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Short Fiction
Short Fiction
Al Final De La Calle
Film
Al Final De La Calle
Directed by Victor Grullón
Rafael "El Caballo" García is a professional baseball player who has just lost the most important game of…
Short Fiction
Always Together
Film
Always Together
Directed by Steven Wesley Miller
A woman hires a family rental service to help navigate through her troubled past.
Short Fiction
Any Place / En Cualquier Lugar
Film
Any Place / En Cualquier Lugar
Directed by Miverva Rivera Bolaños
In a society where children are not heard and traditions are not to be questioned, the peaceful life…
Short Fiction
Blue Veil
Film
Blue Veil
Directed by Shireen Alihaji
After Amina discovers her mother's record collection, music begins to unlock memories. Through sampling, Amina remembers who she…
Short Fiction
Bottle Bomb
Film
Bottle Bomb
Directed by Frida Perez
When visiting her best friend who recently moved towns, an eczema-prone 13-year-old girl is pressured into making a…
Short Fiction
Burros
Film
Burros
Directed by Jefferson Stein
Set in southern Arizona, twenty miles from the Mexico border on the Tohono O’odham Nation, a six-year-old Indigenous…
Short Fiction
Calabaza
Film
Calabaza
Directed by Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
On the Friday before Halloween, Martin, a Mexican-American rocker dude, feels like celebrating. He’s getting ready to finally…
Short Fiction
Cemented Roses
Film
Cemented Roses
Directed by Andrew J Rodriguez
A queer young man uses hook-up apps to find HIV medication for his undocumented father.
Short Fiction
Chico Virtual
Film
Chico Virtual
Directed by Olivia De Camps
A boy must come to terms with the harsh reality of his immigrant status when his brother alarmingly…
Short Fiction
Comadre
Film
Comadre
Directed by Nicole Chi
Marielitos is a Mexican immigrant nanny struggling with the last days of her current nanny job, and trying…
Short Fiction
Concertina
Film
Concertina
Directed by Gabriel Gonzalez Acosta
Concertina is an interlocking narrative film that jumps between parallel realities as two sets of brothers discuss their…
Short Fiction
Daughter of the Sea
Film
Daughter of the Sea
Directed by Alexis Garcia
After the death of her grandfather, a young woman experiences a spiritual awakening when she is called by…
Short Fiction
Decolonizing Dinner
Film
Decolonizing Dinner
Directed by Alejandro Miranda Cruz
A meal has the power to break down walls and barriers. Two Indigenous chefs share their passion and…
Short Fiction
Desert Lights / Estrellas Del Desierto
Film
Desert Lights / Estrellas Del Desierto
Directed by Katherina Harder Sacre
Katherina Harder Sacre
Short Fiction
Dream Carriers
Film
Dream Carriers
Directed by Esmeralda Hernandez
On a final ride through her neighborhood, a college-bound Chicana reflects on past generations of women through the…
Short Fiction
El Carrito
Film
El Carrito
Directed by Zahida Pirani
Nelly lives alone with her elderly father. The only way she makes ends meet is by working as…
Short Fiction
Fabula
Film
Fabula
Directed by Hector Ignacio Serrano
Inspired by Bruno Bettelheim’s “The Uses of Enchantments”, FÁBULA is a multi-generational love letter to Mexican traditions, magic,…
Short Fiction
Fuego
Film
Fuego
Directed by Edwin Franko
Giovanni, a workaholic bartender shares a story with his bar patrons Joel and Eddie, questioning whether he found…
Short Fiction
Green Water
Film
Green Water
Directed by Carlos Estrada
College-bound Erik must learn to take care of his younger sister Nora after their undocumented mother goes missing.
Short Fiction
Guero & Prieto
Film
Guero & Prieto
Directed by Mario Garza
A young, newly Mexican immigrant in Miami is in for a rude awakening when he finds himself with…
Short Fiction
Heartsong
Film
Heartsong
Directed by Aurora Real de Asua
A lonely woman discovers a wounded whale heart and nurses it back to health.
Short Fiction
Ines Unfortunately
Film
Ines Unfortunately
Directed by Anna Salinas
After getting her heart broken, Inés decides she must end it all... that is, until her perfectly planned…
Short Fiction
Keep / Delete
Film
Keep / Delete
Directed by Kryzz Gautier
In a future world where memories are handled like computer files, two lovers decide to undergo a procedure…
Short Fiction
Living All Of Life / Vivir Toda La Vida
Film
Living All Of Life / Vivir Toda La Vida
Directed by Marlén Ríos-Farjat
After a lifetime together, Susana has been abandoned by her husband. She is in denial and holds on…
Short Fiction
Lordbasura
Film
Lordbasura
Directed by Alex Barragan, Diego Barragan
A young clean cut guy has a confrontation with a couple of trash collection workers that makes him…
Short Fiction
Mancha
Film
Mancha
Directed by Nicole Mejia
Cursed by generations of the Mancha, Cory must fight this dark presence to protect her daughter from the…
Short Fiction
My Grandmother’s Dream / El Sueno De Mi Abuela
Film
My Grandmother’s Dream / El Sueno De Mi Abuela
Directed by Tahiel Jimenez Medina
An immigrant grandmother’s dream foretells the disappearance of her granddaughter.
