, 2017 4:00 pm Buy Tickets -
Shorts Program 2
Shorts
The best in Latino short films.
Shorts Program 2
Guadalupe Theater
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 6:00 pm Buy Tickets
