Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

"El futuro perfecto," dir. Nele Wohlatz, Argentina https://pragda.com/film/the-future-perfect/ Spanish and Mandarin with English subtitles With Zhang Xiaobin, Saroj Kumar Malik, Jiang Mian, Wang Dong Xi, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Awarded Best First Feature at the Locarno International Film Festival, German-Argentinian newcomer Nele Wolatz’s The Future Perfect explores fractured relationships within culture, tradition, and language in this whimsical romantic […]

Join us Thursday, November 30, at 1 pm EST for a webinar to discuss Argentina’s presidential election outcome with a great panel of experts. Sebastian Mazzuca, Political Science JHU Yanina Welp, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy at the Geneva Graduate Institute Luciana Vazquez, Political columnist and journalist for La Nación newspaper Sergio Berensztein, Political Analyst […]

"La libertad es una palabra grande," dir. Guillermo Rocamora, Uruguay https://pragda.com/film/freedom-is-a-big-word/ Spanish with English subtitles Guantanamo, then what? After 13 years, Mohammed, a 38-year-old Palestinian, is released from the notorious detention camp, where he was starved, tortured, and humiliated. Under this regime, he was given a choice: to stay in Guantanamo or start a new […]