Presented by MCA Chicago 

Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the king that will grant him a transfer from the town, in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate, and he must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to submissively accept every task entrusted to him by successive governors, who come and go as he stays behind.

In Spanish with English subtitles

“Genre thinking extended the existing language of movies. In Zama, Argentina’s Lucretia Martel had an even less expected action sequence: 17th century Argentina, Spanish colonizers surrounded on a savannah plane. Indigenous tribesmen painted orange. A rider comes towards us. Two of the Spanish turn. A third is felled. Then a horse [runs] through the shot.  No action sound.  No blood. Down and up.  All parts of the frame used. Such complex staging.  More great visual thinking.” – Mark Cousins