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26.2 To Life

Film 26.2 To Life Directed by Christine Yoo Three men convicted of murder undertake running a marathon inside California’s oldest prison on a quest for redemption…

5th of July

Film 5th of July Directed by Steven Feinartz Two best friends from South Central LA find trouble while looking for illegal fireworks on the day after…

A Guide For When Immigrants Become Ancestors

Film A Guide For When Immigrants Become Ancestors Directed by Iliana Garcia Pairing personal experience with poetry, this documentary short paints an intimate portrait of a fourth-generation Mexican Filipino American,…

A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer)

Film A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer) Directed by Lorena Russi A coming of age story that follows an angsty, butch Latina fighting to find herself with the help…
Long-Form Documentary

A Thousand Pines

Film A Thousand Pines Directed by Noam Osband, Sebastian Diaz Raymundo Morales leads a crew of Oaxacan tree planters traveling the United States in this intimate portrait of…

American Girl

Film American Girl Directed by Andrea Riba Desperate to keep her family's laundromat afloat, an ashamed Chicana receives the golden ticket to her favorite TV…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Amigo

Film Amigo Directed by Luis Gispert Based on a true story, this compassionate tale follows an Afro-Latinx immigrant with a murky past as he…

Amor En Cuarentena: The Series

Film Amor En Cuarentena: The Series Directed by Eugenia Renteria Set in the Central Coast, this Spanglish series follows Emi, a funny, dedicated and complicated Mexican-American teacher and…
U.S. Feature Narrative

At The Gates

Film At The Gates Directed by Augustus Meleo Bernstein When an immigrant housekeeper and her son are forced to hide in their employer’s basement following a visit…

Aurora

Film Aurora Directed by Alina Rancier Over a summer’s eve in Prospect Park with her crush Sol, Aurora— smothered by her current relationship and…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Barrio Boy

Film Barrio Boy Directed by Dennis Shinners A Latinx barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when he finds himself developing feelings…
Free Events, Retrospectives, Spotlight Screenings

Beat Street

Film Beat Street Directed by Stan Lathan At the forefront of early hip-hop culture, DJ Kenny Kirkland, his B-boy brother, Lee, and graffiti artist Ramon…

Beautiful, FL

Film Beautiful, FL Directed by Gabriela Ortega Determined to win an ice cream competition with a flavor inspired by her late Tia Abuela’s Puerto Rican…
Free Events, Retrospectives, Spotlight Screenings

Blood In Blood Out aka Bound By Honor

Film Blood In Blood Out aka Bound By Honor Directed by Taylor Hackford Within the rich and colorful Chicano culture of East Los Angeles, three cousins raised as brothers fiercely live…

Bodies Will Tumble and Roll

Film Bodies Will Tumble and Roll Directed by Eli Vazquez When a dysfunctional black and Latinx cheer squad are sent to the woods to settle their differences, they…
Free Events, Spotlight Screenings

Carlos

Film Carlos Directed by Rudy Valdez This lively and intimately-crafted documentary immerses us in rock icon Carlos Santana’s life and musical trajectory. Filmmaker Rudy…
Free Events, Spotlight Screenings

Cassandro

Film Cassandro Directed by Roger Ross Williams In the lucha libre wrestling scene of Juárez, Mexico, gay luchador Saúl is tired of playing El Topo,…

Cholo Love Story

Film Cholo Love Story Directed by Andrés Nuño A group of chicano teens in the 90's get ready for a long night of partying, unaware that…

City of Dreamz

Film City of Dreamz Directed by Imani Celeste Fuentes Four Black art students share stories of community, divine intervention, and the artistry that led them to this…

Dandelion

Film Dandelion Directed by Lorena R. Valencia A teenage girl living in a small town in Mexico is helped by her best friend in her…

Dead Enders

Film Dead Enders Directed by Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Tyler Walker A disaffected, young gas-station clerk on the midnight shift must learn to give a damn about something after…

Death in Training

Film Death in Training Directed by Miguel Angel Duran Death is a clumsy 20-year-old trainee who must collect one soul in order to become the next Soul…

Development

Film Development Directed by Chloe Caudillo Struggling to climb the corporate ladder, a Latina office worker finally lands a leadership training seminar, only to…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Diamond In The Rough

Film Diamond In The Rough Directed by Jeannette Godoy New college grad Ariana Alvarez is given a chance to turn her life around when she joins a…

Doggy Bank

Film Doggy Bank Directed by Thales Corrêa When a broke, dimwitted slacker is hired by a mad philosopher to babysit his pampered pooch, he's thrown…

Dominicanyork Series: Season 2

Film Dominicanyork Series: Season 2 Directed by Ariana Rodriguez DominicanYork is an independent mini web series that dives into the lives of a crew of 8 millennials.…
Free Events, Spotlight Screenings

Dumb Money

Film Dumb Money Directed by Craig Gillespie Paul Dano and Seth Rogen find themselves on opposite ends of a tug-of-war in Craig Gillespie’s take on…