Short Fiction
One Way Journey / Un Pasaje Sin Regreso
Film
One Way Journey / Un Pasaje Sin Regreso
Directed by Jose Gomez de Vargas
Former gang member Ricardo tries to keep his son Joel off of the streets, but his legacy proves…
Short Fiction
Panorama
Film
Panorama
Directed by Scott Felix
A young man grieving the loss of his mother is catapulted into a near death experience and must…
Short Fiction
Pie Mojado
Film
Pie Mojado
Directed by Anthony Ramon Soto
In the middle of the Straits of Florida, a brother and sister drift aimlessly seeking refuge after escaping…
Short Fiction
Raul Playing Game
Film
Raul Playing Game
Directed by William D. Caballero
A short comedic film blending live action with animation, about a closeted bisexual man who accidentally schedules a…
Short Fiction
Record Shop
Film
Record Shop
Directed by Mario Rubén Carrión
Two local New York DJs walk into a Red Hook record shop searching for a rare salsa record,…
Short Fiction
Saborrrr!
Film
Saborrrr!
Directed by Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
A struggling Afro-LatinX actor accepts a well-paid, yet mysterious role, only to realize too late the true cost…
Short Fiction
Scumbags
Film
Scumbags
Directed by Giancarlo Tovar
In a post-apocalyptic, near future world, a man recruits the help of an old friend to complete a…
Short Fiction
Somos De Aqui
Film
Somos De Aqui
Directed by Elyssa Aquino
A Haitian-Dominican man (Miguel) and a Dominican woman (Mar) find and lose love through a series of unforeseen…
Short Fiction
Sonadora
Film
Sonadora
Directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard
A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her fabric factory job finds a release…
Short Fiction
Sounds
Film
Sounds
Directed by Andrew Michael Frescas
An ensemble of six vignetted scenes in which each character is affected by the sounds of their environment,…
Short Fiction
Super Vaccine Vato
Film
Super Vaccine Vato
Directed by Lalo Alcaraz
Super Vaccine Vato is the new Lalo Alcaraz/Pocho Villa Productions public health hero. Stay tooned for new episodes…
Short Fiction
Thank You, Have A Nice Day
Film
Thank You, Have A Nice Day
Directed by Rodrigo Olivar
A food delivery worker rides anxiously through the streets of New York city. One of these deliveries turns…
Short Fiction
The Blue Hour / La Hora Azul
Film
The Blue Hour / La Hora Azul
Directed by Jeremias Segovia
A young woman on the beach waits for everyone to leave so she can bathe in the nude…
Short Fiction
The Island of the Dolls / La Isla De Las Munecas
Film
The Island of the Dolls / La Isla De Las Munecas
Directed by Julio César Padilla
This intensely emotional untold story explores the life of a teenager, Xóchitl. After discovering that her boyfriend is…
Short Fiction
Third Trinity
Film
Third Trinity
Directed by Yara Travieso
A wise Puerto Rican santera bestows a puzzling premonition upon her pregnant daughter, who fears losing her artistic…
Short Fiction
Tundra
Film
Tundra
Directed by José Luis Aparicio
Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession.…
Short Fiction
Un Pequeno Corte
Film
Un Pequeno Corte
Directed by Mariana Serrano
When six -year-old Elizabeth makes an image-altering decision, she is left to face the backlash from culturally imposed…
Short Fiction
Unintended Country / Pais Improvisto
Film
Unintended Country / Pais Improvisto
Directed by Alfredo Hueck
An absurd show of improvising clowns tests the patience of an increasingly exhausted audience. Any overlap with politics…
Short Fiction
Unknown
Film
Unknown
Directed by Jon Rua
A struggling Latinx choreographer attempts to navigate the brutal New York City entertainment world while learning to deal…
Short Fiction
We Should Get Dinner
Film
We Should Get Dinner
Directed by Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Lexi Tannenholtz
After their parents divorce, ex-step-siblings Abby and Sean are forced to confront if they were ever really family.
Short Fiction
Work
Film
Work
Directed by April Maxey
Struggling to get over her ex-girlfriend, Gabriela impulsively decides to drop into an old job, where she unexpectedly…
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