MSU Latinx Film Festival

MSU Latinx Film Festival (LxFF) is the largest Latino/Hispanic/Latin American film festival in the state of Michigan

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The 2026 LxFF starts today! Here is the cheat sheet:

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"Raiz" from Peru 🇵🇪 is showing today at the @MSULxFF! The screening will be presented and followed by a discussion with 3 Peruvians: professor Bruno Takahashi, PhD Student Andrea Ramos, and MSU staff Rael Silva

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"Karuara, people of the river" from Peru 🇵🇪 is showing today at the @MSULxFF! The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Stephanie Boyd. cc: @RadioUcamara

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"Landrián" from Cuba🇨🇺 is showing today at the @MSULxFF! The screening will be presented by Pedro Noel Doreste Rodríguez, Assistant Professor of Film Studies, in collaboration with the MSU Film Collective & the @MSUFilmStudies program

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Today is Give Green Day! Please consider supporting the production of OUR KNOTTED GUN, directed and co-produced by Scott Boehm, LXFF Founder & Director. Check out the trailer on the crowdfunding page: https://t.co/oNt2BcSVJj.

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Thank you to @MSULxFF and the MSU community for welcoming @manueloliver00, @patriciapadauy, and GUAC: The One Man Show!

📸 Mey Hasbrook

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ICYMI: Last night we had @manueloliver00's GUAC: The One Man Show. After the play, Manny Oliver and his wife Patricia held a conversation with the audience at Stage One. #LxFF2024 @pragda @StudentsDemand

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Hoy estaré comentando esta joyaza de documental de @MartinFariasZ y @EileenKarmy después de su estreno en el Festival de Cine Latinx de Michigan State University.

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Today, at 7:30pm at Stage One (Sycamore Street Eastwood)... #GUAC #LxFF2024 @ChangeTheRef @manueloliver00 @WKAR @CALMSU @egvmichigan @StudentsDemand

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@michiganstateu @msulibraries @MSUGSATROPOS @CALMSU @MSURCS @MSUnews @RCAH_MSU Based on real events, this political drama fuses Brazilian history with international anti-racist movements. Saulo, a black introverted student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, challenges his school in the largely white city of Fortaleza. #LxFF2024

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@michiganstateu @msulibraries @MSUGSATROPOS @CALMSU @MSURCS @MSUnews @KnightCenter @MSUBroad @DrBTakahashi Featuring striking cinematography and outstanding performances, Carajita (which means annoying child) explores the tenuous relationship that exists between race, class, and family. #LxFF2024

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@michiganstateu @msulibraries @MSUGSATROPOS @CALMSU @MSURCS @MSUnews Directed by Giorgio Ghiotto, this documentary follows the journey of independent journalist Vidal Merma as he endeavors to uncover the contamination of water in the Peruvian community of Espinar due to mining activities.

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@hectorabadf In 1948, Costa Rica decided to do something extraordinary: abolish its army and declare peace to the world. This is the story of @oariascr, who grew up there, and how he ended up challenging and sometimes convincing the world's greatest powers to follow Costa Rica's example.

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https://t.co/OUQQ12OScx #LxFF2024

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MSU Latinx Film Festival set to highlight important topics, celebrate culture https://t.co/Zfw3cuUVwD

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Based on the book Oblivion: A Memoir by Colombian writer @hectorabadf, and directed by Academy Award® winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Époque), the film tells of the life of the prominent doctor and human rights activist, Héctor Abad Gómez (Javier Cámara). #LxFF2024

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The #LxFF2024 will open with This Stolen Country of Mine. This documentary explores the intense and dramatic conflict arising from Chinese mining in Ecuador's mountains. The film portrays a high-stakes battle between eco-guerrillas and a corrupt government. #EnvironmentalJustice

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This year's #LxFF2024 film and activity schedule!

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Pablo Abufom (Chilean philosopher and political activist) and Alicia Maria Gutierrez Oviedo (DMA in Clarinet Performance) will present Himno at 6pm. #LxFF2024 https://t.co/urwyZkA9BS

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@michiganstateu @MSUGSATROPOS @CALMSU @MSURCS @CelebrationCnma @MSUnews Himno is a musical journey that showcases how the song "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido" (The people united will never be defeated), despite being written 50 years ago, continues to be recognized and performed in different parts of the world.

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Good evening! Just three more days until the #LxFF2024, and it's finally time to announce this year's presenters!

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Claudia Berrios-Campos (Assistant Professor, MSU), Helen Garnica-Brocos (MA Student in Hispanic Literary Studies, MSU) and Rael Mora (founder and director of https://t.co/eM505LFnoV) will present The Monroy Affair at 3:30pm https://t.co/BbpJYwL7ET

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@michiganstateu @MSUGSATROPOS @CALMSU @MSURCS @CelebrationCnma Damián Alcázar, a public servant on the brink of retirement, discovers a new purpose in a women's prison: helping the inmates regain their freedom and rebuild their lives. However, El caso Monroy, directed by Josué Méndez, shows that power corrupts everything. #LxFF2024