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Mama’s Scarf / La Bufanda de mamá
Directed by Sara Caldwell
A young immigrant girl journeys to a new life with her mother, who wears a simple scarf that becomes the girl’s anchor during uncertainty, fear, and the risks of pursuing a better future.
Someday the Night Will Come / Un día llegará la noche
Directed by Chica Barbosa
In a quiet town deep in the Yucatán Peninsula, Virginio carries an invisible weight. The whispers of Xtabay—a Mayan mythic figure who lures souls to their fate—haunt his days, entwined with the shadow of his father lost to alcoholism and despair. Surrounded by death, Virginio searches for a way to live with dignity and peace—before the voice of Xtabay claims him too.
Mamita Linda
Directed by Jose Duran
After her youngest child leaves for college, a single mother looks ahead to what’s next.
Have a nICE day
Directed by Berman Fenelus
Gina García, a Dominican-American medical resident, arrives at her parents’ Bronx apartment for a celebratory dinner, only for the night to erupt in chaos when ICE agents batter down the door. In a single take, the camera captures the family’s whiplash from warmth to terror as agents cuff Gina’s father, a U.S.-born war veteran. Gina leverages her status as a doctor while her brother Mario films the raid until a gun is drawn.
Swine Food / Alimento para cerdos
Directed by Benjamín Figueroa
When one of his pigs gets sick, Emilio is sent by his father Diego, an alcoholic who hasn’t been able to get out of bed for days, to get the vet. The vet checks her, finds nothing and concludes that the pig is pretending so that he does everything for her. After putting her down, Emilio realizes that the pig is not the only one who has been faking.
Jodón
Directed by Erin Ramirez
Set in the Bronx early 2000’s, JODÓN follows siblings Andrea and Joel, children of Dominican immigrants navigating adolescence, identity and survival in a community pulsing with culture and constraint. While Andrea is driven and determined to rise beyond their circumstances, Joel finds refuge in his artistic talent, struggling to stay grounded amid the pressures of his environment. Their unbreakable bond is shattered when a routine trip to the bodega leads to Joel’s arrest for marijuanna possession – an incident that results in his detention and eventual deportation to Dominican Republic, a place he hasn’t called home since the age of 3.
Dates & Times
Regal Union Square
September 18, 2026
9:45 pm
