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Film Works Alfresco at the Hispanic Society: La Casa de Bernarda Alba

Inwood Art Works and Hispanic Society Museum and Library present

Film Works Alfresco at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library

NYC’s Only Free Outdoor Spanish Music and Movie Series.

All films in Spanish with English subtitles.

Inspired by The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Ainadamar which dramatizes the life of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca, the Hispanic Society and Inwood Art Works co-presents a screening of the 1987 film La Casa de Bernarda Alba based on the 1945 Lorca play of the same name. Free, registration required.

After the death of her husband Bernada Alba puts her five unmarried daughters under a rigurous period of mourning which prevents them from leaving the house for seven years.

There are limited chairs available. We encourage you to bring a lawn chair and snacks.

What: Outdoor live performance by The Metropolitan Opera at 6pm. Movie screening at 7pm of La Casa de Bernarda Alba

When: Thursday, September 19, 2024 from 6:00-9:00pm

Where: The Audubon Terrace between 155th and 156th Street on Broadway

Click this link to learn more about the life of Lorca at the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Ainadamar, running October 15 – Nov 9, 2024. Click this link if you would like to sign-up to receive information from the Met Opera on special discounts and upcoming performances.

Film Works Alfresco focuses foremost on presenting independent and popular films with local relevance that culturally resonate with the Northern Manhattan community. It is New York City’s only free outdoor English and Spanish cinema series.

The Hispanic Society of America was founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) with the object of establishing a free, public museum and reference library for the study of the art and culture of the Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines. The collections of the Hispanic Society are unparalleled in their scope and quality outside of Spain, addressing nearly every aspect of culture in Spain, as well as a large part of Portugal and Latin America, into the 20th century. For more information visit:www.hispanicsociety.org

Inwood Art Works mission is to create and curate professional and performing visual art in Inwood and its surrounding community. For more information visit www.inwoodartworks.nyc

Feminist Film Series: The Dispute Over Latin America – Se Fue a Volver (Mexico 2023)

Join us for the second screening of our 2024 Feminist Film Series: The Dispute for Latin America, which focus on the judicial war in Ecuador.

We’ll be screening a teaser to Influjo Psíquico by @alecardona_films and the documentar Se Fue a Volver by @enriquezborges, two films which chronicle the political persecution against the leadership of the Citizen Revolution following the departure of the government of former Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa.

In the last two decades and after the end of the so-called “pink tide”, Latin America has experienced a reactionary counter-offensive. In the fourth year of this film series, we seek to map this counter-offensive and the tactics it has used to orchestrate soft coups, persecute political opponents, and handcuff leftist governments.

⏱️ Doors open at 7:00 pm and the film will start at 8:00 pm sharp. Please stay with us after the screening for a group discussion of the films!

🥟 We will have empanadas, jamaica water and wine from local vendors. A discount is available if you bring your own reusable water bottle.

We request a suggested donation of $10 to help us maintain our feminist programming, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

2025 Film Works Alfresco: Maria Full of Grace

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family. With cocaine pellets in her stomach, Maria flies to New York for the drug drop-off, but finds her new line of work may be far riskier than it initially seemed.

Pre-show performance by Samuel Torres Trio feat: Felipe Fournier and Ahmed Alom at 7:30pm.

Food and drink are available for purchase at the venue. Capacity is currently limited to 200 people and admission is free only with RSVP ticket. Unclaimed tickets will be released to the walk-up wait list ten minutes before the film starts. Walk-ups will then be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating for 100 people will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis, but you can also bring your own folding chairs if you prefer.

United Palace: Finding Nemo

Date: Sunday, July 28th | Doors: 4:00pm | Screening: 5:00pm | $5 Tickets

400 Nemo’s are missing in the United Palace – help find them before the movie starts! One Nemo finder will win a pair of tickets to the New York Aquarium and other Coney Island goodies.

This 2003 Pixar classic follows the story of a timid clownfish who sets out on a rescue mission for his son after he’s captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney. Voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich. Written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds. The movie is 1 hour and 40 minutes, Rated G, and will be screened on DCP.

Finding Nemo continues the Movies at the Palace Season of Friendship. We chose that theme after asking ourselves what we need most to get through 2024. Our supporters and fans helped us select the movies in the series, including:

  • Finding Nemo (2003): July 28
  • Thelma & Louise (1991): Date TBD
  • The Breakfast Club (1985): Date TBD
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Date TBD
  • Little Women (2019): Date TBD

 

Please note: The Season of Friendship is a different series than Movies at the Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is not scheduled to be at this screening.