NCLAFF. Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century. Symposium
Friday, November 13, 2026
3:00 PM EST – 7:00 PM EST
Hosted by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
About this event
S y m p o s i u m Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century RUBY LOUNGE. Rubenstein Arts Center. Duke University. 3:00 pm. Followed by a Reception. 3:00 pm. Welcome
Miguel Rojas Sotelo. Director NCLAFF. On the state of LA film. Session I (3:10 pm - 4:10 pm) Verónica Gariboto, UNC-Chapel Hill. Romance Studies "Uneven Geographies: Reproductive Rights in Contemporary Latin American Cinema"
Sharran Lane, UNC-Chapel Hill. Romance Studies "Children in LA Contemporary Film"
Mateus Sanches Duarte, Duke University. Romance Studies "In the Heart of the World: Contemporary Peripheral Cinemas of Brazil and Argentina"
4:10 pm. Break | Coffee
Session II (4:20 pm - 5:20 pm) Pedro Lopes de Almeida, UNC-Chapel Hill. Romance Studies "From the Quarters to the Streets: A Quarter Century of Brazilian Queer Cinema in Four Acts".
Manuel Sánchez Cabrera, Catabwa College. Modern Foreign Languages. "The Impossible Dilemma. Third Cinema in Honduras"
Sandra Sotelo-Miller, Duke University, Thompson Writing Program "On Teaching with Latin American Film"
5:20 pm. Break
Session III (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm) Nicolly Monteiro dos Santos, Duke University "Reversing the Gaze: Indigenous Women Filmmakers and the Museum in Brazil."
Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodríguez. National Humanities Center Lloronas, Chupacabras, and Other Creatures. Latin American Folklore on Screen Gabriella Badillo. Filmmaker and producer. On making 68 Voces | 68 Corazones.
6:30 pm. Reception. NCLAFF 40/40 Celebration. By invitation.
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