Latin American Cinematica of Los Angeles will host a virtual presentation of the Mexican horror documentary Feral on March 26, 27, 28, 2021 – Friday through Sunday. Due to the current COVID pandemic, the Latin American Cinematic of Los Angeles is having a socially distanced screening of Cine Nepantla for the first time. The streaming will be available online for $5.00 starting Friday March 26 until Sunday the 28 and will be followed by a discussion in English And Spanish with director Andrew Kaiser and Guido Segal, Screenwriter and film critic. (Vesper Public Relations, 2021)

The concept of Nepantla refers to the experience of living in-between two or more cultures. Nepantla is the Nahuatl word used to describe the “in-between-ness” Mexicas (Aztecs) felt under Spanish colonization. Building from this concept, Cine Nepantla aims to create a space in which meaningful dialogue among audiences of different socio-economic backgrounds, races, ethnicities, ages, abilities, genders, sexualities, nationalities, and religions can take place and effect change.

About Feral:
This tragedy took place in the late 1980s. Somewhere in the Oaxacan mountains lay the burn-out remains of a shelter that housed a psychoanalyst priest who was obsessed with rehabilitating savage children to place them back into society. Through videotape diaries, the audience is treated to a portrait of a man whose singular pursuit of this goal had him excommunicated from the church he holds dear, separated from society, and plagued by a self-doubt which chipped away at his humanity. A more sinister picture begins to emerge as interviews with individuals from the nearby village and his close family appear. It is a dark secret that may hold the key to the disappearance of the priest and the destruction of the shelter. A small cast of remarkable actors helps keep the atmosphere tense, tight, and frightening in the build-up to a haunting and unforgettable climax. A brilliant, intriguing debut that marks Kaiser as a talent to watch.

Director: Andrés Kaiser
Year: 2018
Duration: 98 Minutes

The Latin American Cinematica of Los Angeles (LACLA) is a leading institute of cinema exhibition with the year-round programming of Chicanx, Latinx, and Latin American films. Founded in 1997 by a group of Los Angeles-based Latinx cultural activists and cinema enthusiasts in response to the lack of local, as well as national, exhibition of spaces for Latinx and Latin American cinemas. Each component of LACLA is passionately committed to the cultivation of cultural expression and exchange among students, educators, filmmakers, and community members of diverse backgrounds through the art of cinema.