Gael Garcia Bernal for 'Magellan'

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Gael Garcia Bernal for 'Magellan'

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Join us for a screening of 'Magellan.' Followed by a conversation with actor Gael Garcia Bernal.At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer 

Synopsis: Ferdinand Magellan navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with his newfound and jealously guarded power. 

A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (Norte, the End of History), and starring the great Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien) as the fervent, history-making explorer, MAGELLAN presents the colonization of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration.