SUN JAN 22, 2023 4:00 PM BIRDSONG $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3| Q&A with filmmaker Albert Serra Program begins with Albert Serra’s short film “Cuba Libre.” Co-presented by ICAA, EGEDA US and LA OLA, made possible by Recent Spanish Cinema. Rare 35mm print courtesy of ICAA. ‘Albert Serra: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILMS: Albert Serra’s meditative BIRDSONG is a stunning portrayal of the three wise men as they travel in search of the Messiah who has just been born. “[L]ess a retelling of the Nativity story than a dream about it, filtered… through a sensibility that recalls Luis Buñuel and Samuel Beckett” – A. O. Scott, The New York Times. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Andergraun Films ABOUT THE SHORT: “Cuba Libre,” 2014, 18 min. Dir. Albert Serra. The band MOLFORTS compose the soundtrack of this musical short film, a tribute to Rainer Werner Fassbinder.