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A Poet (Un poeta)

Date & Time

Sat. Apr. 25, 2026 7:15 PM-9:15 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Simón Mesa Soto
Year 2025
Length 120 minutes
Country Colombia
Language Spanish with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

A Poet (Un poeta)

Date & Time

Sat. Apr. 25, 2026 7:15 PM-9:15 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Simón Mesa Soto
Year 2025
Length 120 minutes
Country Colombia
Language Spanish with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave
 
Óscar (first-time actor Ubeimar Rios) is an erratic failed writer who has given up on life. He wanders the streets of Medellín in a drunken stupor, lamenting the state of literature in Colombia and embodying the cliché of the tortured artist. When the opportunity arises to mentor a young student, he sees a chance at redemption—if he doesn’t screw it up first. Simón Mesa Soto’s darkly comic and caustic second feature, winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, is a raw, riotous farce where good deeds collide with the universe’s cruelly poetic sense of humor.

Tickets
  • $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit

 
Óscar (Ubeimar Ríos en su debut actoral) es un escritor fracasado y errático que ya ha renunciado a la vida. Deambula por las calles de Medellín en una borrachera perpetua, lamentando el estado de la literatura en Colombia y encarnando todos los clichés del artista atormentado. Sin embargo, cuando surge la oportunidad de convertirse en mentor de una joven estudiante, Óscar ve en ella una posibilidad de redención… siempre y cuando no lo arruine antes. Ganador del Premio del Jurado Una Cierta Mirada en el Festival de Cine de Cannes, el segundo largometraje de Simón Mesa Soto es una farsa cruda y mordaz donde las buenas intenciones chocan con el cruelmente poético sentido del humor del universo.

Boletos
  • $10 admisión festival; $8 para miembros del MFAH, estudiantes con identificación y adultos mayores (65+)
Planea tu visita

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Organized by the MFAH in association with the creative partner Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires.
Sponsored by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc.

            

Additional generous support provided by Neil B. Goldstein.

Programmed in collaboration with Cinema Tropical.