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SUMMARY:APEGO (Costa Rica) — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:APEGO — Costa Rica\nDescription\nAna\, a Chilean-born architect raised in exile in Costa Rica\, is pulled between motherhood\, work and the possibility of another uprooting.\nAs a tempting career opportunity collides with family strains and unresolved memories\, Apego traces the quiet negotiations\nof love\, identity and belonging. Intimate and deeply humane\, it asks what we carry when we leave—and what\, despite ourselves\, we cannot. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Wednesday 8 October 2025\, 6:30 pm (AEST)\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event — registration essential\nLanguage: Spanish  |  Subtitles: English (all films subtitled)\nScreening format: Digital file provided by the Embassy of Costa Rica (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Costa Rican cultural entrepreneurs before the film\n\n\n \nAbout LAFF Brisbane\nThe Latin American Film Festival is a nationwide\, embassy-led\, not-for-profit season presenting free\, subtitled films from across Latin America. \nAbout LACA\nIn Brisbane\, the festival is coordinated by LACA Inc with the support of partner embassies and community organisations\, highlighting culture\, creativity and entrepreneurship.
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/apego-costa-rica-laff-brisbane-2025-free-screening/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251002T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T094610
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T121748Z
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SUMMARY:EL MAYOR (Cuba) — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:EL MAYOR — Cuba\nDescription\nAn epic historical drama charting the life of Cuban independence hero Ignacio Agramonte. From idealistic young lawyer\nto revered military leader\, El Mayor follows his rise during the Ten Years’ War and his enduring love story\nwith Amalia Simoni. Sweeping battlefield sequences and elegant period detail explore sacrifice\, honour and the cost\nof imagining a nation into being. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Thursday 2 October 2025\, 6:30 pm (AEST)\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event — registration essential\nLanguage: Spanish  |  Subtitles: English\nScreening format: Digital file provided by the Embassy of Cuba (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Cuban cultural entrepreneurs before the film
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/el-mayor-cuba-laff-brisbane-2025-free-screening/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251001T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T094610
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SUMMARY:CHUZALONGO (Ecuador) — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:CHUZALONGO — Ecuador\nDescription\nA gothic Andean fable inspired by local legend\, Chuzalongo unfurls in the eerie beauty of the Ecuadorian highlands.\nWhen disturbing events plague a remote hacienda\, folklore and reality blur\, stirring a creeping dread that touches\non family guilt\, colonial echoes and the spirits that haunt the land. With its striking landscapes and slow-burn tension\,\nthe film combines myth and suspense to offer a singular vision of Andean horror. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Wednesday 1 October 2025\, 6:30 pm (AEST)\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event – registration essential\nLanguage: Spanish (with possible Andean dialects)  |  Subtitles: English (all films subtitled)\nScreening format: Digital file provided by the Embassy of Ecuador (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Ecuadorian cultural entrepreneurs before the film\n\n\n \nAbout the organisers\nAbout LAFF Brisbane. The Latin American Film Festival is a nationwide\, embassy-led\, not-for-profit season presenting free\, subtitled films from across Latin America. \nAbout LACA . In Brisbane\, the festival is coordinated by LACA Inc with the support of partner embassies and community organisations\, highlighting culture\, creativity and entrepreneurship.
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/chuzalongo-ecuador-laff-brisbane-2025-free-screening/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250926T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T094610
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SUMMARY:Opening Night – El Salvador Indomable — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:Opening Night — EL SALVADOR INDOMABLE (Untamed El Salvador) — El Salvador\nDescription\nFrom misty cloud forests to lava-scarred volcanoes and the teeming Pacific coast\, this sweeping documentary\nguided by wildlife presenter Nigel Marven reveals a side of El Salvador rarely seen on screen.\nDazzling close encounters with hawks\, iguanas and sea turtles sit alongside a broader story of conservation\,\ncommunity stewardship and the fragile balance between people and nature. A spectacular\, family-friendly\nintroduction to the festival — and a stirring reminder of Central America’s biodiversity and resilience. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Friday 26 September 2025 — Opening ceremony 6:30 pm; Film 7:30 pm (AEST)\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event — registration essential\nLanguage: English narration  |  Subtitles: English (where applicable)\nScreening format: Digital file provided by the Embassy of El Salvador (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Salvadoran cultural entrepreneurs as part of the Opening Night\n\n\n \nAbout the organisers\nAbout LAFF Brisbane. The Latin American Film Festival is a nationwide\, embassy-led\, not-for-profit season presenting free\, subtitled films from across Latin America. \nAbout LACA. In Brisbane\, the festival is coordinated by LACA Inc with the support of partner embassies and community organisations\, highlighting culture\, creativity and entrepreneurship.
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/opening-night-el-salvador-indomable-laff-brisbane-2025-free-screening/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250923T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250923T210000
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SUMMARY:MALU (Brasil) — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:MALU — Brazil\nDescription\nSet in 1990s Rio\, Malu paints a fearless portrait of three generations of women navigating a city – and a family – in transition.\nMalu\, a once-celebrated actress\, faces unemployment and stalled dreams while reckoning with a combustible relationship with her\ntraditional mother and the growing distance from her teenage daughter. With raw honesty and flashes of dark humour\, the film\ncaptures the push-and-pull between independence and belonging\, the weight of expectation\, and the fragile hope that bridges mothers and daughters. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Tuesday 23 September 2025\, 6:30 pm (AEST)\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event – registration essential\nLanguage: Portuguese  |  Subtitles: English (all films subtitled)\nScreening format: Digital file provided by the Embassy of Brazil (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Brazilian cultural entrepreneurs before the film\n\n\n \nAbout the organisers\nAbout LAFF Brisbane. The Latin American Film Festival is a nationwide\, embassy-led\, not-for-profit season presenting free\, subtitled films from across Latin America. \nAbout LACA. In Brisbane\, the festival is coordinated by LACA Inc with the support of partner embassies and community organisations\, highlighting culture\, creativity and entrepreneurship.
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/malu-brasil-laff-brisbane-2025-free-screening/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="LACA QLD INC":MAILTO:info@lacaqld.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250922T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T094610
CREATED:20250904T080213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T022630Z
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SUMMARY:SALSIPUEDES (Panamá) — LAFF Brisbane 2025 | Free screening
DESCRIPTION:SALSIPUEDES — Panamá\nDescription\nA young man returns to a tough Panama City barrio after years abroad and must confront the legacy of his imprisoned\, ex-boxer father.\nGritty yet deeply humane\, Salsipuedes is a street-level drama about family ties\, loyalty and second chances.\nFor Brisbane audiences it offers a vivid slice of contemporary Panama—its rhythms\, resilience and complex bonds. \nTrailer\n\nScreening details\n\nDate & time: Monday 22 September 2025\, 6:30 pm\nVenue: The Precinct – Stair Stadium\, 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\nTickets: Free event – registration essential\nLanguage: Spanish  |  Subtitles: English (all films subtitled)\nFormat: Digital screening file provided by the Embassy of Panama (public screening rights cleared)\nCultural showcase: Short live performance by local Panamanian cultural entrepreneurs before the film\n\n\n \nAbout the organisers\nAbout LAFF Brisbane. The Latin American Film Festival is a nationwide\, embassy-led\, not-for-profit season presenting free\, subtitled films from across Latin America. \nAbout LACA. In Brisbane\, the festival is coordinated by LACA Inc with the support of partner embassies and community organisations\, highlighting culture\, creativity and entrepreneurship.
URL:https://lacaqld.org.au/event/laff-salsipuedes-sal-si-puedes/
LOCATION:The Precinct\, Level 1\, 2\, and 3 315 Brunswick Street\, Fortitude Valley\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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