All the content at TF22 centering on the Latinx experience, across various festival sections and storytelling mediums.
Directed by: Ben Snyder
Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life-challenges of single motherhood, career and family, all while finding humor and solace within the bonds of sisterhood in this absorbing dramedy. Tickets
Directed by: Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porra
The relationship between a spoiled white Argentinian teenager and the Black Dominican nanny who raised her is pushed to its limit when a night of partying leads to a troubling disappearance. Tickets
Directed by: Michelle Garza Cervera
Valeria has long dreamed about becoming a mother. After learning that she’s pregnant, she expects to feel happy, yet something’s off. Nightmarish visions and an unshakeable paranoia have her questioning what she wants, and an ancient evil spirit may be the cause. Tickets
Directed by: Gabriel Martins
In this tender drama, a Brazilian family copes with an uncertain future as a far-right conservative leader rises to power. Through this time of turbulent change, the family’s optimism and deep capacity for love guides them through. Tickets
Directed by: Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn
When a billionaire entrepreneur decides to get into the movie business, he commissions international auteur director Lola Cuevas, Hollywood heartthrob Felix Rivero, and titan of the stage Ivan Torres to collaborate on a cinematic masterpiece. But when these larger-than-life egos arrive for the shoot, they encounter an unexpected series of "rehearsals" set by Lola in this sharp showbiz satire. Tickets
Directed by: Ruth Caudeli
In director Ruth Caudeli's latest collaborative chronicle of queer life, three charismatic women living in an intimate, passionate partnership must learn to navigate the shift in their dynamic when one lover is called away for a long-term project. Tickets
Directed by Martín Boulocq
In the atmospheric and visually-compelling drama The Visitor, an ex-convict returns home in search of a new life and a chance to reconnect with his estranged young daughter, only to be met with resistance from his father-in-law, an influential pastor in the Evangelical community in town. Tickets
Directed by: Amanda Micheli
HALFTIME offers an intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez the icon she is, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world, to her Super Bowl Halftime show, to the recent Presidential inauguration. Tickets
Directed by: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
With riveting access and kinetic visual flair, Endangered is a sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad. Tickets
Directed by: Rodrigo Reyes
Tracing a young immigrant’s path from coastal Mexico to a life sentence for murder in California, this deeply compassionate documentary utilizes evocative recreations to explore the meaning of a life fragmented by poverty, borders, and incarceration. Tickets
Directed by: Rebeca Huntt
Beba is a poetic, raw, and ruthless coming of age tale, in which a young Afro-Latina from New York City stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma with unflinching courage. Tickets
Latinx Shorts Program: CONDICION HUMANA (HUMAN CONDITION) - Online Premieres, Curated by Jose F. Rodriguez
The shorts program Condicion Humana spans unique creative sensibilities from five different Latin American countries. These seven compelling and visually-distinctive shorts explore fraught and emotionally-resonant human relationships – from tumultuous dynamics between siblings and the joys & violent struggles of Latinx youth, to the thoughtful connections we can have to the earth and our ancestors.
Directed by Cristina Sánchez Salamanca
On her stepsister’s birthday, Nina must confront her insecurities and her fraying relationship with her father. Tickets
Directed by Katherina Harder
In the Atacama Desert, Antay and his friends struggle to keep their drought-stricken town afloat. Tickets
Directed by Humberto Flores Jáuregui
Fifth of June is a reflection of police brutality, in which a group of young protesters are kidnapped by the same forces they are protesting. Tickets
Directed by Francisco Mazziotti
Mother Earth embarks on a journey of evolution and human connection. Tickets
Directed by Emilio Subía
In the heart of Corona, Queens, two Ecuadorian siblings are placed at odds with each other when one reveals a sudden urge to leave their home. Tickets
Directed by MUMU
Ricardo is all set to play Jesus in a biblical reenactment, but crashes into a dilemma while traveling to the show. Tickets
Directed by Gabriela Badillo
Cloe and her grandfather share a fondness for sounds, which they sense, admire, absorb, and catalog. Tickets
Network: HBO Max
Menudo: Forever Young chronicles the rise and fall of the most iconic Latin American boy band in history, bringing viewers into the world of the popular teen idols’ global tours, magazine covers, ‘80s outfits, and screaming fangirls. But the four-part documentary reveals that behind the glitz and glamour was a web of abuse and exploitation at the hands of the band’s manager, Edgardo Diaz. Through revealing interviews with former Menudo members, the film examines how this extravagant facade was disguising serious wrongdoings by Diaz.
After the Premiere Screening: A conversation with directors Angel Manuel Soto and Kris Rios, with members of Menudo. Tickets
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