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This week, we draw a close to our month-long online edition of the Mexican Film Festival, with El sueño del Mara’akame (Mara'akame's Dream), a father-son relationship which undergoes tension due to a difference in their worldviews. Today is the last day for the DIFF Virtual Viewing Room, featuring cinema of Luis Buñuel. So don’t miss it! Our weekly updates from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Mexican Film Festival and European Union Film Festival continue.
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EVENTS THIS WEEK 
The Metropolitan Opera, New York continues its Nightly Opera Streams. This week’s theme is ‘Pride Week’. Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel (21st), Dvořák’s Rusalka (22nd), Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda (23rd), Puccini’s Tosca (24th), Puccini’s Turandot (25th), Britten’s Billy Budd (26th) and Verdi’s La Traviata (27th).
IHC CONTINUUM A series showcasing the work of some torch bearers of our Performing Arts. The next generation carrying forward the legacy with their passion and talent. This week we feature Arushi Mudgal, one of the foremost young talents in the field of Odissi, known for her technical virtuosity and creative approach to tradition. She has trained under her aunt, Madhavi Mudgal.
Mexican Film Festival. Online Film Series. Free streaming an exclusive selection of four contemporary titles every weekend this June from Friday, 18:00 IST to Sunday, 23:59 IST. All films will have English subtitles. Registration mandatory.
El sueño del Mara’akame/ Mara'akame's Dream (Spanish/2016/90 mins) Dir. Federico Cecchetti. Nieri is a young native Huichol whose dream is to travel with his band and play in a concert in Mexico City. But his father, a shaman Huichol, has other plans for him. Collab. Embassy of Mexico in India.
European Union Film Festival 2021. Catch award-winning contemporary cinema from across Europe, including a special bio-diversity line-up of Indian films by CMS Vatavaran. Free streaming for a limited period. To watch films, create an account on the Festival Scope website. Press ‘Rent’ to play. There will be no charge.
DIFF Virtual Viewing Room. Enigma & Provocation: The Cinema of Luis Buñuel. Free streaming five films by the Spanish master between 11-21 June. Registration is mandatory. Collab. The Dharamshala International Film Festival, Embassy of Spain, New Delhi, and the Instituto Cervantes.
Extreme Rarities. Birds of the North East. Ramki Sreenivasan takes you on a journey to the North Eastern part of India and shows you some of the rarest birds of the region. Ramki Sreenivasan is a Bangalore-based technology entrepreneur, birdwatcher and wildlife photographer. He co-founded and coordinates Conservation India, a non-profit platform that facilitates wildlife and nature Attend the webinar on 27th June, 5pm. Collab. Delhi Bird Foundation. No registration required. The talk will also be streaming live on the Facebook group, ‘Delhibird, The Indian Bird Network’.
