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A still image from "There are no bugs in winter."

A still image from the film "There are no bugs in winter."

This low-budget sci-fi film was made by two UW-Madison faculty members, Claudia Solís-Lemus (Department of Plant Pathology) and Daniel Pimentel-Alarcón (Wisconsin Institute for Discovery), as a pandemic project. There are no bugs in winter, in Spanish with English subtitles, won a couple of awards in the 2023 Hispanic International Film Festival, including one for excellence with “zero budget.” You will catch some Madison scenery, including Lake Mendota and a snowy Picnic Point. (See the trailer here.) The screenings are free, but reserve a spot at eventbrite.com.

media release: 101 minutes | United States | 2023 | Spanish with English subtitles – A former pianist sees a mysterious photo that leads him into a rabbit hole of unintended consequences.

There Are No Bugs in Winter is a zero-budget sci-fi film created by two UW-Madison faculty during the pandemic ( Claudia Solís-Lemus and Daniel Pimentel-Alarcón ).  

6 pm, 12/12, Union South-Marquee; 6 pm, 12/14, Central Library. Free.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.