Hispanic Film Festival: 'Ixcanul' ('Volcano')

6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 – OWU’s Hispanic Film Festival kicks off with a screening and discussion of “Ixcanul” (“Volcano”), in Phillips Auditorium, 50 S. Henry St., Delaware. On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents. This year’s Hispanic Film Festival, featuring five movies, is supported with a grant from Pragda, a New York-based cultural initiative, and by the Office of the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain and its Program for Cultural Cooperation with United States Universities. The festival is co-sponsored by Ohio Wesleyan’s VIVA Latinx student organization, World Languages & Cultures Department, Global Studies Institute, Latin American Studies Program, and new Film Studies Program. Admission is free. For more information, contact faculty member Andrea Colvin at arcolvin@owu.edu.