The new wave of Latina-Canadian cinema at the NFB

To celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in October, this program shines a spotlight on the contemporary work of Latina-Canadian filmmakers. 

Although Latin-American women have been making films at the NFB since the mid-1970s (e.g., Chilean-born pioneer Marilú Mallet), it wasn’t until the last decade that a new wave of Latina-Canadian cinema emerged at the National Film Board of Canada. More specifically, the filmmakers whose work is discussed in this blog post identify as women and are either first-generation Canadians or were born in a Latin-American country (Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.). Most importantly, many of them recently directed an NFB-produced film.

NFB’s Collection Curator, Camilo Martin-Florez, will present the screening.

Here is the list of films included in the program (65 min):

• My World, Your Melody (2024) by Bianca Shonee Arroyo-Kreimes [1 min]
• Hothouse 13: Lo 100to (2022) by Karla Monterrosa [1 min]
• Alambic: Modern Alchemy (2022) by Bren Lopez Zepeda [2 min]
• Alambic: Solid Ground (2022) by Beatriz Carvalho [2 min]
• A Song for Cuba (2014) by Tamara Segura [7 min]
• As Night Descends (2020) by Nadine Gomez [10 min]
• Saturday Night (2021) by Rosana Matecki [15 min]
• Child of the Andes (1988) by Marilú Mallet [27 min]

Registration is requested, but drop-ins may be allowed if space permits.

Questions? Email info@nvcl.ca or call 604-998-3450.