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Short Documentaries

A Shelter For Edith

Film A Shelter For Edith Directed by Elisa Stone, Matthew Leahy As the world grappled with pandemic isolation, Edith Espinal entered her third year of sanctuary in a Midwestern…
Short Fiction

Abuela

Film Abuela Directed by Rebeca Ortiz Left to spend the day alone together, a young girl and her visiting Abuela must find a way…
Short Fiction

After Hours

Film After Hours Directed by Marco Sroka Carlos' past and present collide during a drug bust gone bad.
Short Fiction

Alejandro

Film Alejandro Directed by Jaime Castañeda A mother shares stories with her son on a momentous, late afternoon drive.
NYLFF Drive-In, U.S. Feature Narratives

All The World Is Sleeping

Film All The World Is Sleeping Directed by Ryan Lacen Fighting for her own life and the ones she loves, a Chicana in New Mexico sinks deeper into…
U.S. Feature Narratives

American Thief

Film American Thief Directed by Miguel Silveira Filmed and scripted around true events between 2015-2019, American Thief straddles fiction and documentary as a secret plot…
Web Series

B-Sides

Film B-Sides Directed by Lin Que Ayoung While attending Aston University, Alexis, Lynn, Reagan and Viv formed a sisterhood that only grew stronger over the…
Short Fiction, Spectrum

Black & White

Film Black & White Directed by Edgar Garcia Chavez This experimental film dissects the Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary’s definitions of the words Black and White - to prove…
Web Series

Border Patrol

Film Border Patrol Directed by John Lopez Border Patrol is a satirical comedy about a group of Latino Border Patrol agents and the eccentric residents…
Short Fiction, Spectrum

Caravan

Film Caravan Directed by William Michael Anderson The film centers on an outcast in a rural English community who draws the attention of a vengeful…
Midnight, Short Fiction

Closer

Film Closer Directed by Michael Vargas A woman’s cozy night home alone turns deadly after an endless string of terrifying neighborhood crime alerts bombard…
NYLFF Drive-In, U.S. Feature Narratives

Come Find Me

Film Come Find Me Directed by Daniel Poliner Come Find Me is a story about a mother and daughter facing major life changes and how their…
Short Fiction

Crabs in a Barrel

Film Crabs in a Barrel Directed by Michael León Celebrating your friends is super exciting…unless you’re the least successful person in the room. A jaded writer attends…
Short Fiction

Disarm

Film Disarm Directed by Carlos Carrasco A veteran returns home to surprise his daughter at school and gets his own surprise.
Short Documentaries

Eagles (Aguilas)

Film Eagles (Aguilas) Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre Along the scorching southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five…
Short Documentaries

Evergreen

Film Evergreen Directed by Milton Diaz Capturing the last months of a video store in Greenwich Village in 2007 and how it affects the…
Short Fiction

Ferris Wheel

Film Ferris Wheel Directed by Kyle Andrews A homeless man named Ferris struggles to maintain his humanity, despite the crippling pressures of survival on the…
Short Fiction

Forgotten But Not Gone

Film Forgotten But Not Gone Directed by Michael Rocha A work-obsessed man loses his childhood optimism. He then ventures into his subconscious and confronts the force that…
Short Fiction, Spectrum

Freezerburn

Film Freezerburn Directed by Sarah Rattay-Maloney An absurdist comedy about queerness, finding yourself, and the lies we live with until we can’t. Because sometimes…
Short Fiction

Great America

Film Great America Directed by Angelita Mendoza Jay is the leader of a militia of citizens that detain immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. His…
Short Fiction

Heights

Film Heights Directed by Major Dorfman Over the course of a summer afternoon, two brothers must decide whether or not they will remain silent…
Midnight, Short Fiction

Hell of a Pitcher

Film Hell of a Pitcher Directed by Daniel Burity It’s Independence Day, and a group of high school friends decide to trespass on a little league baseball…
Short Fiction

Hurricane Flora

Film Hurricane Flora Directed by Gabriel De Varona A Cuban-American documentarian rides out a hurricane at her parents’ house with her boyfriend. Tensions rise as she…
Short Fiction

I Just Wish You Told Me

Film I Just Wish You Told Me Directed by Michelle C. Bonilla Jessie and Karen have been a same sex couple for thirteen years. When Karen doesn’t make it out…
Short Documentaries

