LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Ecuadoran director-screenwriter Fernando Mieles will attend two movie screenings and answer questions about his work Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 as part of the University of Louisville鈥檚 鈥淩eel-Ecuador鈥 Latin American Film Festival.
Mieles will attend a 6:30 p.m. reception and a 7 p.m. screening of his 2010 feature film “Deported/Prometeo Deportado鈥 Nov. 1 at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium on UofL鈥檚 Belknap Campus, and participate in a question-and-answer session afterward.
Then Nov. 3 the filmmaker will attend a 5:30 p.m. reception and answer questions after the 6 p.m. showing of his 2011 film “Descartes鈥 at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St., in the festival鈥檚 concluding event.
The Spanish section of UofL鈥檚 classical and modern languages department organizes the 19th annual film festival in conjunction with the Spanish-language newspaper Al Dia en America.
For a listing of other Ecuadoran feature films and documentaries in this year鈥檚 festival, check . All are free and presented in their original language, with English subtitles.
For more information, contact Manuel Medina, classical and modern languages, at 502-419-6114 or