6th Annual Festival of New Spanish Cinema

The 2014 Festival of New Spanish Cinema in Washington, D.C. presents some of the riskiest and most innovative Spanish films of the year.

North America’s leading showcase for the best in contemporary Spanish film returns with five premieres, featuring the latest, most exciting films and allowing you to discover and share your love of Spanish cinema.

The Festival of New Spanish Cinema is six years-old and remains as young and fresh as ever, with a bevy of new talents that, against considerable economic odds, still manages to produce sharply-observed engaging works that stretch across every cinematic genre. See your favorite actors in romantic comedies, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, thoughtful dramas as well as eye-catching documentary that flirts with fiction. 

Program:

1. Unit 7: on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm with filmmaker Alberto Rodríguez in person; and on Saturday, April 5 at 9:45 pm. 
2. Operation E: on Friday, April 4 at 7:30 pm.
3. A Gun in Each Hand: on Friday, April 4 at 9:45 pm.
4. Peru Sabe. Cuisine as an Agent of Social Change: on Saturday, April 5 at 6:10 pm.
5. 15 years and 1 day: on Saturday, April 5 at 7:45 pm. 2013 Oscar Submission for Best Foreign Language Film, Spain.
6. People in Places: on Sunday, April 6 at 7:45 pm.
7. Map: on Sunday, April 6 at 9:30 pm.

Opening night on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm with post-screening reception sponsored by SPAIN arts & culture. All films will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. View full program in PDF.