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499 [In-Person Only]
Fri Oct 08: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Oct 09: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
Sun Oct 10: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT
$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
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Rodrigo Reyes
Mexico & US
2021
1h 28m
About
To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City. As the anachronistic fictional character interacts with real-life victims of Mexicos failed drug wars and indigenous communities in resistance, the filmmaker portrays the countrys current humanitarian crisis as part of a vicious and unfinished colonial project, still in motion, nearly five hundred years later.
Provocative, unique, and strikingly cinematic, 499 mixes non-fictional and performative elements with elements of the road movie to show how past traumas continue to affect contemporary reality. While linking these seemingly disparate histories of violence, the film confirms Reyes as one of the most potent voices in American independent cinema.
Rodrigo Reyes has created a strong, beautiful and disturbing film that seems to occupy a genre all its own 499 deftly weaves brutality with tender beauty, and harsh reality with the realm of dreams. Jim Jarmusch
An ambitious and unflinching portrait of contemporary Mexico. The Film Stage
A unique look at modern day Mexico.Covering five hundred years of history in less than an hour and a half is a daunting task. Director Rodrigo Reyes does just that in 499. AIPT
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1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum's ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Executive Director Vivian Hua at vivian@nwfilmforum.org
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