Spanish Cinema Now + 2025 in Washington, DC

The 2025 edition of “Spanish Cinema Now +” features a selection of four new films that showcase the rich diversity of today’s Spanish cinema.

This year’s edition of Spanish Cinema Now + presents a selection of four new films that reflect the breadth of styles and talents at work in Spain today, including both established auteurs and emerging filmmakers from the international festival scene. This series is the lead-up to the Spanish Cinema Now festival, coming up in June.

As Silence Passes By

• On Thursday, February 27 at 6.30 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Directed by Sandra Romero, 2024, Spain, 98 minutes.
• Original title: Por donde pasa el silencio.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.
• Post-screening Q&A with Spanish director Sandra Romero.

Antonio, 32 years old, has to return to Écija, a city in the interior of Andalusia, after a long time. It is Holy Week. There, he reunites with his family and his twin brother Javier, who has a physical disability and needs his help. Antonio will have to navigate this situation and face a difficult decision: stay and help his loved ones or return to the life he has built elsewhere.

One Love

• On Thursday, March 27 at 6.30 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Directed by Isabel Coixet, 2023, Spain, 129 minutes.
• Original title: Un amor.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.
• Post-screening Q&A with Spanish screenwriter Laura Ferrero.

Upon settling in the countryside village of La Escapa, Nat accepts a disturbing sexual proposal by neighbour Andreas, paving the way for a self-consuming passion.

Mamífera

• On Tuesday, April 29 at 6.30 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Directed by Liliana Torres, 2024, Spain, 93 minutes.
• Original title: Mamífera.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Lola’s unplanned pregnancy disrupts her life plans. She resists motherhood while Bruno wants to be a father, forcing her to confront her fears and societal expectations as she seeks clarity on her future.

You Have to Come and See It

• On Wednesday, May 7 at 6.30 pm. Free, RSVP required.
• Directed by Jonás Trueba, 2022, Spain, 64 minutes.
• Original title: Tenéis que venir a verla.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

One winter night in Madrid, two couples of friends in their thirties are having dinner. Susana and Dani rejoice in their new home, on the outskirts of town and close to the countryside, then announce the imminent arrival of a child.