Esmeralda

Film Esmeralda Directed by Sabrina Ehlert Esmeralda, an observant dry cleaner by day and amateur sleuth by night, suspects that one of her customers…

Esperanza

Film Esperanza Directed by Shruti Parekh When an immigrant taxi driver in upstate New York takes an undocumented couple to the Canadian border, they…

Faith In The Blackness: An Exploration of Afrolatine Spirituality

Film Faith In The Blackness: An Exploration of Afrolatine Spirituality Directed by Charles Reynoso “How can the creator of the universe be smaller than me?” Black Latine people around the world practice…

Gabriela

Film Gabriela Directed by Evelyn Lorena An undocumented young Guatemalan woman dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.

Go Dani Go

Film Go Dani Go Directed by Chelsea Patricia Ramirez A spunky girl helping her mother in the fields must choose between putting soccer or family first.

Gorditx

Film Gorditx Directed by Malik Ever As summer comes to a close, kung-fu obsessed Ursula discovers she’s not the only outcast at an exclusive…

Grown

Film Grown Directed by Jocko Sims Reeling from the recent loss of his father, impressionable 14-year-old Rogelio devises a way to sneak into a…

Heritage

Film Heritage Directed by Sebastian Rea Based on the director's own life, this queer, coming-of-age story follows Rumiñahui, “Rumi”, as he navigates his future…

Hoar

Film Hoar Directed by Jeanette Dilone When a phone sex operator is accepted into Oxford University she must confront her live-in mother, a codependent…
Long-Form Documentary

Home Is A Hotel

Film Home Is A Hotel Directed by Kar Yin Tham, Kevin Wong, Todd Sills Told with poignancy and humor, this timely documentary offers a composite portrait of life on the margins in…

Humanized: “Pilot”

Film Humanized: “Pilot” Directed by Colin Sevely-Ortiz Posing as a typical teenager, a humanoid robot must navigate the uncertainty of adolescence in order to conceal…

I Am Poem

Film I Am Poem Directed by Maite Bonilla Carlito, a sensitive but courageous young boy, comes to terms with his gender identity and defies his heartless…

I Have No Tears, And I Must Cry

Film I Have No Tears, And I Must Cry Directed by Luis Fernando Puente Maria Luisa is ready to escape immigration limbo, but when her Green Card interview takes an unexpected turn,…

Illegally Brown

Film Illegally Brown Directed by Gabriela Revilla Lugo A pair of undocumented sisters are deported to Mexico, where they stumble onto an elusive, online terrorist organization…

In Wonderland

Film In Wonderland Directed by Andrea Camacho McCracken Nina, a resilient and tenacious 8-year-old Mexican girl, is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay…

It Stays With Us

Film It Stays With Us Directed by Rich Pérez Years after his mother's death, 15-year-old Ricky struggles to accept the loss. His machismo world has kept him…
Long-Form Documentary

Jeannette

Film Jeannette Directed by Maris Curran Jeannette, a competitive bodybuilder and queer single mother, struggles to cope with trauma after surviving the mass shooting…

La Cosecha

Film La Cosecha Directed by Samuel Díaz Fernández As one of many residents who lack access to fresh food in Austin, Texas, Guatemalan expat Nolvia
Castillo takes…

Make You Feel

Film Make You Feel Directed by Starr Nathan Though she's been confident and in control her whole life, a young Brooklyn woman has trouble healing from…

Marimacha

Film Marimacha Directed by Cami Cruz Thomas When an illicit pic outs the daughter of two conservative Black/Afro-Panamanians on their way to a family wedding,…
Spotlight Screenings

Marisol

Film Marisol Directed by Kevin Abrams Marisol Rivera has a promising future until one night it changes in an instant - she's falsely accused…

Migrants

Film Migrants Directed by Bryan Torresdey Two naive Brooklyn hipsters set up a "Migrant Integration Initiative" in response to the news that the Texas…

My Fierce Aunt Bianca

Film My Fierce Aunt Bianca Directed by Latavia Young, María José Maldonado While planning a birthday party for her late aunt Bianca “Exotica” Maldonado, María José Maldonado revisits the past…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Nochebuena

Film Nochebuena Directed by Adam Lopez A return home on Christmas Eve transports Junior back to a familiar life of old traditions,
lots of coquito…

On Slauson

Film On Slauson Directed by Anali Cabrera Miguel leads a double life as an East LA gang member and beloved son. When he becomes a…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Playing Sam

Film Playing Sam Directed by Ramon Felipe Pesante After her ex-boyfriend’s acting career takes off, Sam picks up the pieces of her broken heart and (so-called)…
Free Events, Spotlight Screenings

Radical

Film Radical Directed by Christopher Zalla In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new…

Recoba

Film Recoba Directed by Álvaro Guzmán Bastida Josué, a Honduran man experiencing his first New York winter, struggles to stay afloat in the U.S.– where…

