7:00 PM, Saturday, 28 March 2026

Film Begins: 7:30 PM, followed by Discussion

Sponsored by Red Salmon Arts and Humanities Institute

About the Film:
Follow stories of loss, healing, and new possibilities from the Salvadoran DC diaspora in Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo/The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World, an artistically crafted feature-length documentary from Quique Aviles and the Yellow House Collective. The film follows Quique on his journey to find answers and healing from the traumatic events that led to his migration north, leading him to write “Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo,” a powerful, heart-wrenching poem that serves to reclaim his dead and the dignity of a nation torn apart by war and mass displacement. Threaded within Quique’s journey are interviews, music videos, performances, and archival footage of Salvadoran-Wachintonian artists that tell an intimate story of a community resolving trauma and finding identity, belonging, and joy after fleeing the Salvadoran civil war and settling in Washington, D.C. They uplift the power of art to heal in a world fraught with legacies of injustice. FMI: https://www.lasmuertesfilm.com/

Red Salmon Arts is a 501(c)3 grassroots cultural arts organization, with a thirty-year history of working with the indigenous neighborhoods of Austin. RSA is dedicated to the development of emerging writers and the promotion of Chicanx/@/Latinx/@/Native American literature, providing outlets and mechanisms for cultural exchange, and sharing in the retrieval of a people’s cultural heritage with a commitment to social justice.

Cine Resistencia: A Film Series showcasing the work of nascent and veteran filmmakers, media makers, producers, and directors that highlights Chicana/o/x//Latina/o/x/Native American-centered documentaries, shorts, features, and works-in-progress.

The Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin is the hub for fostering and sustaining humanities research at UT. We are dedicated to expanding the pathways for humanities research and careers through connecting faculty, students, and staff; helping to secure and manage research funding; and promoting and supporting innovative scholarship. FMI: About Us | Humanities Institute | Liberal Arts | UT – Austin
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Resistencia Books, Casa de Red Salmon Arts, is a neighborhood center for aspiring writers, providing quality literature to Austin communities since 1983. Specializing in indigenous, Native American, Chicana/o/x, Mexicana/o/x/, Latinx/@, African American, queer, feminist, and children’s bilingual literature.

^{This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.}