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WEEKLY HAPPY HOURS
Stop by the AFI Silver Café every Thursday and
Friday during the festival from 6:00 to 7:00
p.m. for Happy Hour! Happy Hours feature
complimentary snacks courtesy of La Malinche,
Latin American drink specials and festive music.
Enjoy a cold drink and a delicious appetizer
before your film.
Happy Hour dates:
September 19, 25 & 26; October 2
Happy Hour specials are valid only for AFI Latin American Film
Festival pass holders and ticket holders to films playing on the given dates.
Daily Listings: 301.495.6700
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AFI would like to thank the following supporters:
GOLD Sponsors
Contents
AFI Latin American Film Festival
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Silent Cinema Showcase
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8
Noir City DC:
The 2014 Film Noir Festival
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10
Norman Lloyd Centennial
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12
Special Engagements
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12, 13,16
Robert Wise Centennial
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13
Vera Chytilová Remembered
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13
Morality and Beauty: Marco Bellocchio
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14
The Spine-Tingling
Centennial of William Castle!
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14
Also Like Life:
The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien
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14
Calendar
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Spooky Movie Film Festival......................
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Tim Burton Retro
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AFI Member passes accepted at all
screenings unless otherwise noted.
To become a Member of AFI visit
AFI.com/Silver/JoinNow
TICKETS
• $12 General Admission
• $10 Seniors (65 and over), students
with valid ID, and military personnel
• $8.50 AFI Members (2-Star level & up)
• $7 Children (12 and under)
• $9 Matinee tickets, weekdays
before 6:00 p.m. (holidays excluded)
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American Film Institute.
All screenings take place at the AFI Silver Theatre
and Cultural Center:
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For address changes and subscription
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2021 N. Western Ave.
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On the cover:
THE BOOK OF LIFE,
courtesy of 20th Century Fox
Editor:
Julie Hill
Production Manager:
Rebecca Lentz-Fernandes
Production Coordinator:
Alice Massie
Director of Programming:
Todd Hitchcock
Associate Programmer:
Josh Gardner
Design:
Lauren Bellamy, Washington Post Media
Information is correct at press time. Films
and schedule subject to change.
Check
AFI
.com/
Silver
for updates.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is funded by an operating
grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated
to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive
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OPENING NIGHT
THE LIBERATOR [Libertador]
Post-screening reception sponsored by
Thu, Sep 18, 7:15
Also showing Sat, Sep 27, 7:15
A larger-than-life hero gets the big-screen treatment he deserves in
this epic biopic, the story of freedom fighter Simón Bolívar (Édgar
Ramírez, CARLOS), the caddish aristocrat-turned-revolutionary who
rallied against the Spanish crown in his quest for South American
independence. Written by Timothy J. Sexton (CHILDREN OF MEN),
directed by celebrated Venezuelan filmmaker Alberto Arvelo and
featuring the first score composed for the screen by Gustavo Dudamel,
Venezuelan music director of the LA Philharmonic. Official Selection,
2013 Toronto Film Festival, 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.
DIR/PROD
Alberto Arvelo; SCR Timothy J. Sexton; PROD Winfried Hammacher, Ana Loehnert. Venezuela/Spain, 2013,
color, 119 min. In Spanish, English and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
TICKETS & PASSES
$13/$10 AFI Members (
2-star level & up
)
PASE ESPECIAL
Explore Latin American cinema with an AFI Latin American Film Festival
pass — the
Pase Especial
! Want to see all the hottest films in the festival
without having to worry about buying tickets in advance? With the
Pase Especial
, you have priority access to every film. NO TICKETS
NEEDED. The all-access
Pase Especial
gives you admission for one to
every screening in the AFI Latin American Film Festival, including
Opening and Closing Night, Special Presentations and Festival
Happy Hours. Valued at more than $500!
$150 General Admission/$125 for AFI Members
SUPPORTING Sponsors
• Bud Miller Associates, Inc.
• La Malinche Restaurant
• Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
• Nando’s Peri-Peri Silver Spring
• TD Bank
CULTURAL Sponsors
• Embassy of Argentina
• Embassy of Chile
• Embassy of the Dominican Republic
• Embassy of El Salvador
• Mexican Cultural Institute
• SPAIN arts & culture, Embassy
of Spain
Festival Underwriters
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Todo Cine Latino
BRONZE Sponsors
Now in its 25th year, the AFI Latin American Film Festival
showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and,
with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal,
celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections. This
year’s selection of 40 films includes international festival
favorites, award-winners, local box-office hits and debut
works by promising new talents.
Showtimes are correct at press time,
but are subject to change.
Check AFI.com/Silver/LAFF
for updated listings.
No passes accepted.
September 18—October 8
Courtesy of Cohen Media Group
