Name: Remembering La Matanza
Start: 2025-01-11T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Central Library - San Antonio

As we approach the anniversary of the Porvenir Massacre, join us for a free screening of two films that explore the history of racial violence along the US-Mexico border in the early 20th century: PORVENIR, TEXAS (2019) & THEY CALL US SEDICIOSOS (2021)
Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 2 PM Central
Central Library - Auditorium
600 Soledad Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
This event is FREE and open to the public. RSVP at https://www.somosmacri.org/event-details/film-porvenir-texas-a-documentary-about-the-1918-massacre
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: These films deal with a difficult subject matter and may not be suitable for all audiences.

About the films
Porvenir, Texas Directed by Andrew Shapter 2019, USA, 56 min.
Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this small border town. 100 years later, the film asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that still remain along the border a century later. PORVENIR, TEXAS first aired in 2019 as part of the PBS documentary series VOCES, which features the best of Latino arts, culture, and history and shines a light on current issues that impact Latino Americans.
They Call Us Sediciosos Directed by Iz Gutierrez 2021, USA, 16 min.
In 1915, Jovita, a reporter, writer, and trailblazer for women’s and Mexican-Americans’ civil rights, interviews a mother whose son has gone missing while at the hands of Texas Rangers and vigilantes who have been targeting the Texas-Mexican community in the Lower Rio Grande Valley during a time known as “La Matanza” (The Massacre).

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This program is presented by MACRI, MonteVideo, and the San Antonio Public Library Latino Collection and Resource Center.
✨ This is an official Dreamweek event ✨
Dreamweek is an annual series of events across San Antonio that foster the free exchange of ideas on universal issues affecting the human race. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of civil rights reform, the DreamWeek mission is to lay the foundations of tolerance, equality, and diversity to create a platform where people across cultures and communities can discuss and exchange ideas, fostering enlightenment for the greater human experience.
MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! Gracias!