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Shorts Program 4: Salsa And Blues

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.

Dates & Times

Past

Online

Sat, Sep 19
8:00 pm