Presented by Global Minnesota
Drink specials and complimentary snacks
Tickets are $10, available through globalminnesota.org.
Help kick off Global Minnesota’s year-long celebration of Colombia with a reception before the screening of Between Sea and Land. Registration includes Colombian hors d’oeuvres and nonalcoholic beverages. Cash bar available.
Film: Between Sea and Land
7:00pm | St. Anthony Main Theatre - 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis
Original Title: La Ciénaga - Entre el Mar y la Tierra. Afflicted with dystonia, a rare condition that degrades the body’s muscles, Alberto (Manolo Cruz in a fearless performance) has lain bedridden for most of his 28 years, cared for by his doting, protective mother Rosa (Vicky Hernandez) in their small shack perched above Colombia’s Caribbean coast, his few connections to the world being a small mirror used to look outside and cherished visits from his beautiful childhood friend Giselle (Viviana Serna). When Giselle’s efforts to get Alberto medical attention through her job at a local NGO threaten Rosa’s caretaker role, the mother’s fiercely protective instincts take over, leading to a desperate and devastating resolution.
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2016 Sundance World Cinema dramatic competition as well as a Special Jury Prize for acting for both Cruz and Hernandez, writer/actor/producer and co-director Manolo Cruz (together with co-director Carlos del Castillo) offer a tour de force that is a profound and powerful mediation on the strength of a mother’s love, gorgeously lensed using natural light by Roberspierre Rodriguez and grounded with two of the most committed of performances in recent memory.
Director(s): Manolo Cruz, Carlos del Castillo | Producer(s): Manolo Cruz | Writer(s): Manolo Cruz | Cinematographer(s): Robespierre Rodriguez | Editor(s): German Duarte, Felipe Doncel Huertas | Composer(s): David Murillo R. | Principal Cast: Manolo Cruz, Vicky Hernandez, Viviana Serna