Global Hispanic Film Festival
Welcome to the 7th Annual Global Hispanic Film Festival at WCU - Virtual Edition 2025!
The Global Hispanic Film Festival hosted by West Chester University of Pennsylvania exposes students to a wide range of diverse realities concerning Hispanic cultures of Latin America, Spain, Africa, and Latinx communities in the United States. All films are subtitled in English. Free and open to the public! Registration is required.
Registration is open! Register to receive the Virtual Screening Room link and password:
Or click on this RamConnect link: https://cglink.me/2f3/r2266729
Register as a Guest if you are not a WCU member.
Five films address localized and universal themes such as globalization, postcolonialism, social inequality, migration and borders, indigenous cultures, racism, gender, disability, historical memory, activism, joy, and solidarity.
Film Dates (each film will be available to view online for one week):
1. September 22-28 - Boca Chica. Dir. Gabriella A. Moses / Dominican Republic / 2023 / 97 min. https://pragda.com/film/boca-chica/
2. September 29-October 5 – Chinas. Dir. Arantxa Echevarría / Spain / 2023 / 119 min. https://pragda.com/film/chinas
3. October 6-12 - Los Hongos. Dir. Oscar Ruiz Navia / Colombia / 2014 / 95 min. https://pragda.com/film/los-hongos/
4. October 13-19 - Alice Júnior. Dir. Gil Baroni / Brazil / 2019 / 87 min. https://pragda.com/film/alice-junior/
5. October 20-27 – La cocina. Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios / Mexico, United States / 2024 / 139 min. https://pragda.com/film/la-cocina-by-alonso-ruizpalacios/
Directed by Dr. Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum; co-directed by Dr. Jason Bartles; with Ayannah Stanton, Graduate Assistant, Assistant Director of Festival Marketing and Outreach; the Latino American Student Organization (LASO), the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH), and the Department of Languages and Cultures at West Chester University. Made possible with the support of Pragda, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain, and SPAIN arts & culture. #CineWCU
Contact Dr. Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum.
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