Ibero-Flicks: Latin American Film Festival

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FOR THE PAST 19 years, the films of Latin America (and now, Spain and Portugal, too) have been bundled together and screened — that's right folks, we're in the midst of the Latin American Film Festival!

Running through Oct. 7, the festival features over 30 films, all showing at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. Tonight's elections are "60 Miles East" and "Cochochi." The former is a heart-wrenching tale of Dominicans that set out in search of a better life on small, fragile boats. The latter is a Mexican coming-of-age tale about two brothers and, it would seem, a horse? Whatever the plot details, it won awards at both the Toronto and Miami International Film Festivals.

For a complete list of films, click here.

» AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring; through Oct. 7, various times, various prices; 301-495-6720. (Silver Spring)

Photo courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences