11 Filmmakers over 11 Days

5 US & 9 NYC Premieres

Wednesday, September 8th through Saturday, September 18th


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the upcoming 13th Latinbeat Film Festival, with sixteen films from eight different countries, this year's Latinbeat Film Festival is as eclectic as Latin America itself.

Walter Read Theatre, Lincoln Center
Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,
The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater is on 65th Street near Amsterdam Avenue.

The theater is convenient to the 65th Street stop of the 1 train, as well as being five blocks from a major transportation hub, Columbus Circle. Bus Lines M104, M5, and M7 all stop in front of Lincoln Center.

MEXICAN Participating Films:

Back to Life/Vuelve a la vida
Carlos Hagerman, Mexico, 2010; 72m U.S. Premiere



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            The story of the legendary "Long Dog," a fearless diver/fisherman from Acapulco, and his mythical shark hunt in the 70s, as told by several people who knew him intimately and witnessed the feat. Among them are four of his children (a stepson is the film's cinematographer) and his glamorous wife, a top New York model. Backed by a catchy, nostalgic soundtrack that includes some great Acapulcan classics, these complex characters tell the story of a legend and his peculiar family, but also paint a nostalgic portrait of an idyllic Acapulco three decades ago.

Sat Sep 11: 9:00

Mon Sep 13: 9:00


Cephalopod (Cefalopodo)

Ruben Imaz, Mexico, 2009; 83m NY Premiere



            A Basque painter mourning the loss of his beloved Mexican partner travels to Mexico, where he retraces the steps of her planned research trip to study giant squids (aka cephalopods). Embarking on an almost mystical quest, he heads to Guaymas, on the coastline along Sonora desert, where, embraced by the imposing starkly beautiful landscape, he is able to create a ritual to cope with his loss and find peace by being at one with nature.

Mon Sep 13: 4:45

Tue Sep 14: 6:30



The Cramp/El calambre

Matias Meyer, Mexico, 2010; 92m U.S. Premiere



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            Julien, a withdrawn young Frenchman, arrives at a remote fisherman village in Oaxaca, on Mexico's lush, beautiful Pacific coast. He soon befriends Pablo, a local fisherman, who agrees to show him around. Their exploration of the coast, lagunas, and underwater becomes a contemplative inner quest that will give Julien's relationship to himself and to the outside world a renewed sense of transcendence. Just as in his debut feature, Wadley (Latinbeat '08), Meyer lovingly and respectfully documents a man's relationship to the imposing and transformative natural world that surrounds him. But in this, his second feature, adapted from a story by Nobel Prize laureate Gao Xingjian, he takes the idea one step further by incorporating the powerful element of human connection to the mix.

Fri Sep 17: 4:30

Sat Sep 18: 5:00


Perpetuum Mobile

Nicolás Pereda, Mexico/Canada/France, 2009; 90m NY Premiere



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            Two young amateur movers navigate the populated streets of Mexico City in their dilapidated truck, infiltrating the intimate lives of oddball husbands, wives, mothers and sons of all classes and ages who inhabit tight quarters in this complicated bustling city. As they witness (and participate in) family brawls, romantic heartbreaks, separations, their own family lives come to a head after an unexpected discovery. Though still very young, Pereda is an incredibly prolific rising member of Mexico's new generation of filmmakers (he has made 5 films in the last three years), and his impressive third feature, winner of Best Mexican Feature at the Guadalajara Film Festival, is a compelling portrait of family relations in urban Mexico today.

Fri Sep 10: 6:30

Sun Sep 12: 3:30


Admission
$12 General Public
$9 Students
$8 Seniors
$7 Members

Weekday Matinee Admission*
$9 General Public
$7 Students
$6 Seniors
$5 Members
*All screenings that begin prior to 6pm, Mon-Fri only.

Tickets are also on sale at the Walter Reade Theater's box office.

For tickets and more information visit The Film Society of Lincoln Center website.



The presence of some Mexican film directors was made possible thanks to the support of The Mexican Cultural Institute of NY.