FILM / Screening and Q&A
Con Alma
For the first time, México Now Festival and CortoCircuito Latino Short Fest NY join forces to celebrate Latino culture with the New York Premiere of Con Alma, presented in partnership with NYU’s Espacio de Culturas and CLACS.
This moving documentary follows acclaimed musicians Magos Herrera and Paola Prestini, who created a global musical collaboration, Con Alma, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Featuring over 30 artists, Con Alma grew into an album and live performances, which would include a landmark concert at the United Nations on gender equality.
Blending testimonies, archival footage, and animations by Kevork Mourad, directors Marta Ferrer and Pedro González Rubio capture a journey of resilience, solidarity, and hope.
A Q&A with artists will follow the screening.
Con Alma will be preceded by the short film, Lamento.
A poetic reflection on time, memory, migration, and climate change, Lamento stars Grammy-winning artist Gaby Moreno and actor Tony Revolori.
Set in an abandoned Guatemalan beach resort overtaken by the sea, the film follows Gaby on a haunting journey to rediscover a childhood place now on the brink of disappearance. Guided by a fisherman (Revolori) and FINITOR, a flying obsidian rock with a 3D lens, they strive to preserve the memory of a land and life before they vanish. Inspired by Moreno and Contreras’ personal journeys from Guatemala to Los Angeles, the film honors their roots while embracing new horizons.
This event is presented in partnership with NYU’s Espacio de Culturas and the NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS).
Please note: This event is sold out and has a waiting list.
If you are registered, please arrive by 4:45pm to guarantee seating. After that time, seats may be released to the waiting list
Event Information
Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Espacio de Culturas/NYU
Address: 53 Washington Square South. New York, NY 10012
Tickets: Free with RSVP
Please note: This event is sold out and has a waiting list.
If you are registered, please arrive by 4:45pm to guarantee seating. After that time, seats may be released to the waiting list
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Marta Ferrer Carne
Marta graduated from the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia as a cinematographer. In 2006 she studied documentary at the CCC (Mexico). It was in Mexico where Marta became involved in the documentary language and all its creative possibilities, becoming her medium to discover and understand the world.
Marta filmed EL VARAL (Best Documentary, Guanajuato Festival 2010) and A MORIR EN LOS DESIERTOS (2017), about the traditional Cardenche song of northern Mexico. In 2020 she premiered BALSAM on Televisión de Catalunya, a documentary series that portrays diverse social and cultural collectives through their music.
Pedro Gonzales Rubio
Recognized for transforming the interstices between fiction and non-fiction, Pedro’s versatility has allowed him to work as a director, cinematographer and editor, and his poetic and organic gaze develops a fine follow-up to the everyday life of his characters. His films have won awards at relevant festivals around the world, and have been distributed in more than 20 countries.
Among his filmography are TORO NEGRO (Best Documentary, Morelia Festival 2005; Horizontes Award, FIB San Sebastian (2005), ALAMAR (Tiger Award, Rotterdam FF 2010), INORI (Golden Leopard, Locarno FF 2012), and ANTÍGONA (2018), among others. He has also participated as director of photography in several projects shot in Africa, Europe and USA.
