Spanish Cinema Now + 2024 in New York

“Spanish Cinema Now +” is touring the US for the first time, bringing the best of recent Spanish cinema to a broader audience, with its second stop scheduled in New York City as part of NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center fall program.

Spanish Cinema Now + presents a showcase of films that reflects the breadth of styles and talents at work in Spain today, including both established auteurs and emerging filmmakers from the international festival scene. After its spring presentation in Washington, DC, and its first stop at the Meadows Museum, NYU will bring these films to New York City this fall thanks to a partnership with the Embassy of Spain and the KJCC.

The Human Voice

• On Thursday, September 12 at 7 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Screened along with Strange Way of Life below.
• Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2020, Spain, 30 minutes.
• Original title: La voz humana.
• In English with French subtitles. Watch trailer.

A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.

Strange Way of Life

• On Thursday, September 12 at 7 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Screened along with The Human Voice above.
• Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2023, Spain 31 minutes.
• In English with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

After twenty-five years, Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning, Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.

Four’s a Crowd

• On Wednesday, November 13 at 7 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Directed by Álex de la Iglesia, 2022, Spain, 99 minutes.
• Original title: El cuarto pasajero.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

In the wake of using a car-sharing mobile app to cope with his economic problems, Julián, a divorced man, meets Lorena, whom he begins to drive to Madrid on a regular basis, falling romantically for her. He is about to open up his feelings in one of those travels, but the situation takes an unexpected turn because of the selection of the rest of passengers.

Check out video commentaries from a selection of SCN+ movies by cultural journalist, film critic and professor Josep Lambies.