Learning Beyond the Classics
Directed by Issa López
With Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Ianis Guerrero
Not Rated, 83 minutes, DCP
In Spanish with English subtitles
A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, Tigers Are Not Afraid follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López, who recently gained more notoriety for helming the latest season of True Detective, creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget.
Free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB Students.
Directed by Issa López
With Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Ianis Guerrero
Not Rated, 83 minutes, DCP
In Spanish with English subtitles
A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, Tigers Are Not Afraid follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López, who recently gained more notoriety for helming the latest season of True Detective, creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget.
Free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB Students.
Co-presented by The David A. Heskin and Marilou Brill Endowment for Excellence, Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
Event Dates
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 7:30 PM
