(Espíritu Sagrado)

Free and Open to the Public

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Date: Saturday, Feb. 17
Time: 11:00 am
Location: The Robin Theatre (Directions HERE)

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Genre: Comedy
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles 
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Duration: 97 minutes

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Presented by María Bonete, PhD Student in Hispanic Cultural Studies, Department of Romance & Classical Studies

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Presented by:

• María Bonete, PhD Student in Hispanic Cultural Studies, Department of Romance & Classical Studies
• Kailey Henderson, PhD Candidate in Hispanic Cultural Studies, Department of Romance & Classical Studies

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ABOUT THE FILM

When the leader of a UFO association dies unexpectedly, José Manuel becomes the only person who knows a secret that could alter the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, a young girl goes missing in Spain.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Writer and director Chema García Ibarra was born in Elche, Spain in 1980. He studied advertising and public relations at the Universidad de Alicante and, alongside music videos and commercials, also made short films. His ‘domestic science-fiction’ films have screened at festivals worldwide, including at the Berlinale, Sundance, San Sebastián, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and Ann Arbor. He teaches ‘anti-filmmaking’ at the Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid.