Brooklyn Cinema Forum presents Latin Surrealism: The Holy Mountain and Zama- both films using the obscure to question power and history.

Lucrecia Martel’s Zama transforms colonial bureaucracy into a slow-burning fever dream. Set in an isolated outpost at the edge of empire, the film follows a Spanish official trapped in endless waiting, where time blurs, authority erodes, and power becomes absurd. Through sound, repetition, and quiet disorientation, Martel builds a surreal portrait of colonial decay—one that lingers long after the film ends.