CANCELED: Community Cinema: Illinois Public Media/Independent Television Services Documentary Film Series at the Spurlock 2013-2014: Las Marthas

• Event Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2014

• Alert

Due to anticipated weather conditions, this event has been canceled. However, this film will air on WILL-TV Monday, February 17 at 9:00 PM.

Watch the best independent documentaries before they come to television! Illinois Public Media (WILL radio.tv.online) and the Independent Television Series (ITVS) present Community Cinema, a monthly screening series of independent documentaries followed by a panel discussion. This series is presented in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum the first Tuesday of every month in the Knight Auditorium. Guest scholars and members of the campus and local communities will interact with the audience in an hour-long discussion after the film. Then watch the film again later in the month on WILL-TV!

Las Marthas

Dating from the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other. Las Marthas follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their young shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and political tension over immigration.