Join us for the 2026 Latin American and Latinx Film Fest, a five-week series featuring acclaimed films from across Latin America. Each screening will include an introduction by KU faculty to offer context and conversation around the films, their themes, and their cultural significance.

All screenings are free and open to the public, and English subtitles will be available. Learn more about the Spanish Film Club program at Pragda's website.

Event Details

Dates: Thursdays, March 26 - April 23, 2026
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: Dole Center for Human Development, Auditorium 2092 (1000 Sunnyside Ave, Lawrence, KS)

Film Lineup

Thursday, March 26

Estranho Caminho (A Strange Path)
Directed by Guto Parente. Brazil, 2023

Introduced by Luciano Tosta, GIST Director and Professor of Spanish and Portuguese.

Thursday, April 2

Tíguere (Tiger)
Directed by José María Cabral. Dominican Republic, 2024

Introduced by Marta Vicente, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Thursday, April 9

Zafari
Directed by Mariana Rondón. Peru / Mexico / Brazil / Venezuela, 2024

Introduced by Santiago Rozo, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese.

Thursday, April 16

Mi hogar está en otro lugar (Home Is Somewhere Else)
Directed by Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos. U.S.–Mexico, 2024

Introduction and post-screening conversation by Neill Esquibel-Kennedy and Ben Chappell, American Studies faculty, Chicanx/Latinx studies program.

Thursday, April 23

No nos moverán (We Shall Not Be Moved)
Directed by Pierre Saint-Martin Castellanos. Mexico, 2024

Introduced by Araceli Masterson-Algar, American Studies faculty and Coordinator of the Chicanx/Latinx Program

Sponsored by and presented in collaboration with:

• KU Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies

• KU American Studies

• KU Film & Media Studies

• KU Spanish & Portuguese

• KU Center for Global & International Studies

• Hall Center for the Humanities

• Spanish Film Club / Pragda

• SPAIN arts & culture

• Gobierno de España / Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte / Secretaría de Estado de Cultura

The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.

Contact: spanport@ku.edu