Ibero-American Film Showcase 2021: Female Perspectives

The Iberoamerican Cultural Attachés Association presents an online showcase of films from 13 countries, including the Spanish film “Maria (and Everybody Else).”

The Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association presents the 2021 Ibero-American Film Showcase, an online edition highlighting female perspectives during Women’s History Month. Starting on March 8th, the International Women’s Day, this special program offers free online screenings of Ibero-American movies celebrating female filmmakers and stories of women, as well as virtual panel discussions with filmmakers and other guests.

Maria (and Everybody Else)

• Directed by Nely Reguera, 2016, 90 minutes.
• Free. Watch movie (password: myldbusan).
• Original title: María (y los demás). In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

A struggling writer afraid to let anyone read her first novel, María is at a crossroads. Her father, with whom she still lives, is engaged to his nurse after a recent stint in the hospital. Her brothers have successful careers and are in long-term relationships. After 20 years of caring for her father and siblings following the death of her mother when she was 15, María
must look inward and re-evaluate her own life.

About AACIA

The Iberoamerican Cultural Attachés Association (AACIA) is a non-profit association with the mission to promote, disseminate and preserve the heritage, culture and art of Ibero-America in the Washington, D.C. area, working actively in building bridges between Latin America, Portugal and Spain, with the United States. This mission is achieved through cultural activities that bring together a varied audience and outreach media.

The cultural activities the Association has organized showcase the cultural values of Ibero-America and the immense diversity that depicts the essence of these countries. In doing so, the events with most relevance have been the Ibero-American Film Showcase in D.C., the annual Noche Ibero-Americana fundraiser event, and the Ibero-American Photography Exhibition.