We're partnering with the Gene Siskel Film Center to present Panorama Latinx, a series of Latin American film screenings at CPL locations in November. The screenings include food and a facilitated discussion on the film.
These events aimsto engage the Latino communities of Chicago by showcasing films that depict the Latinx experience from across the Americas. The films are family friendly.
- Finding Oscar is a documentary covering Guatemala's civil war. In a forgotten massacre during Guatemala’s decades-long civil war, a young boy was spared, only to be raised by one of the very soldiers who killed his family. Thirty years later, a dedicated team uncovers the truth by finding the missing boy named Oscar. Showings:
- Cooking Up a Tribute is a delicious culinary adventure through the Americas. Is the way to a culture's pride through its stomach? Located in Northern Catalonia, El Celler de Can Roca is considered by many to be the best restaurant in the world. Join the three Roca brothers as they close their doors go on a five-week tour of the Americas, absorbing the culinary traditions of Mexico, Colombia and Peru. Showings:
- O Menino E O Mundo (Boy in the World) is an animated, Academy Award-nominated masterpiece that depicts the wonders and struggles of the modern world as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Showings:
