TUE OCT 29, 2024 7:30 PM LA COCINA / MUSEO Free Aero Theatre | Introduction by One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman, filmmaker and screenwriter Alonso Ruizpalacios and actor Anna Diaz and Q&A with filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios and actor Anna Diaz. Moderated by Carlos Aguilar. Advance Screening of LA COCINA ‘Alonso Ruizpalacios: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: LA COCINA, 2024, Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios, 139 Min, USA/Mexico In English and Spanish with English subtitles. It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the till. All the undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro (Raúl Briones) is the prime suspect. He’s a dreamer and a troublemaker, and in love with Julia (Rooney Mara), an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship. Rashid, The Grill’s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers so he can “become legal.” But a shocking revelation about Julia compels Pedro to spiral into an act that will stop the production line of one of the city’s busiest kitchens once and for all. LA COCINA is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, whilst chasing a perhaps unreachable version of the American dream. FORMAT: DCP MUSEO, 2018, Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios, 128 Min, Mexico In Spanish with English subtitles. In 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases. FORMAT: 35mm