Tales of Love, Horror and Survival: Cine Mexico Now Returns to Detroit

Cine Mexico Now, a celebration of contemporary Mexican films, begins this week.

With films like “Roma” winning the hearts of critics and fans alike, Mexican cinema is becoming a global favorite.  

Here in Detroit, the folks at Cinema Lamont have brought the best in contemporary Mexican film to the city for the last three years.

Starting this week until the end of October, Cine Mexico Now will screen eight films that you won’t be able to see anywhere else in the region. 

Click the player to hear CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire talk with Cinema Lamont founder Josh Gardner about how the film fest has grown.

Find a full schedule of films here

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, and a former host/reporter for Arizona Public Media. Amanda is also an artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader.