On a weekend during which a ring-of-fire eclipse will transform the skies over San Antonio, MonteVideo is bringing timely programming on the ground with its third annual Raza Cósmica: A Constellation of Sci-Fi Cinema.
MonteVideo, an organization founded by filmmaker andcontributor Manuel Solis that highlights Latinx-themed indie films, will kick off the series at Slab Cinema's Arthouse space on Thursday with a two-part event — a live recording of Joaquin Muerte's paranormal podcastfollowed by a screening of four out-of-this-world shorts from dynamic filmmakers.to downtown's Central Library with one of the filmmakers in attendance.
Finally, the fest concludes with three cosmic screenings on Saturday — the"Excursions in Afrofuturism" set of six shorts at 4 p.m., the"Above the Clouds" five-short set at 6 p.m., and the Texas premiere of the 2021 Peruvian film, set in a dystopian parched city, at 8 p.m. All three will take place at JumpStart Performance Co. on the West Side.Free , 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 and 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
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