The new exhibition, opening fall 2027, honors Mexican American, Chicano and Mexican contributions to American filmmaking through five thematic galleries<\/p>\n
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced its newest exhibition will honor Mexican American filmmaking and artistic expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Known as Cinelandia: Celebrating Mexican American Cinema, the exhibit is set to open on September 25, 2027 in the fourth-floor Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery.<\/p>\n
According to the Academy Museum, Cinelandia celebrates Mexican American, Chicano and Mexican contributions to American filmmaking throughout history and its impact on cultural identity, as well as how Mexican American filmmakers engage with other forms of artistic expression, including painting, literature, poetry, theater and music.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis exhibition celebrates the extraordinary and vast contributions of filmmakers, artists, and audiences to cinematic history while also acknowledging the complexities of representation on screen,\u201d Associate Curator Sophia Serrano said in a statement. \u201cBy bringing together films that span more than a century\u2014from the silent era to contemporary works\u2014we invite visitors to see how cinema has served as a space for cultural expression, resistance, creativity, and community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Organized by Serrano with assistant curator Emily Rauber Rodriguez and curatorial assistant Josue Lopez, the exhibition will include hundreds of original, rarely-seen costumes, props, posters, photographs and more.<\/p>\n