THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT! Starting at 6 pm, a wait list for those who would still like to attend will be available at Will Call. In the unlikely event that tickets are turned back in, they will be sold – first come, first served – to those on the wait list.

Through the generous support of Humanities Nebraska, Film Streams and OLLAS are thrilled to host actor Héctor Medina for this screening!

VIVA stars Héctor Medina as Jesus, a young hairdresser working at a Havana drag club, who dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama (Luis Alberto García), Jesus finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when his estranged father Angel (Jorge Perugorría) abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. As father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, VIVA becomes a love story as the men struggle to understand one another and reconcile as a family. Cuba/Ireland; 100 min.

With food from Gusto Cuban Cafe and a post-show discussion led by OLLAS interim director and professor of political science at UNO, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado and Jay Irwin, professor of Sociology and Co-Chair of UNO’s LGBTQIA+ Task Force.

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Martes, 13 de septiembre, 7 pm

Viva 2015 (R)

Dirigido por Paddy Breathnach.

VIVA presenta a Héctor Medina como Jesús, un joven estilista que trabaja en un club de espectáculos de transformistas en La Habana, que sueña con ser un artista. Animado por su consejero, Mama (Luis Alberto García), Jesús finalmente consigue su oportunidad de subir al escenario. Pero cuando su padre Ángel ( Jorge Perugorría ), de quien estaba separado, vuelve a entrar bruscamente a su vida, su mundo cambia. Como padre e hijo se enfrentan por sus expectativas opuestas entre ellos, VIVA se convierte en una historia de amor cuando los hombres luchan por comprender el uno al otro y reconciliarse como una familia. Cuba/Irlanda; 100 minutos.

Con aperitivos proporcionados por el restaurante Gusto Cuban Cafe y una charla después de la función a cargo de Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, director interino de OLLAS y profesor del Departmento de Ciencias Políticas de UNO y Jay Irwin, profesor de Sociología y copresidente a cargo de un equipo de trabajo de UNO para la comunidad LGBT.

Special Notes

Special thanks to Cinemateca 2016 cross-promotional partners:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands, Centro Latino of Iowa, Completely KIDS, Creighton University’s Latin American Studies Initiative, El Patrón 102.3 FM, El Períco, España Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Gusto Cuban Cafe, Intercultural Senior Center, Justice for Our Neighbors, Latinas Unidas, Latino American Commission, Latino Center of the Midlands, Latino Legacy, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Maria Bonita, the Mexican Consulate, Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation, Mundo Latino, Metro Young Latino Professionals Association, Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska International Languages Association, Omaha Conversational Spanish Meetup, Omaha Noticias, Radio Lobo 97.7 FM, The Reader, UNO ALAS – Association of Latino American Students, and UNO Foreign Languages and Literatures. Thanks also to Film Streams’ sponsor for visiting artists and guests, Hilton Omaha.