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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…
Bajamar
Film
Bajamar
Directed by Juana Castro
Luisa falls in love for the first time with her neighbor Anna while she spends her summer vacation…
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…
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
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Retrospectives
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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…
International Features
Boca Chica
Film
Boca Chica
Directed by Gabriella Athena Moses
Rising starlet Scarlet Camilo steals the show in this vibrant, coming-of-age drama about a musically-gifted young woman determined…
Free Events
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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…
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…
International Features
Daughter of Rage
Film
Daughter of Rage
Directed by Laura Baumeister
In this heart-rending yet eerily poetic debut from Laura Baumeister— the first feature narrative directed by a Nicaraguan…
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…
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.…
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…
Ferrotipos
Film
Ferrotipos
Directed by Null Garcia
A well-known photographer proposes taking photos of his model’s naked torso to convey the insecurity caused by nudity.…
Gabriela
Film
Gabriela
Directed by Evelyn Lorena
An undocumented young Guatemalan woman dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.
Glacier
Film
Glacier
Directed by Eduardo Moreno Fernández
Micaela has worked in a supermarket for more than 20 years. Today, her coworkers have organized a party…
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…
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…
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…
International Features
I Have Electric Dreams
Film
I Have Electric Dreams
Directed by Valentina Maurel
Bathed in richly textured imagery and soaked in raw sensitivity, I HAVE ELECTRIC DREAMS captures the thin line…
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,…
Long-Form Documentary
I Was Murdered 3 Times
Film
I Was Murdered 3 Times
Directed by Rodrigo Occelli
Winner of Best Feature Documentary at San Diego Latino Film Festival, this raw and powerful doc tackles the…
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…
Spotlight Screenings
La Soga 3: Vengeance
Film
La Soga 3: Vengeance
Directed by Manny Perez
Manny Perez steals the screen in this action-packed thriller as La Soga, the Dominican Republic’s most dangerous justice-seeking…
International Features
Martinez
Film
Martinez
Directed by Lorena Padilla
In this satirical take on workplace culture, an elderly employee being pushed into retirement is named his neighbor’s…
Maura
Film
Maura
Directed by Gabriel Páez
84-year-old Maura is the guardian of a very particular tradition in danger of extinction. She is a singer…
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…
My Puerto Rico: The Coffee
Film
My Puerto Rico: The Coffee
Directed by Pedro De León
Chef Manolo López sits down with three coffee makers from Puerto Rico to discuss the history, current climate…
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…
Long-Form Documentary
Our Bodies Are Your Battle Fields
Film
Our Bodies Are Your Battle Fields
Directed by Isabelle Solas
Bursting with revolutionary fervor, this electrifying doc delves into the political journey and intimate lives of two trans…
International Features
Pornomelancholia
Film
Pornomelancholia
Directed by Manuel Abramovich
Where does desire go when life turns into a sex show? A porn star struggles with loneliness in…
Free Events
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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…
Rain of Flowers, The Pirates and The Witch’s Treasure
Film
Rain of Flowers, The Pirates and The Witch’s Treasure
Directed by Faustino Alanís
Cat, Pin and Matchstick, three children living in a neighborhood, spend their days imagining a fantastic world of…
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…
International Features
Road To Success
Film
Road To Success
Directed by Sebastian Esteban Rodriguez
Sebastian Rodríguez’s debut feature narrates the misadventures of a village mechanic who takes to the road with his…
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…
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…
Sin Refugio
Film
Sin Refugio
Directed by Andrea Cordoba, Roberto Bosoms
When the Mexican government decides to open an agricultural water dam in Chihuahua to pay a water debt…
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…
Strange World
Film
Strange World
Directed by Eugenia Llaguno
A prostitute who does not know love discovers it one night with a suicidal man.
Takbir
Film
Takbir
Directed by Jordi Calvet
After two ISIS attacks eerily resemble passages from his latest book, a TV writer begins to suspect the…
The Fire of a Firefly
Film
The Fire of a Firefly
Directed by Augusto Reyes
Pedro, an indigenous migrant, returns to his village for his mother's funeral. When he learns of the serious…
International Features
The Punishment
Film
The Punishment
Directed by Matías Bize
A missing child is the catalyst for a mother’s undoing (masterfully portrayed by Chilean actor Antonia Zegers) in…
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…
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 Universe Conspires
Film
The Universe Conspires
Directed by Leonardo Pintos
It’s Pride in Montevideo and a group of twenty-somethings are trying to find their way at that stage…
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…
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…
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…
International Features
Vicenta B
Film
Vicenta B
Directed by Carlos Lechuga
Cuban director Carlos Lechuga’s highly-anticipated new feature follows Vicenta, a gifted clairvoyant grappling with her son’s decision to…
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
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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…
Zemi
Film
Zemi
Directed by Dominic Crane
During his first international tour, Zemi, an up-and-coming Dominican rapper, faces the age-old battle between creative integrity and…
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