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KUAP
Time: 12:00
Location: Cinemex La Luciérnaga
By: Juan Ramón Velázquez
Kuap is the story of a tiny tadpole who can’t fully adjust to life on the pond and is lagging in development. As he sees how the others of his species begin to grow legs and fins, swim and leap, it seems as if our tiny protagonist is missing something essential. Mixing animation with real-life aquatic and countryside scenery, the story of this little tadpole invites us to accept that every individual goes at their own pace and must not be forced by collective pressure.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Kids in Action Special Showing
MADE IN FRANCE
Time: 12:00
Location: Cinemex La Luciérnaga
By: Juan Ramón Velázquez
What is the destiny of lost socks? This mystery of daily life has surely intrigued people ever since these garments were invented. This animated short film resolves that question and the secret of French cheeses while it’s at it. This fun animated short film offers an entertaining and clever perspective on several of the most recognizable characteristics of French culture: their perfume, architecture, food and the alway active rats of Paris.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Special Screening
WITKIN & WITKIN
Time: 14:00
Location: Cinemex La Luciérnaga
By: Juan Ramón Velázquez
A documentary on twin brothers Joel-Peter y Jerome Witkin, a duo that is worth paying attention to. Joel-Peter is an internationally renowned photographer known for his exquisite compositions of morbid imagery that take the term “dead nature” to another level. Jerome Witkin is a life-long educator and one of the best current realist painters. Two roads in art and humanism share formal and vital characteristics that also bifurcate in complexities that give each of the Witkins an individual lookl.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Spotlight Country Screening
TASTE OF CEMENT
Time: 18:00
Location: Centro Cultural “El Nigromante” — Bellas Artes
By: Juan Ramón Velázquez
This documentary, produced by Jana Wehbe and directed by Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum, tells the story of Syrian builders who reconstruct a skyscraper in Beirut while their homes are being bombed. The Lebanese Civil War ended, but the Syrian one rages on. Isolated from their country, they gather around a television to receive news from Syria, tormented by anguish while they suffer the negation of the most basic workers’ and human rights.
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