HECHO EN VENEZUELA

A Celebration of Recent Venezuelan Cinema

A Mi Me Gusta - Screening Times & Online Tixs Here!  
Dir. Ralph Kinnard
(2008, 87 min., Venezuela, Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
Margarita Garcia dreams of becoming a great chef, but not in her home country. She leaves everything behind to start a new life in London, but a cruel twist of fate forces her to return to Venezuela. Life back home proves painful until Paul Welsare, an admired British chef, arrives in Caracas for work. She sets out to impress him and earn herself a ticket back to England but this time love gets in the way of Margarita's plans. This irresistible cross-cultural romantic comedy proves that food is the way to a woman's heart.

Libertador Morales - El Justiciero  Screening Times & Online Tixs Here!  

Dir. Efterpi Charalambidis
(2009, 102 min., Venezuela, Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
Taxi driver by day and cloaked crusader at night, Libertador Morales is an eccentric motorcycle hero intent on stopping a street gang suspected of robbing a church. Venezuela's official submission to the 2010 Academy Awards, "Libertador Morales" is a film grounded in the real-life problems of crime in Caracas. Accused of a heinous crime he did not commit, Libertador is driven by a desire for vindication and an innate sense of justice. Through the course of his adventure, he adopts a zany cohort and finds something else to fight for: love. With Rafael Gil and Alba Vallvé.  Director IN PERSON!

Un Lugar Lejano Screening Times & Online Tixs Here!  

Dir. Jose Ramon Novoa
(2009, 100 min., Venezuela/Argentina/Spain, Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
Julian, a famous photographer, has just turned 40 and is resigned to the sadnees and loneliness of his insular life. When diagnosed with terminal cancer hope recedes even further from him. After dreaming of a photo he has never taken, Julian sets off on a journey to find the image in the photo. Stumbling upon a woman and a strange accident, these new experiences will change his life forever. Starring Tristan Ulloa.  Director IN PERSON!

La Virgen Negra Screening Times & Online Tixs Here!  

Dir. Ignacio Castillo Cottin
(2008, 120 min., Venezuela, Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
When a traditional sculpture of the Virgin Mary is replaced by a "Black Virgin" at the church of a small Venezuelan fishing village, strange things begin to happen. The sun stopps setting, crime becomes non-existent, the ill are miraculously cured, and life is magically transformed for the town's citizens. A few months later, another change occurs, but this time magic would not be on their side. Starring Carmen Maura and Angelica Aragón.