Current Films

In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.

UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again

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War photographer Grace, devastated after a violent incident in Iraq, renounces her profession. Her Belgian husband, Max, is a cataract surgeon working at an eye clinic in the high Andes of Peru. Nearby, the villagers of Turubamba succumb to illnesses caused by a mercury spill from a local mine. Saturnina, a young woman in Turubamba, loses her fiancé to the contamination. Ignorant of its true source, the villagers turn their rage on the foreign doctors, and in the ensuing riot Max is killed. Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of Max's death. Saturnina takes drastic measures to protest against the endless violations towards her people and her land. Grace and Saturnina's destinies merge. ALTIPLANO is a lyrical and probing film about our divided but inextricably linked world.

Two Works of Art

The first piece of art is called "Woman at the Window (Muchacha en la ventana)". It was done by the Hispanic artist Salvador Dalí in the year 1925 by using oil on a board. Salvador Dalí was a Spanish painter and sculptor.

The next piece of art is called "Execution of the Defenders of Madrid, 3rd May 1808" by the artist Francisco de Goya, a Spanish painter and printmaker. The art piece was done by the use of oil on canvas and is a reaction to the historical event of the Madrid civilians' revolt against the Napoleonic French army attack.

Picturebooks

 
In My Family by: Carmen Lomas Garza
In this book, the author describes her childhood memories, in both English and Spanish, about growing up in a traditional Mexican American community.  The illustrations are paintings done by the author which show her memories. 



Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros and Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
This book describes how a father, who speaks only Spanish, and his bilingual son spend a day together, from morning until evening.  The illustrations in this book show actions to help you understand what the Spanish words mean.