Inner City Legend

Film Inner City Legend Directed by Edwin FrankO Everyone has a struggle. Everyone has a story. Everyone has something to say. "WHAT'S YOUR HUSTLE?" is a…
Web Series

LA 143

Film LA 143 Directed by Sergio Monserrate Izzy just got dumped, and getting dumped has a way of complicating things when you thought you had…
NYLFF Drive-In

La Soga 2 : Closing Night Premiere

Film La Soga 2 : Closing Night Premiere Directed by Manny Perez A suspenseful thriller and love story, where a former hitman (La Soga) fights to rescue the love of…
Short Fiction

Lavanderia

Film Lavanderia Directed by Roger A. Galvez A young Salvadoran family spends an evening cleaning a dry cleaner.
Short Fiction

Loli

Film Loli Directed by Fernanda Tapia DREAMer Insta-Model Loli, works her first fashion campaign in L.A.- but in order to finish the photoshoot, she…
Short Fiction

Loving Anna

Film Loving Anna Directed by Travis Orozco Alex buys a new augmented reality device that allows him to see, hear, and feel a lost love.…
Short Fiction

Lowlife

Film Lowlife Directed by Alexandra Hinojosa Alina is haunted by a presence she must confront in order to make a break from her former…
Short Fiction

Mad Machine

Film Mad Machine Directed by Sergio Guerra In the not-too-distant future, personal security androids fill the void left by a fully privatized police force. When…
Short Documentaries

Making The Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College

Film Making The Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College Directed by Pam Sporn, Tami Gold This is the story of the student-led struggle to win Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, in…
Short Documentaries

Melting Snow

Film Melting Snow Directed by Janah Elise Cox Melting Snow is a short archival documentary exploring the coloniality of Puerto Rico’s labor through the symbol of…
Documentaries

Missing In Brooks County

Film Missing In Brooks County Directed by Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot Named one of the Must-See Documentaries of the Summer by USA Today, Missing in Brooks County follows the…
Midnight, Short Fiction

Momma, Don’t Go

Film Momma, Don’t Go Directed by Rafael De Leon Jr. A mother and daughter struggle to survive a deadly home invasion.
Short Fiction, Spectrum

Motions

Film Motions Directed by Starr Nathan The energy exchange of three New Yorkers collide on the train in stories of anxiety, heartache and redemption.…
Short Fiction, Spectrum

My American Family

Film My American Family Directed by Victor Migalchan Coming to America to fulfill the 'American Goals' could be challenging, and that's the case for Alexander Romanovich.…
Web Series

Neighbors

Film Neighbors Directed by Daniel Gaymon Adventure and drama can still be had in a Pandemic. With Broadway shut down and a virus on…
Short Documentaries

No Soy Oscar

Film No Soy Oscar Directed by Jon Ayon A first-generation Latinx father journeys through unrecognizable, unceded lands in the border regions between the U.S. and Mexico…
Documentaries

Oaxacalifornia: The Return (Oaxacalifornia: El Regreso)

Film Oaxacalifornia: The Return (Oaxacalifornia: El Regreso) Directed by Trisha Ziff In 1994 we met the Mejía family as they navigated their new reality as recently arrived immigrants to…
Web Series

Our Shag Pad

Film Our Shag Pad Directed by Aldo Pisano In this mockumentary set in the 1960s, a Cuban ladies' man has his life turned upside down when…
Short Fiction

Petra

Film Petra Directed by Randy Valdes Marlie, a dutiful assistant who dreams of being the theater’s next star, struggles to wrangle a flamboyant cast…
Short Fiction

Pine Mountain Overnight

Film Pine Mountain Overnight Directed by Geena Marie Hernandez A naïve teen discovers just how hairy growing up can be when she embarks on an overnight class…
Short Fiction

Please Enjoy Your Stay

Film Please Enjoy Your Stay Directed by Tynan DeLong An anxious musician finds himself unable to leave his hotel room.
Short Fiction

Pool Boy

Film Pool Boy Directed by Luke Willis Austin, a college jock home for the summer, unexpectedly develops a crush on Star, his parents' non-binary pool…
Short Fiction

