SATURDAY | SÁBADO

October 11, 2025 | 11 De Octubre 2025

Tejano Shorts | Cortometrajes Tejanos

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rose Marine Theater  | Teatro de Rose Marine

Arroyo– John Garcia

Two estranged siblings have to travel back to their hometown due to a family emergency.(16:39 minutes)

Lessons Learned in Cotulla– Oddett Garza-Weatherspoon

In Lessons Learned in Cotulla, four Mexican American women share their stories of resilience as they reflect on their journeys to pursue higher education despite the systemic barriers of their time. Filmed in Cotulla, Texas—where President Lyndon B. Johnson once taught at a segregated Mexican school—the documentary weaves together personal narratives, archival footage, and the town’s historical significance in LBJ’s fight for educational equity. Through intimate interviews, these women illuminate the power of education to transform lives and challenge the invisibility of Tejana experiences in American history. (13:38 minutes)

Bailando Culture– Dominque Anderson

Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez, a passionate ballet Folklórico dancer, embarks on a journey to preserve her cultural heritage in a world where traditional arts are often overlooked. Facing limited institutional support at her university, she travels to one of Texas’s few schools offering Folklórico as an academic major, seeking inspiration and guidance to champion the art form. Through intimate conversations with her family, professors, and community leaders, Claudia fights to bridge the gap between her personal passion and the broader educational landscape. Her story highlights the resilience of Hispanic traditions and inspires audiences to consider the importance of cultural preservation in shaping identity and community. (16:00 minutes)

Young Filmmakers: College Shorts | Cineastas Jovenes: Cortometrajes de Colegios

2:15 PM – 4:00 PM Rose Marine Theater  | Teatro de Rose Marine

Gnom Gnom Bakery – Gustavo Colon

Berry, a cute high-spirited gnome with a passion for baking, struggles against his boss, Rocks, who insists he focus on his real duty working as a garden gnome for the soon-to-open garden store. Their clash leads to a chaotic mess, threatening the store’s grand opening. Just when all seems lost, a mysterious magical salesman elf appears, offering an unexpected solution that could mend their dispute. (03:05 minutes)

Down the Rabbit Hole – Bella Muñoz

A modern fable following four friends, Hop, Hare, Horn, and Hash, as they grapple with the struggles of growth and maturity. (13:49 minutes)

Reminiscence – Kenjy Ramírez Soltero

Aurora, daughter of retired Jazz composer Hugo, is informed that his father’s Alzheimer’s disease has worsened significantly. She will use their memories together and the music they composed in order to try to get him to recognize her one last time before he moves permanently abroad to continue fighting his disease. (19:32 minutes)

Mortal Wound – Kenjy Ramírez Soltero

Posterior al último suspiro de su anciano esposo, María experimenta un breve intento de suicidio que la adentrará en un viaje por todos sus recuerdos junto a él con la finalidad de encontrarle un verdadero significado a la vida, más allá del matrimonio. (17:26 minutes)

Hasta La Raíz – Ariana DeLeon

Set in 1856 in the greater Los Angeles basin, a Gabrieleno (Tongva) woman working at a Mexican rancho must fight for her land and daughter when the ranchero’s wife leaves to defend her own land grant. (15:00 minutes)

Enramadas – Romina Ramirez

ENRAMADAS is a searing audiovisual manifesto centered on the voices of sex workers in La Merced, one of Mexico City’s most marginalized neighborhoods. Blending documentary intimacy with political urgency, the film explores the structural violence—poverty, gender inequality, domestic abuse—that pushes women to the fringes. With the support of Brigada Callejera, Enramadas reframes sex work as a site of agency and resistance, challenging dominant narratives with unapologetic clarity. Premiered at Universidad Iberoamericana to a full house of over 120 attendees, sparking campus-wide dialogue. (17:45 minutes)

Latino Fiction Shorts | Cortometrajes de Ficción Latinos

4:15 PM – 6:00 PM Rose Marine Theater  | Teatro de Rose Marine

Duet –  Gica Pucca

A dancer and a violinist, isolated yet connected by sound, break and rise through the silence between them. (05:23 minutes)

Pocha – Anna Lisa Padilla

A young woman struggles to learn Spanish in order to reconnect with her immigrant grandfather, but when life gets in the way, she learns that love transcends language. (13:23 minutes)