Rose

Film Rose Directed by Gabriel De Santiago In a 14-minute one-take short, a struggling playwright and his desperate producer hold a casting call for their…

Save The Flea

Film Save The Flea Directed by Michael J Ruiz-Unger After their family stores are threatened by developers, teenagers Miguel and Rosa embark on a first date to…

Seraphim

Film Seraphim Directed by Oscar Ramos After her sister is chosen as a modern day prophet, Jude grapples with the ramifications of what it…

Shut Up & Fish

Film Shut Up & Fish Directed by Pasqual Gutierrez, Raul Sanchez A collection of evocative and bold coming-of-age vignettes informed by trending Los Angeles Latino youth culture that orbits…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Simon

Film Simon Directed by Diego Vicentini Barely escaping the clutches of the oppressive Venezuelan dictatorship, freedom fighter Simón must now combat his trauma and…

Sin Raices

Film Sin Raices Directed by Gabriella Athena Moses Alma, a recently adopted 8-year-old refugee from El Salvador, spends a day preparing for her first red carpet…

Sisters by Water

Film Sisters by Water Directed by Shenny De Los Angeles A Caribbean-American coming-of-age story about two best friends afraid of getting into the water. It is only through…
U.S. Feature Narrative

Something of Value

Film Something of Value Directed by Yaniel Paulino Emmy-nominated director Yaniel Paulino’s high-octane Spanglish drama is a classic coming-of-age story about a good kid gone (temporarily)…

Somos Esenciales: We Are Essential

Film Somos Esenciales: We Are Essential Directed by Rafael Flores Through the stories of Latino Essential Workers at the Mission Food Hub in San Francisco, “Somos Esenciales” shows…

Spoon

Film Spoon Directed by Victor Velasco In the city, a businessman walks to work on a Monday morning when he's interrupted by a junkie-like…
Opening Night

Story Ave

Film Story Ave Directed by Aristotle Torres South Bronx native Kadir Grayson is a talented teen artist on the brink of finding and losing himself…

Strawberry Picker

Film Strawberry Picker Directed by Eugenia Renteria From a little boy growing up in labor camps to a world-class artist, this film takes a look…

Supa Hair

Film Supa Hair Directed by Glenís Hunter After the death of their mother, sisters Luna and Carmen move from the Dominican Republic to Arizona to…

The Fourth

Film The Fourth Directed by Johnny Kirk Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a young group of black and Latino friends experience a police…

The Journey of Malcolm Miracle and Dave

Film The Journey of Malcolm Miracle and Dave Directed by J. Anthony Roman This mockumentary-style drama chronicles the deep impact that a former inmate and a corrections officer make in each…

The Son Who Can’t Play Trumpet

Film The Son Who Can’t Play Trumpet Directed by Isaac Garza At his 65th birthday party, a Latino father pressures his grown son to play the trumpet for his…

The Sound

Film The Sound Directed by Cole Willis Preparing for an upcoming performance, a young dancer begins to embrace her unrealized potential.

El Gato Feo

Film El Gato Feo Directed by Daniel Fabelo Fleeing the violence of Pancho Villa’s revolution, a widow finds refuge with a unit of female freedom fighters…

The Words of Cayetano

Film The Words of Cayetano Directed by Jesus Celaya A writer having an existential crisis must journey deeper into himself and struggle with the beasts and muses…

They Come From The Sky

Film They Come From The Sky Directed by André Cherkassky Pilli When two sisters are hunted by mysterious creatures, they find themselves in a race against time. After one…

This One Is For The Neighborhood

Film This One Is For The Neighborhood Directed by Miguel Melo An unlikely pair— a non-binary painter and an uptight woman— bond through the power of story, leading them…

Together?

Film Together? Directed by Ryan Roman Together? puts love under a microscope. Take a peek inside several different relationships and be prepared to pick…

Tomb of the Sea

Film Tomb of the Sea Directed by Andrew Garcia In the wake of Fidel Castro's death in 2016, Rosa struggles to cope with her trauma as a…

Touch

Film Touch Directed by Kaila Gutierrez 14-year-old Ale finds her desire to explore intimacy challenged by a new crush.

Translators

Film Translators Directed by Rudy Valdez In the United States, there are over 11 million child translators. This story follows Harye, Densel, and Virginia…
U.S. Feature Narrative

You, Me & Her

Film You, Me & Her Directed by Dan Levy Dagerman Loosely based on events from her own life, award-winning Mexican American actress/comedian Selina Ringel stars as Mags, a…
Free Events, Spotlight Screenings

You Were My First Boyfriend

Film You Were My First Boyfriend Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, Sarah Enid Hagey In this high school reunion movie turned inside out, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo relives her tortured adolescence, wondering if…

Your Silent Face

Film Your Silent Face Directed by Anna Capunay Two romantically linked Latines sneak out to catch their favorite post-punk band, Bootblacks, perform in Brooklyn. Guada is…