Mail is in the news right now, although for not so culturally exciting reasons, aka continued attempts to privatize all public goods by certain capitalist… well, let’s not insult the majestic pig by comparing them to whatever the Trump government’s made up of. Dig into a more satisfying postal picture by attending a screening hosted by local nonprofit Latine/Indigenous cinephile org Cine Las Americas. Last year’s Allá, cartas al corazón, or Over There, follows post officer Oscar as he returns to Mexico, at first stuck in a town with no internet or telephones but gradually settling in as the de facto mail chief who may or may not be developing a paternal relationship with the town’s only other male – a young boy whose mother Oscar has feelings for. Screened in Spanish with English subs, the event also features a virtual Q&A with director Montserrat Larqué. – James Scott