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Lawrence University Latin American and Spanish Film Festival
Lawrence University invites the community to the Latin American and Spanish Film Festival (LULASFF) 2025, held at the Warch Campus Center Cinema from October 9–12. This year’s lineup features recent, internationally acclaimed films, each presented in its original language with English subtitles.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
5:00 PM – IN THE SUMMERS (Puerto Rico, Dir. Alessandra Lacorazza)
Spanning two decades, this tender drama follows two sisters navigating their complex relationship with their loving but volatile father during summer visits in New Mexico.
🏆 Grand Jury Prize & Best Director – Sundance Film Festival
🏆 Grand Special Prize – Deauville Film Festival
8:00 PM – DEAR GENTLEMEN (Colombia, Dir. Patricia Castaneda)
Set in 1954, this powerful historical drama tells the story of Esmeralda Arboleda, a pioneering lawyer who led Colombia’s suffragist movement against fierce patriarchal resistance.
🏆 Audience Choice Award – Chicago Latino Film Festival
🏆 Official Selection – New York Latino Film Festival
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
5:00 PM – SUJO (Mexico, Dir. Astrid Rondero & Fernanda Valadez)
A poetic and haunting coming-of-age story about a boy raised in hiding after his cartel-hitman father is murdered, as he struggles to escape the legacy of violence that surrounds him.
🏆 Grand Jury Prize – Sundance Film Festival
🏆 Best Ibero-American Film – Palm Springs International Film Festival
🏆 Best Mexican Feature – Morelia International Film Festival
🏆 Ariel Awards – Best Film, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actress
🌟 Special Event: MEET THE DIRECTOR!
Join us for a Q&A and reception with director ASTRID RONDERO following the screening of SUJO
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
5:00 PM – A HOUSE ON FIRE (Spain, Dir. Dani de la Orden)
A darkly comic family drama set on the Costa Brava, where a mother’s dream of a perfect reunion spirals into chaos as secrets, grudges, and old wounds ignite over one fateful weekend.
🏆 Best Comedy, Best Actress, Best Screenplay – Feroz Awards
🏆 Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay – Gaudi Awards
🏆 Audience Award – Jose Maria Forque Awards
🏆 Jury Prize – Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival
8:00 PM – UNDERCOVER (Spain, Dir. Arantxa Echevarria)
Based on a true story, this gripping thriller follows a young policewoman who infiltrates the Basque terrorist group ETA, risking everything to dismantle its deadly operations from within.
🏆 Best Film (shared) – Goya Awards
🏆 Best Actress – Goya Awards (Carolina Yuste)
🏆 Best Film – ASECAN Awards
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
2:00 PM – IN HER PLACE (Chile, Dir. Maite Alberdi)
Inspired by a real 1955 murder trial, this evocative drama explores a paralegal’s quiet rebellion as she becomes captivated by the life of a glamorous writer accused of killing her lover.
🏆 Best Latin American Film – Forque Awards
🏆 Nominee – Golden Seashell, San Sebastian International Film Festival
📽️ Join us for this vibrant showcase of global cinema and the chance to meet a celebrated director in person!
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