12 pm (available for 48 hours)
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Through a mysterious voice from the bottom of the sea, Paula Palacios’ Cartas mojadas recounts a tragic epic of contemporary history. Following letters exchanged between mothers and children, the film accompanies the boat Open Arms on its mission to save 550 people from shipwreck, and then boards a Libyan coast guard ship for a look at corruption and human trafficking in one of the most dangerous places in the world,

2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 81 minutes; rated PG-13.

Free Community Event

In April, Instituto Cervantes continues its annual collaboration with the Malaga Festival, Cinema in Spanish, screening four contemporary documentaries by Spanish and Latin American filmmakers from the festival’s “Zonazine documental” category. This year, the films shown, all directed by women, explore a variety of social and political concerns, with the idea of migration and movement running through them as a constant theme in today’s world.

Zonazine documental, en femenino: Film Schedule
* April 8: Cartas mojadas (Paula Palacios, 2020)
* April 15: A media voz (Patricia Pérez & Heidi Hassan, 2019)
* April 22: Sanmao, la novia del desierto (Marta Arribas & Ana Pérez, 2020)
* April 29: Érase una vez en Venezuela, Congo Mirador (Anabel Rodriguez Rios, 2020)All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on the day on which they are scheduled for viewing.