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The AFI Latin American Film Festival is one of North America’s largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema. Now in its 36th year, the festival is one of Washington’s top cultural events and features award-winning films, in-person conversations with filmmaker guests and exciting embassy-hosted parties. With the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, the festival celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections during National Hispanic Heritage Month. Don’t miss your chance to see film festival favorites, local box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents. Join a diverse audience of film lovers!

This year’s festival runs from September 18 through October 9.

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Featured Highlights

Latin American Film Festival

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Monday, October 6, 7:00 p.m.

Q&A with filmmaker Augusto Zegarra on Oct. 6

This joyful documentary about the importance of cultural heritage and identity follows a Peruvian single father who embarks on an ambitious journey to dub the entirety of THE LION KING into his Indigenous language of Quechua.

Also screens Oct. 7 (no Q&A)

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Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Chile

THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO

Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m.

Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Chile

Queer love shines with contradictory exuberance in Diego Céspedes’ audacious Cannes prize-winning debut about a commune of crossdressers during the dawn of the AIDS epidemic. Engaged with the fervent gaze of New Queer Cinema and embodied by a vibrant trans and genderqueer cast, THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO brilliantly melds melodrama and western.

Also screens Oct. 9 (no reception)

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Festival Passes

Now on sale!

Explore the best in Latin American cinema with an All-Access Festival Pass! This pass provides admission for one to every screening in the AFI Latin American Film Festival, including Opening and Closing Night. Valued at nearly $600!