CINEHASSEE 2018: THE HISPANIC FILM FESTIVAL

Date: September 16th, September 18th, September 23th, September 25th, September 30th, October 7th, October 16th, October 21th, and November 14th.
Purpose: Cinehassee streams a series of films from Hispanic countries, as well as those that address topics related to the Hispanic culture. The main goal of the Festival is to provide multiple viewpoints, inform, discuss, address complex social issues, strengthen ties between our diverse community, and raise awareness on issues concerning the characteristics, importance, and impact of the Hispanic people and their idiosyncrasy.
Event description: Cinehassee is an exceptional event, not only for the FSU Community but also for Tallahassee. The Festival is the only Hispanic film festival in Tallahassee and its surrounded areas. During an entire month, people were able to enjoy eight films and two short films from several countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Mexico. This year the topic was “Politics and Social Justice” and the movies portrayed a wide range of topics such as politics, gender issues, migration, colonization, and human rights. These were streamed in Spanish with English subtitles or in English. The event was open not only to all students but to the whole Tallahassee community. A third of the movies were followed by panels composed of the director of the movies, FSU faculty members, people from the community, and/or FSU students. This facilitated a discussion of the topics brought up by the movies and allowed a deeper analysis. For instance, we did a panel with the two directors of the short films. We brought Alexandro Aldrete, co-director of the short film: La Muñeca Tetona, and had Sandra Luz López Barroso, director of the short-film: Artemio, through live-streamed. Both participated in an extensive exchange with the audience. Our community was able to enjoy, learn, discuss, and share the Hispanic heritage, creativity, and diversity during the Festival.