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Shorts Program 5: No Breaks, No Boundaries

In this program


Plaster Saints

Directed by Carolina Sabrina Caruso

In a dystopian America ruled by the Liberty Party, three childhood besties get ready for a gala under the watch of the state’s surveillance cameras. As the night goes on, the one who’s been quietly sweeping for bugs finally reveals why: her brother is missing, and she’ll do anything to get him back, even blackmail.

Ballad of an Immigrant with Memory / Balada de un inmigrante con memoria

Directed by Sergio Eduardo Muñoz Esquer

While diving into a bowl of menudo, Alberto, an undocumented immigrant living in the US, embarks on a surreal journey through his memories in Mexico. Searching for the rosary his mother gave him before he left his country 30 years ago, he realizes that this may be his final chance to speak with her.

Imminent Danger / Peligro inminente

Directed by Chucho Morales

When a ruthless terrorist threatens to detonate explosives across Mexico’s most strategic military bases, a daring secret agent races against time to stop the attack. As the mission intensifies, he faces relentless enemies, brutal take-downs, and a heart-pounding skydiving sequence that takes the action to new heights.

The Call Center / El Callcenter

Directed by Juan Crespo Lejbruder

A mistake in the government’s communications threatens a presidential election and forces three young officials into decisions that are as absurd as they are dangerous.

Bigote or (The Happy Anarchy of Bureaucracy)

Directed by Rafael A. López

When a single mother’s struggle for government food rations results in being handed a plastic superhero toy of the president, her reality slowly bleeds into the absurd world of a real-life propaganda cartoon.

The Invisible Shield / El Escudo invisible

Directed by Maximilian Barrón

When Mexico City locals learn they’re being evicted so their apartment can become an Airbnb, they decide to reverse the American-led gentrification by kidnapping a NY exile subletting in their building. But when their plans go awry, the whole thing heads rapidly towards comedic disaster.

Dates & Times

Regal Union Square

September 16, 2026
9:00 pm