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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…
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Always Together

Film Always Together Directed by Steven Wesley Miller A woman hires a family rental service to help navigate through her troubled past.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Desert Lights / Estrellas Del Desierto

Film Desert Lights / Estrellas Del Desierto Directed by Katherina Harder Sacre Katherina Harder Sacre
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Heartsong

Film Heartsong Directed by Aurora Real de Asua A lonely woman discovers a wounded whale heart and nurses it back to health.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…