Tato, running out of ways to sustain his pleasure-driven lifestyle, looks to his bedridden mother for help. Soon enough, he’s begun scheming to sell her historic home out from under her, relocating her to a replica of her bedroom in the hopes that she won’t notice the difference. As his mother grows more and more suspicious, Tato is forced to concoct ever more complicated explanations for what’s going on, sparking questions of authenticity and what home means.

Pureza – Portuguese, Brazil

Feature – Narrative

A mother finds farms with slave labor practices as she looks for her missing son in the Amazon region.

No Man’s Land

Feature – Narrative

A modern Western inspired by the real-life “no man’s land” areas along the Texas-Mexico border. While out on a vigilante father-son border patrol, Jackson Greer accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When Jackson’s father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo “illegal alien” in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy’s vengeful father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.

Ara Malikian: a life among strings / Ara Malikian: una vida entre las cuerdas – Spain

Feature – Documentary 

Ara Malikian, a multifaceted violinist of Lebanese origin and Armenian roots uses music as a life saving tool when escaping war. He left Beirut when he was only 14 and has lived a nomadic life ever since then, bringing his music to all the world.

¡Come! (Eat!)

Short – Narrative

During a Thanksgiving event at her school, a young Puerto Rican girl brings a popular dessert dish, but her perspective on the world changes when no one eats it.

Toxic / Tóxico

Short Narrative

When a terrible explosion releases toxic particles into the environment, a couple with marital problems must survive inside their home in the middle of the desert.

Take Care

Short-Narrative

When confronted by the police in a house that is not his own, a Mexican-American man must convince them, and the woman living in the house, that he belongs.

Soldado Raso

Collegiate Showcase

In 1970s Salinas, a Mexican farmworker named Mateo volunteers for the Vietnam War to prove his manliness to his father

Stealing Home – US

Collegiate showcase

A college student struggles to find his way after his persistent battles with cancer.

Caesura – US

Collegiate showcase

A male #MeToo story in the classical music world.

Anacronte – Argentina 

Short – Animation

Since the timeless night, on life’s plains, humanity facesthe Sorcerers of Evil’s indefeasible designs.

Before You Had A Name – US

Music Video

Guided by the spirit of creative partnership and inspired by the experience of maternity as a complex journey in a woman’s mind, body and life, the Before You Had A Name Film, directed by Raquel Gallego, is an intimate behind-the-scenes and onstage look into the heart of the eponymous performance piece created by Heather Powell, Danielle Rowe and Alisa Lapidus, featuring Sarah Van Patten of the San Francisco Ballet.