Prologue

Film Prologue Directed by Justin Joseph Hall When a woman falls in love and marries a good man she expects to be happy, but finds…
NYLFF Drive-In

Raising Victor Vargas : Opening Night 20th Anniversary Reunion

Film Raising Victor Vargas : Opening Night 20th Anniversary Reunion Directed by Peter Sollett A full cast reunion, 20 years in the making! On New York City’s Lower East Side, Dominican teen…
Web Series

Real American

Film Real American Directed by Jacob de la Rosa, Kathryn Postema A news producer covers politics in an alternate timeline where aliens came to Earth as refugees. She’s at…
NYLFF Drive-In, U.S. Feature Narratives

Samland

Film Samland Directed by Juan Pablo Reyes A desperate immigrant accepts a marriage of convenience from an unscrupulous drug dealer to a young woman running…
Short Fiction, Spectrum

Self-Titled

Film Self-Titled Directed by Daymian Mejia As Luke finalizes his debut album, he struggles to escape an audio hallucination that has infected his reality.
Web Series

Short Adam

Film Short Adam Directed by Adam Lopez A struggling actor living in Los Angeles dreams of success in the entertainment industry and launches an unscrupulous…
Short Fiction

Sickly

Film Sickly Directed by Byron Leon Anxiously convinced his flu-like symptoms could be something much worse, a luckless Brooklynite winds up in a fever-dream…
Short Fiction

Silent Partner

Film Silent Partner Directed by Aristotle Torres Silas Jones is an accomplished, Black trial attorney on the cusp of making partner at a white-shoe law…
Short Fiction

Super Ma

Film Super Ma Directed by Juan Gil A struggling single mother yearns for stability and purpose. Caught in a moment of peril, she must unleash…
NYLFF Drive-In, U.S. Feature Narratives

Superblocked

Film Superblocked Directed by Romel Rodriguez A struggling Latino entrepreneur starts a business to professionally prevent his clients’ romantic pursuits from entering another relationship…
Short Documentaries

Team Meryland

Film Team Meryland Directed by Gabriel Gaurano Born and raised in the Watts projects of Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Mexican-American boxer Meryland Gonzalez fights in-and-out of…
Short Fiction

Tejano Night

Film Tejano Night Directed by Alexander Rosales While out of town at a family gathering in South Texas, an awkward Mexican-American, Mijo, is forced to…
U.S. Feature Narratives

The Saint of the Impossible

Film The Saint of the Impossible Directed by Marc Wilkins Directed by: Marc Wilkins. Writer: Lani-rain Feltham. Produced by: Joël Jent. A murder, a police raid and the...
Short Documentaries

The Sunset Is Not A Permanent Home (Lagrimas Negras)

Film The Sunset Is Not A Permanent Home (Lagrimas Negras) Directed by Andrew Garcia Circumstances test notions of love, loss, and identity held by teens in Brooklyn and Queens while navigating their…
Short Documentaries

The War Against Our Schools / La Guerra Contra Nuestras Escuelas

Film The War Against Our Schools / La Guerra Contra Nuestras Escuelas Directed by Mikey Cordero Through nuanced storytelling that highlights the resistance of local communities and micro-movements, this timely documentary explores the short…
Short Fiction

Unicorn

Film Unicorn Directed by Jason Tropiano A gay man’s struggle to be accepted leads to an unexpected physical transformation that forces him to discover…
Web Series

United Space of America

Film United Space of America Directed by William D. Caballero Two elderly astronauts. One mission. Find a new planet to retire to, after political infighting has made their…
Short Fiction

We Choose To Go

Film We Choose To Go Directed by Marlene Emilia Rios When Angie Miranda first awakens onboard the Horizon, she notices something seems a bit…off. Her crew mates have…
Short Fiction

When You Clean A Stranger’s Home

Film When You Clean A Stranger’s Home Directed by Sharon Arteaga Abby, a first-generation high school student, describes what she and her mom have learned about people when cleaning…
Short Fiction

#Whitina

Film #Whitina Directed by J.Sean Smith High school cheerleader and whitina (white acting Latina) Genesis  is forced to flee with her two former best…
Short Fiction

With His Eyes Closed

Film With His Eyes Closed Directed by Jose Navas In the city of Miami, Andres and his younger brother Miguel are living under the control of their…