Hispanic Film Festival: Ixcanul

The Office of Student Life and Leadership will show Ixcanul as part of the International Film Series.

The 2015 debut film by Guatemala's Jayro Bustamante was best film at the Molodist International Film Festival and the Cartagena Film Festival.

IMDB synopsis: "On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-year-old María by her parents. The debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is about the lives of Kaqchikel-speaking Mayans, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people."

The unrated film runs one hour and 33 minutes.

The 23rd annual Hispanic Film Festival at Augustana College will run on Wednesday evenings Jan. 10-Feb. 7, with films from Chile, Guatemala, Spain, Colombia and the U.S.

All films are free and will begin at 7 p.m. in room 102, Hanson Hall. The public is invited.

The full list of films to be shown can be found here.