Shorts Program 4: Salsa And Blues
- Shorts
- 91 mins
Followed by a Q&A with Carlos Lample
In this program
Adult Night
Directed by: Kevin Alejandro, Leslie Alejandro | 11 mins
In an attempt to “live colorfully,” the strength of a couple’s relationship is tested by a situation where it might be more important to get out rather than get off.
Nymph
Directed by: Maria del Mar Rosario | 18 mins
Pressured by her economic situation, a newly arrived immigrant in New York enters a world of embellished sex work.
Opening Night
Directed by: Sofía Meza Herrera | 10 mins
An introverted geek opens a café in hopes to connect with other people while he battles with his social anxiety that manifests through musical numbers.
Start With A Song
Directed by: Sebastián Bisbal | 15 mins
It’s an ordinary day for best friends Alejandra and Matt – a geometry test, an argument about album titles, a rehearsal for an upcoming music competition– until it’s interrupted by immigration officials barging into Alejandra’s home.
The Dance
Directed by: James García Sotomayor, Mariano Casanova | 11 mins
Lisa discovers that the dancing partner she has rehearsed with for months to impress an important talent scout…
This Charming Man
Directed by: Becky Bradshaw | 6 mins
Debonair and charismatic Augustine dances his way through a perverse evening of his own delights in this modern, twisted take on a silent film.
Welcome Back
Directed by: Tiffany K. Guillen | 20 mins
The film centers around Rosa and her daughter, Sophie, who have been deported back to the extremely dangerous and volatile Venezuela.






