You can catch the latest TropiChat, an ongoing series that features conversations with renowned Latin American filmmakers, at the New Museum tomorrow at 3:00pm. One of Mexico’s most accomplished young filmmakers, Fernando Eimbcke will be on hand to discuss his work with Gavin Smith, editor of Film Comment. Fernando's award-winning deadpan dramedy Lake Tahoe,
a Film Movement release which opens tonight at Anthology Film Archives.
For more free fun in the city, head over to The Municipal Parking Lot at Ludlow and Broome for the 16th annual Shakespeare in the Parking Lot. Midsummer Night's Dream opened last night and will be running Thurs. – Sat. through July 25th.
Soul Power opens tonight at the Sunshine Cinema. From the same team that produced the Academy Award-winning documentary When We Were Kings, Soul Power
is a verité documentary about the legendary music festival (dubbed
Zaire '74), that took place around the same time, depicting the experiences and performances of such musical
luminaries as James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz and a host of
others.
