Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
127 min
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, frustrated teacher Sergio (Eugenio Derbez, CODA) experiments with inventive new methods to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity and potential. Based on a true story, RADICAL is a playful and honest look at how children can discover…
Directed By Christopher Zalla
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
144 min
North American Premiere
In 1972, an Uruguayan rugby team’s charter flight to a tournament in Chile crashes into the heart of the Andes. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, and forced to resort to extreme measures, those who survive the crash itself are faced with agonizing decisions...
Directed By J.A. Bayona
Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
85 min
World Premiere
Burgeoning muralist Jay (Billy Mayorga Reyes) lives in Brentwood, NY, where his neighborhood of Salvadoran immigrants offers a rich tapestry of stories, traditions, and perspectives that have often been marginalized and overlooked. At age 15, he is involved in a local youth program aimed at both healing generational trauma and…
Directed By Junior Gonzalez
Documentary Short
Short Films
12 min
An interrogation of capitalism and the American dream through the lenses of migrant labor, new technologies, and dairy…
Directed By Milton Guillén, Fiona Guy Hall
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
95 min
Seven-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes) spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping her aunts prepare a birthday party for Sol’s mysteriously absent father, Tonatiuh (Mateo García Elizondo). As the day goes on, Sol and the rest of the family grapple with a difficult truth: Tonatiuh has terminal cancer, and this birthday party…
Directed By Lila Avilés
Narrative Feature
World Cinema Narrative
95 min
Seven-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes) spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping her aunts prepare a birthday party for Sol’s mysteriously absent father, Tonatiuh (Mateo García Elizondo). As the day goes on, Sol and the rest of the family grapple with a difficult truth: Tonatiuh has terminal cancer, and this birthday party…
Directed By Lila Avilés