Experimental women filmmakers from Latin America

Nov 30, 2017

Showcasing rare works by female filmmakers who carved out a place within the male-dominated world of Latin American independent film, this program includes Uruguayan filmmaker Lydia García Millán's Color (1955), one of the first abstract experimental films from Latin America; Narcisa Hirsch's Workshop (1975); the politically charged Super 8 experiments by Puerto Rican underground artist Poli Marichal; and recent video essays by Mexican artist Ximena Cuevas. Curated by Ãngela López Ruiz. Copresented with Los Angeles Filmforum. In conjunction with the exhibition Mujeres radicales: arte latinoamericano, 1960-1985.