Flower of Hope – Lluvia Giacoman

A man who has given up all hope in life, has an unexpected encounter and reminds him that not all hope is lost. (05:51 minutes)

Islanders –  Manu Sobral

Ilhéus (Islanders) tells the story of Esther, a girl, inhabitant of an island, who acquires specials skills, after being rescued from an accident at sea. (14:58 minutes)

Que Fue de Lalo? –  Lili.Arlen Gomez

Lalo, a 22-year old chicano, son of an immigrant single mother. Faces the challenges of being the older son and leading by example for his younger brother in an environment where gang culture is a lifestyle not far from home. (05:33 minutes)

Elsewhere Love –  Steph Zenee Perez

Inspired from a personal audio message where writer-director Stephanie Zenee Perez was speaking on a recent heartbreak. She took the audio message and wrote a simple script based upon the words. ELSEWHERE LOVE bloomed into an abstract poetic piece that focuses on rebirth from heartbreak and features surreal textured memories as if playing an old film in the back of your head. (04:52 minutes)

Mazapan –  Eric César Morales

Mazapán is a simple candy, but it is also one that is layered with memories and cultural history. This film explores those layers, connecting mazapán to who we are as immigrants while also countering the racist rhetoric of people who do not understand the beauty in such simple moments of crumbles. (04:41 minutes)

Float and Fly – Kristalyn Simler

Silvia, a spirited youngster, loves spending time with her abuelo on his boat, yet she dreams of flying high in the sky. As she struggles with reading she must find the courage to overcome her challenges and soar toward her ambitions. (12:50 minutes)

Actos por Partes –  Antonello Novellino

Marta´s cancer makes a strong comeback. Tired of her luck, she decides to give up. That´s when three stories, filled with the most unexpected humor, will come to help her rewrite her destiny. (15:00 minutes)

Latino Documentary Shorts | Cortometrajes de Documentales Latinos

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Rose Marine Theater  | Teatro de Rose Marine

Haagua –  Marc Chavez

An Indigenous surf film that celebrates the timeless bond between humanity and the ocean, “Haagua” follows a group of Native American surfers as they revive ancestral traditions, blending cultural resilience with the cultural art of surfing to honor the past and inspire the future.

“Haagua” explores the profound bond personified by Great Great Grandmother Ocean (played by Jacinda Townsend). Through voices from the past and prayers for the future, the film traces the enduring memory of survival that connects generations. Surfing emerges not merely as a sport but as a rediscovery of cultural practices and a revival of an original way of life.

This cultural regeneration comes to life through the journeys of featured Indigenous surfers, including Andy Nieblas(Acjachemen), David Flores Ramos (Nahua), Kaliko Kahoonei (Hawaiian), Shuuluk Leo-Retz (Kumeyaay), Amon B. Chavez (Nahua-Carib), Reg Macarro (Payomkawichum-Ojibwe), and Marc Chavez (Nahua-Xicano). Together, they embody a modern resurgence of ancestral wisdom, blending tradition with the rhythm of the waves in a story of resilience, identity, and connection. (15:22 minutes)

Fever –  Steven Luna

In Dominican Republic, baseball is more than just a sport—it’s a way of life.
FIEBRE is a look at the fever dream that captures the attention of many young boys and their families on the island. This short documentary follows teenager Derrick Aquino among other teenage players at Elevate Baseball Academy, as they push forward with an unmatched resolve. Sacrificing time with their families while carrying the weight of generations, these kids work day-in and day-out towards their ultimate goal of getting signed and making it to the big leagues. (16:29 minutes)

A City That Cares –  Aaron Hosé

A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides her and her students to a compassionate Texas community where generosity and empathy are deeply intertwined. (13:32 minutes)

La Artesana –  Jaime De La Rosa

In the heart of Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca, Patricia Gaytan carries on a centuries-old tradition of shaping clay into art. La Artesana offers an intimate glimpse into her world, where hands meet earth, and heritage intersects artistry. (03:57 minutes)

Paths of the Skull –  Uriel Juárez

A tour of the different ways in which the Day of the Dead is lived in León, Gto. Mexico. Past, Present and future mix to give life to the ancient tradition, a choral introspection of the people who live it and reinterpret it year after year. (29:53 minutes)