Narrative Feature
Narrative Competition
129 min
New York Premiere
In this heartwarming story of gender identity and self-discovery, 8-year-old Aitor (Sofía Ortera), nicknamed Coco, favors long hair and feminine clothes, aggravating tensions between Coco’s mother Ane (Patricia López) and family members who disapprove of this behavior in a young boy. Coco’s only solace is with Aunt Lourdes (Ane…
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Directed By Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Narrative Short
Short Films
16 min
US Premiere
In 1992, as Colombia faces an era of drug violence, car bombs, and daily power outages, a young mother in Bogotá receives an opportunity in the US and must decide between her dreams and her…
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Directed By Esteban Pedraza
Documentary Short
Short Films
17 min
East Coast Premiere
An insightful look into the working lives of undocumented farmworkers in America and their experiences with migration, exploitation, and…
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Directed By Andrés Lira
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…
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Directed By Christopher Zalla
Narrative Short
Short Films
18 min
New York Premiere
Rumors spread like wildfire in a small Chilean town, as an aborted fetus is found floating on a…
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Directed By Natalia Luque
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Directed By Lila Avilés
