SHORT PROGRAM SYNOPSES HAY QUE REÍRSE - COMEDY BLOCK 1 3/10 / 6:00 / S5 Available Virtually 3/12 These filmmakers found the funny in the mundane as well as the ridiculous, and their films showcase a broad spectrum of LatinX comedic styles. It’s our shared experiences that brings us together despite our differences, and sharing a laugh or telling a joke or funny story is a way of uniting us and gives us a reprieve from the seriousness of life. NOCHE DEL INFIERNO (HELL NIGHT) dir. Andrew Reid (14 min., USA, English) Three freshman pledges must denounce cultural stereotypes and survive a magical test to gain entry into the most prestigious Latina sorority. HOLD FOR APPLAUSE dir. Gerald B. Fillmore (5 min., Spain, Spanish w/ English subtitles) As the city is preparing to applaud all the health care workers during the pandemic. Greg is stuck in an intercontinental relationship Zoom nightmare.
DEAD TO ME dir. Emilie Rae Ohanian Svensson (11 min., USA, English) Two best friends take drastic measures to survive the pandemic.
I’M LISTENING dir. Ignacio Rodo (1 min., Spain, Spanish w/ English subtitles) Some therapies take years. Some take a minute. CHEMISTRY dir. Isaac Garza (11 min., USA, English) A little accident leads to an intimate night going wrong. Based on a true story. THE INVENTION OF SOLEDAD dir. Ana Cristina Franco (21 min., Ecuador, Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Soledad lives a perfect romance, until one night, the memory of her ex appears to move in… PULP FRICTION dir. Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson (14 min., USA, English) The lives of two roommates and a mysterious man intertwine in a tale of conflict and clashing within close quarters. LIFE AFTER DEATH dir. Marco Gonzalez (16 min., USA, English) In the near future, a grieving wife struggles to accept her husband's demeanor after a dramatic change.
BONUS TIME dir. Alexander Hanno (21 min., USA, English) A cancer survivor returns home with a new lease on life, determined to make amends with the people he’s wronged whether they like it or not.
MÁS LATINA dir. Janeva Adena Zentz, Tim Young (14 min., USA, English) In a male-dominated comedy scene, a Latina finds her voice by imitating the strong women in her family.
SIDES EPISODE 9: ZOOM MEETING, dir. Jordan Jacobo (9 min., USA, English) A small business owner tries in vein to reign-in her inept employees during a disastrous zoom call.
DOCU-SHORTS
STORY.TELLING dir. Fábio Brandão (29 min., Brazil, Portuguese w/ English subtitles) 2 writers flesh out a single take Meta/Slasher film as we simultaneously watch it happen. ELISE FOR CONGRESS dir. Ernie Bustamante (3 min., USA, English) A young, working-class Latina, Elise Martinez, runs for Congress. But first, she must convince her mom. LOLA'S JOURNEY dir. Analydia Monaco (15 min., USA, English) Blamed for her ailing health due to her size, a lifethreatening medical emergency pushes a young woman to advocate for her life.
A CARCAJADAS - COMEDY BLOCK 2
3/12 / 11:15 AM / S6 Available Virtually 3/17 Film is a tool for healing in this collection of documentary shorts. Whether it’s using video letters to connect with a friend you can’t physically be with, helping someone vocalize their feelings in anonymity or speaking on the frustration and complications we humans sometimes impose on ourselves, these films will help us better understand our fellow human beings and maybe even create a connection with the stranger sitting next to us in the cinema. FREQUENCIES dir. Andrés Vázquez (10 min., USA, English) Through a series of intimate interviews and photographs, FREQUENCIES, invites the viewer to hold space for the collaborators and themselves as we collectively meditate upon grief, mortality, and spiritual perseverance.
3/20 / 3:30 / S5
ÁGUILAS/EAGLES dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre (14 min., USA, English,
Available Virtually 3/15
Spanish w/ English subtitles)
These filmmakers found the funny in the mundane as well as the ridiculous, and their films showcase a broad spectrum of LatinX comedic styles. It’s our shared experiences that brings us together despite our differences, and sharing a laugh or telling a joke or funny story is a way of uniting us and gives us a reprieve from the seriousness of life.
Along the southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five missing migrants are ever found. ÁGUILAS, follows Aguilas del Desierto volunteers as they set out along the southern desert border of Arizona to recover missing loved ones. Once a month these volunteers— construction workers, gardeners, domestic laborers by trade— venture deep into the wilderness of the borderlands to help bring peace to the families of the missing.
ARE MILLENNIALS KILLING FREDDY? dir. Andrew Joseph Jara (3 min., USA, English)
It's 2 AM on Elm Street, do you know where your kids are?
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ALLÁ EN EL CIELO dir. Francisco Torres (18 min., Mexico, Spanish w/ English subtitles) Don Celedón and Ricardo are a father-son duo who live in the
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