El Planeta

El Planeta
Directed by Amalia Ulman, 2021
NR; 79 Minutes

Thursday, April 24
Happy Hour, 5 pm
Film, 7 pm
Post-film Discussion

Amidst the devastation of post-financial-crisis Spain, a mother (Ale Ulman) and daughter (Amalia Ulman) bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.

The Grab

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, 2022
NR, 102 minutes

Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. These groups are establishing themselves as the new OPEC, where the future world powers will be those who control not oil, but food. And it’s all beginning to bubble to the surface in real time. Global food prices have hit an all-time high, threatening chaos and violence.