Events 2024
From September 12th through 29th
Latina Women’s League is excited to present its 20th annual film festival. This year’s theme is “Social Memory in Latin America”. Latin American countries carry a weak memory of their own social history. These films will show in different ways how Latin American societies portray this issue. Latin Americans are well-known for being warm, festive and committed to humanity. These films give viewers an opportunity to analyze difficult and complex situations.
Thursday
September 12
Opening Night
Film
This Stolen Country of Mine
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Speaker
8:05 pm
Carmen Martinez Novo
Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Florida
Friday
September 13
Teens and Young Adults Night
Blount Hall Auditorium at Santa Fe College
Film
Home is Somewhere Else
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Speaker
8:05 pm
Daniela Stransky
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, University of Florida
Saturday
September 14
Kids and Family Afternoon
Blount Hall Auditorium at Santa Fe College
Film
Vivo
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Noche de baile with Tropix & Gilberto de Paz
Bo Diddley Plaza
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday
September 15
Children’s Film Festival
Alachua County Headquarters Library
Film
Encanto
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Speaker
8:05 pm
Carlos de la Torre
Director, Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida
Friday
September 20
Teens and Young Adults Night
Blount Hall Auditorium at Santa Fe College
Film
The Candidate
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Speaker
8:05 pm
María Victoria Muñoz
MA, LARR Editorial Assistant / PhD candidate – Latin American Literature at the University of Florida
Noche Latina with Elio Piedra
Bo Diddley Plaza
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday
September 21
Kids and Family Afternoon
Blount Hall Auditorium at Santa Fe College
Film
Coco
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
CPF: Memories of my Panama”
Folkloric Dances from Panama
Blount Hall Auditorium at Santa Fe College
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Speaker
7:05 pm
Cristian Pérez Muñoz
Assistant professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Florida
Friday
September 27
International Food Festival
Taste of the World
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday
September 29
Closing Ceremony
Film
Memories of My Father
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Speaker
7:05 pm
Juliana Restrepo Sanín
Assistant professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Florida
Follow up Questions
8:05 pm
Miguel Ferrer
Film Director
