From Cuban Skaters to Colombian Animation: Must-See Latin American Movies at Miami Film Festival
'Matar a Jesus' still courtesy of Toronto International Film Festival
Listen, if you’re in Florida, you need a really good excuse to not spend all day soaking up the sun. Thankfully, the Miami Film Festival is as perfect a reason to head indoors while you’re in the Sunshine state as any other. With programs that celebrate the work of local and Latino filmmakers, as well as plenty of parties, culinary events and marquee titles that cater to the city’s bustling nightlife, the 35th edition of the MFF is once again gunning for the title of hippest (shh, don’t tell SXSW) film fest around.
Opening the festival is Jason Reitman’s Tully, which reunites him with his Young Adult collaborators writer Diablo Cody and actress Charlize Theron. Elsewhere, there’ll be tributes to French icon Isabelle Huppert and Spain’s Carlos Saura — and even an entire day dedicated to Argentine star Dolores Fonzi (Paulina, Truman, Plata quemada). While we highly recommend browsing through the entire MFF program to see what strikes your fancy, we’ve chosen a dozen titles that you shouldn’t miss. From Colombian animated family flicks and Mexican projects starring Club de Cuervos’ Luis Gerardo Méndez to docs on Nuyorican basketball players and Cuban skaters, this year’s fest is full of gems ready to be discovered.
The Miami Film Festival runs March 9-18, 2018.
