Instituto Cervantes, with the Embassy of Spain, Intramuros Administration and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, will hold “Espacio Femenino: Spanish and Filipino Female Filmmakers,” a film cycle featuring movies by female directors.

The mini-film fest is Instituto Cervantes de Manila’s contribution to March as Women’s Month and will run on all Saturdays of the month at 4 p.m. starting March 9.

Screenings will be at the Casa Azul of Instituto Cervantes Intramuros, located at Plaza San Luis Complex, Intramuros, across San Agustin Church.

On March 9, to be shown is the Spanish film “Los Amores Cobardes” (2018) by Carmen Blanco. Eva, about a strong and independent woman who returns to her hometown to spend the summer holidays and gets to meet Ruben, who broke off with her unexpectedly years ago for no apparent reason without even saying goodbye.

On March 16, to be shown is the Galician film, “La Palabra Justa” (2016), whose protagonist is a 92-year-old teacher who returns to a house that has seemingly stood still in time. There, she starts a conversation with her memories, reflections of a life trapped in old photographs, and the memory of the love of her life, Antonio Beiras.

On March 23, short films by female directors will be featured, such as “Café Para Llevar” (2014), “Una Vez” (2015), “Camino de Agua Para un Pez” (2016), “Einstein-Rosen” (2016), “Lucrecia” (2016), “Conservas” (2017), and a Filipino short film “Gikan sa Ngitngit nga Kinaidlaman” (2017).

Finally, the film cycle will close with “Con el Viento” (2017) by Meritxell Colell, about a dancer and choreographer, Mónica, who receives a call informing that her father is seriously ill. But he dies before she gets to see him, and her mother asks her to stay and help in selling the house. However, they are like two strangers who will have to know more about each other and learn to live together. —CONTRIBUTED