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SUMMARY:Film: Raza Cosmica - Daughters of the Forest
DESCRIPTION:DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST\nThursday\, October 8\, 2026 | 7:00 PM\nDeep in Mexico’s forests\, two Indigenous mycologists seek to reconcile the past and present while reimagining the future for themselves and the changing world they inhabit. \nDaughters of the Forest is a story of entanglements: between humans and mushrooms; the visible and the invisible; generational knowledge and modern science. This sci-fi documentary invites us to reconsider the experiences of both human and non-human inhabitants of our world. Writer Lacey Pipken will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A! \nPreceded by the short film Astronauta by Giorgio Giampà. \nThursday\, October 8\, 2026\nArthouse at Bluestar | 134 Blue Star\n7:00 PM | Daughters of the Forest \nFREE \nRSVP Here: https://razacosmica2026.eventive.org/  \nRaza Cósmica\, San Antonio’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers returns October 8-10\, 2026. \nLaunched by MonteVideo in 2021\, the festival is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities. \nThis event is held by MonteVideo and sponsored by MACRI. MACRI is not responsible for ideas communicated at this event or by this film.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-raza-cosmica-daughter/
LOCATION:Arthouse at Blue Star\, 134 Blue Star\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Film: Raza Cosmica - Stellar Short Films
DESCRIPTION:ABOVE THE CLOUDS\nFriday\, October 9\, 2026 | 6:00 PM\nA stellar collection of short films that navigate the intersections of memory\, community\, and transformation. Includes sci-fi selections from Colombia\, Mexico\, and the United States. \nMission: El Desierto \nMuseum of Modern Mars\, Tomás Villalobos Moreno\, 2024\, USA\, 8 min \nMission: El Desierto focuses on the themes of migration in relation to space tourism\, ecology and geographic memory under the guise of a fictional essay set in the future. \nNext Stop\, Planet X \nEfraín Ortiz\, 2025\, Mexico\, 15 min \nEmilia is a 12-year-old girl who believes she is from another planet. During the search for her lost cat\, she will fight to return to where she belongs. \nChaika \nIngrid Paola Bonilla Rodríguez\, 2025\, Colombia\, 14 min \nValentina is a Russian cosmonaut who is summoned by the Cuban Space Confederation to an agricultural expedition to Mars through a letter that arrives 30 years late. Without noticing the date on the letter\, she arrives in the textile village of Ariguanabo\, Cuba with the illusion of fulfilling her dream of returning to space for the last time. \nI Have Wings But I Cannot Fly \nVictor Velasco\, 2026\, USA\, 15 min \nIn a retro-futuristic city where shapeshifter birds are persecuted and feared\, Miriam\, a struggling single mother\, secretly brings her troubled son\, Daniel\, to work at the towering Bank of Avalon. When Daniel suddenly exhibits alarming signs of transformation\, she’s forced to protect him before others discover his true nature. \nThe Feels – Or The Debilitated Condition of the Reproductive System \nCarolina Costa\, 2025\, Mexico/USA\, 11 min \nIn a near-future world where engineered emotions have replaced real experience\, a corporation sells “feels” distilled from social media memories. When a partner deletes their online past\, a memory technician finds their relationship suddenly incompatible\, as if it never existed. But as demand outpaces supply\, the company begins harvesting the memories of its own workers\, forcing them to confront a world where the more you feel\, the less it’s yours. \nFriday\, October 9\, 2026\nArthouse at Bluestar | 134 Blue Star\n6:00 PM | Above the Clouds \nFREE \nRSVP Here: https://razacosmica2026.eventive.org/  \nRaza Cósmica\, San Antonio’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers returns October 8-10\, 2026. \nLaunched by MonteVideo in 2021\, the festival is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities. \nThis event is held by MonteVideo and sponsored by MACRI. MACRI is not responsible for ideas communicated at this event or by this film.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/raza-cosmica-stellar-short-films/
LOCATION:Arthouse at Blue Star\, 134 Blue Star\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Film: Raza Cosmica - Frio Metal
DESCRIPTION:FRIO METAL\nFriday\, October 9\, 2026 | 8:00 PM\nTwo young brothers live on the outskirts of Mexico City. Mario wakes up with no memories from his previous life. Adrift\, he meets Lazarus\, who teaches him how to enter other people’s bodies through vast holes in the Earth. In the darkness of subterranean cavities\, Mario’s memories fill his mind like dreams. The history of the land runs through his corporality. The space he passes through is distorted and his skin begins to crack along with the landscape. \nPreceded by the short film Brujo by Juan Zuleta. \nFriday\, October 9\, 2026\nArthouse at Bluestar | 134 Blue Star\n8:00 PM | Frio Metal \nFREE \nRSVP Here: https://razacosmica2026.eventive.org/  \nRaza Cósmica\, San Antonio’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers returns October 8-10\, 2026. \nLaunched by MonteVideo in 2021\, the festival is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities. \nThis event is held by MonteVideo and sponsored by MACRI. MACRI is not responsible for ideas communicated at this event or by this film.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-raza-cosmica-frio-metal/
LOCATION:Arthouse at Blue Star\, 134 Blue Star\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Film: Raza Cosmica - Xicanx Versus Aliens
DESCRIPTION:XICANX VERSUS ALIENS\nSaturday\, October 10\, 2026 | 2:00 PM\nActivist/Musician Joaquín Muerte hosts a live edition of his original podcast\, Xicanx Versus Aliens\, an exploration of “all things UFO\, cryptozoology\, paranormal\, occult y mas from a person of color perspective.” San Antonio filmmakers Keanu Cordero and Teresa Garza join Muerte to discuss Latinx sci-fi cinema. \nFollowed by a curated selection of cosmic-infused short films including Before They Forget by Teresa Garza\, Las Cosas Que Brillan by Kristal Sotomayor\, Ñuuyii (Earth) by Itandehui Jansen\, Liminal by Keanu Cordero\, and Chispa (Spark) by Karina Lomelin Ripper. \nSaturday\, October 10\, 2026\nCentral Library | 600 Soledad St.\n2:00 PM | Above the Clouds \nFREE \nRSVP Here: https://razacosmica2026.eventive.org/  \nRaza Cósmica\, San Antonio’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers returns October 8-10\, 2026. \nLaunched by MonteVideo in 2021\, the festival is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities. \nThis event is held by MonteVideo and sponsored by MACRI. MACRI is not responsible for ideas communicated at this event or by this film.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-raza-cosmica-xicanx-versus-aliens/
LOCATION:Central Library\, 600 Soledad Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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