Program 1: Slice of Life
- Shorts
- 100 mins
In this program
Angela
Directed by Juan Pablo Daranas Molina
A Cuban immigrant tries to find her place in New York City.
Pa’Lante
Directed by Kristian Mercado
An estranged family tries to reconnect amid the wreckage of post-Maria Puerto Rico. Starring Mela Murder as Milagros and Kareem Savingnon as Manuel.
Me 3.769
Directed by Elaine Del Valle
An adolescent Latina looks forward to her maturing body, but must soon cope with the sexual misconduct of someone she trusts.
Unauthorized
Directed by Sandra Joen Pérez-Tejeda
An undocumented single father struggles to make ends meet.
Subway
Directed by Carlos Garcia de Dios
A short film about that very long instance of falling in love.
Yunior
Directed by Francisco Cabrera-Feo
Yunior seeks his own light in the shadow of his older brother, with some help from his brother’s girlfriend and a startling new neighbor.
Cinnamon Skin
Directed by Michelle Salcedo
A Cuban exile returns to her homeland in search of her daughter and unravels a secret that has haunted her ever since she left twenty years before.
Churros
Directed by Bruce Smolanoff, Emilie McDonald
Jo-Jo, a 15 year-old Mexican-American boy, lives in Brooklyn with his street vendor single mother and little sister. He breakdances with a crew and dreams of being “the illest” b-boy in the world, but a local gangster attempts to lure him away. One night, Jo-Jo is forced to make one of the most important decisions of his life.