Extraordinary Latinx shorts for all ages
Principal Financial Group® is collaborating with the New York
International Children’s Film Festival (the Festival) to bring a
curated collection of award-winning, family-friendly short films to
the Des Moines Art Center on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Principal® will screen the Festival’s annual Spanish-language
program, ¡Hola Cine!, featuring the best Latinx short films from
around the world, transporting audiences across the Americas,
reminding them of the power of family, perseverance, and believing
in magic. Films will be shown in the Des Moines Art Center’s Levitt
Auditorium at 1 p.m.
Principal Community Relations and the Principal Hispanic
Employee Resource Group are hosting ¡Hola Cine! to celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month. Principal funds organizations and
programming to connect employees to the community and to educate
and support people so they are empowered to live more financially
secure lives.
¡Hola Cine! features six shorts with a runtime of 55 minutes.
All shorts are in English or with English subtitles. Admission is
free and the event is open to the public. Shorts include:
“THE DANCE” Colombia, Live Action, Pedro Pablo Vega
Reyes, 2021, 15 min Andrés has a big, big toe problem: his right
shoe has a huge hole in it. Normally, that wouldn’t be an issue,
but the school dance is tomorrow, and he’s got his crush Mariana to
impress!
“EL MOÑO” United States, Live Action, Luis Fernando
Puente & Lizde Arias, 2022, 8 min After her favorite sock goes
missing, Andrea learns some family magic that helps her find lost
objects in the most unexpected ways. She’ll soon discover that toys
and coins aren’t the only things that can get lost.
“LA CALESITA” Argentina, Animation, Augusto Schillaci,
2022, 10 min A beloved Argentinian merry-go-round operation brings
joy to the neighborhood families in this warm and vivid story of
what comes around, goes around.
“THE LUGGAGE ROOM” Spain, Animation, Daniela Cuenca,
2021, 7 min A devoted abuelita dreams of the day she can reunite
with her grandchildren, cramming her suitcase with mountains of
gifts and heaps of precious memories.
“FONOS” Mexico, Animation, Gabriela Badillo, 2021, 9 min
Chloe has bottled up her feelings along with the sounds that remind
her of her beloved grandfather until a songbird shows her the way
to maintain the spirit of his beautiful music.
“WITH A WOOL BALL” Argentina, Animation, Belén Ricardes,
2022, 5 min A ball of wool, a catchy song, and beautiful felted
stop motion tell this boldly colored tale of a girl who weaves
ponchos and steeps hot maté to keep her friends toasty in the hills
of Argentina.
The New York International Children’s Film Festival is an
Oscar®-qualifying film festival offering the largest and most
prestigious festival for children’s film in North America. Each
year, the Festival presents a slate of films, both shorts and
feature length, that is as diverse in representation as it is in
visual style, storytelling, and subject matter. To date, 38
Festival films have received Academy Awards® or nominations.
About Principal Financial Group®
Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG) is a global financial
company with 20,000 employees1 passionate about improving the
wealth and well-being of people and businesses. In business for 145
years, we’re helping more than 64 million customers1 plan, protect,
invest, and retire, while working to support the communities where
we do business, and build a diverse, inclusive workforce.
Principal® is proud to be recognized as one of the 2024 World’s
Most Ethical Companies2, a member of the Bloomberg Gender Equality
Index, and named as a “Best Places to Work in Money Management3.”
Learn more about Principal and our commitment to sustainability,
inclusion, and purpose at principal.com.
Principal community relations supports the communities where
affiliates of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392
operates. Insurance products and plan administrative services
provided through Principal Life Insurance Company®, a member of the
Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA 50392.
1 As of June 30, 2024 2 Ethisphere, 2024 3 Pensions &
Investments, 2023
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