Thursday April 10 at 7:00pm
Camila, an actor preparing for a role as a pregnant teenager, connects with real pregnant young girls from Santo Domingo for inspiration.
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Ramona
The Two Mariettes (Las dos Mariette)
Wednesday April 9 at 7:00pm
How long can a person keep a secret? Mariette did so for 70 years, hiding the Jewish origins of her family from her well-heeled peers in post-WWII Buenos Aires. Talkback afterward with the Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies.
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Toll (Pedágio)
Tuesday April 8 at 7:00pm
Suellen, a toll booth attendant and single mother, falls in with a gang of thieves in an attempt to keep her family afloat. Her cause? Sending her teenage son Antônio to an expensive gay conversion workshop.
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The Day I Met You (O Dia Que Te Conheci)
Monday April 7 at 7:00pm
In Belo Horizonte, Zeca tries to get up early to catch the bus for his school librarian job an hour and a half away.
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Yūrei (Ghosts / Fantasmas)
Sunday April 6 at 4:00pm
A lyrical documentary that explores the veiled story of Mexico’s Japanese diaspora and the enduring impact of history’s silences.
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Queens (Reinas)
Saturday April 5 at 6:00pm
Surrounded by social and political chaos in Lima during the summer of 1992, Lucía, Aurora, and their mother Elena plan to leave and seek opportunities in the United States.
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La Suprema
Saturday April 5 at 4:00pm
In a Caribbean town erased from the maps, where there is not even electricity, teenage Laureana dreams of being a boxer. Join at 3:15pm for a free group boxing demo with FitWell!
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The Dog Thief (El ladrón de perros)
Friday April 4 at 7:00 pm
Martín is a 13-year-old orphan who works as a shoeshine boy on the cold streets of La Paz.
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Sujo
Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind his beloved four-year-old son, Sujo.
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Award-winning Author Reyna Grande Visits MPS and UWM
Eighth grade students at Milwaukee’s Wedgewood Park International School got a treat one recent February morning: a visit from bestselling author Reyna Grande, whose memoir they read during their fall semesters. As the clock approached 10:00 AM, students filed into … Continue Reading »