SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 | 22 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2022 – 24 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2023
FRIDAY| VIERNES
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 | 22 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2023
OPENING REMARKS | COMENTARIOS DE APERTURA: MARIACHI & BAILE FOLKLORICO
7:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERÍA EN TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
SCREENING OF CANTINFLAS AND Q&A WITH EDUI TIJERINA | PROYECCIÓN DE CANTINFLAS Y PREGUNTAS CON EDUI TIJERINA
8:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
SATURDAY | SÁBADO
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 | 23 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2023
DOORS OPEN AT 10:00 AM | PUERTAS ABREN A LAS 10:00 AM
ART SHOW: “TIERRA, SANGRE Y RESISTENCIA”
10:30 AM – 8:30 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
TEJANO FILMS | PELICULAS TEJANAS
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
A LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR – DIRECTED BY ALEX RAMIREZ
A lifelong film lover stuck in her apartment during COVID-19 recreates the movies she idolizes as a mysterious force outside threatens to drain her world of life, sound, and color.
I’M NEW – DIRECTED BY MARLON RUBIO SMITH
A newly-arrived Hispanic immigrant struggles with starting a new school year in the US when a language barrier and a hostile social environment do not welcome her.
THE FIRST COWBOY – DIRECTED BY JOSE LUIS RUIZ
Based on historical events, this epic story recounts the collision Mexicans and Americans in the frontier days.
SCREENING OF LOW AND SLOW WORLDWIDE | PROYECCIÓN DE LOW AND SLOW WORLDWIDE
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
INDUSTRY PANEL: PRODUCTION | PANEL DE INDUSTRIA: PRODUCCIÓN
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
Speakers: Luke Dorsett, Gino Ayala, Zombie Joe, Josie Lozano, & Danny De La Paz | Oradores: Luke Dorsett, Gino Ayala, Zombie Joe, Josie Lozano, & Danny De La Paz
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: THE BORDER & POLITICS | DOCUMENTALES CORTOMETRAJE: LA FRONTERA Y POLÍTICA
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
THE SOUTHERN FRONT– DIRECTED BY CARLOS EVARISTO FLORES & PATRICIO J SALINAS
A civic-minded community in Laredo, Texas organize to protest the construction of a border wall.
CROSSES IN THE DUST – DIRECTED BY CHRISTINE KANE
At the Arizona-Mexico border, the Sonoran Desert has been weaponized as part of the “Prevention Through Deterrence” policy, which has cost the lives of thousands of migrants since its inception in the mid-1990s. CROSSES IN THE DUST follows a law professor and her students as they assist organizations fighting the ongoing immigration crisis along the border while honoring those who have perished on their journey into America.
LATINO VOICES: EMPOWERING THE VOTE – DIRECTED BY HANIA SANCHEZ CORUJO
The Lemus family in Savannah, Georgia reflects on becoming U.S. citizens and having the right to vote.
MERIENDA
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
INDUSTRY PANEL: RACISM IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY | PANEL INDUSTRIAL: RACISMO EN LA INDUSTRIA DE ENTRETENIMIENTO
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
Speakers: Edui Tijerina, Christel Klitbo, Edmundo Vargas | Oradores: Edui Tijerina, Christel Klitbo, Edmundo Vargas
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: SPORTS & LIFE | DOCUMENTALES CORTOMETRAJE : DEPORTES Y VIDA
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM –ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
HOUSTON UNITED – DIRECTED BY JUAN MEJIA BOTERO
Aron wants to prove to his family that soccer can be a career, and Luis wants it to open doors to further opportunities. HOUSTON UNITED follows the soccer team at Margaret Long Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, made up of 24 players from 12 different countries. Many are immigrants who have fled war, gang violence, and poverty. As they compete for the state title, some must face the anxiety of being undocumented in America, alongside challenges on the pitch.
CACHO – DIRECTED BY OMAR DIAZ
Step into the two contrasting worlds of Ricardo “Cacho” Diaz, a remarkable MMA fighter hailing from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
SHRED – DIRECTED BY GIOVANNA TRUJILLO
A group of queer Latinx skaters struggle with crippling mental health and societal expectations in Southern California. In their local skate community, they find cathartic release, chosen family and mastery of empowerment.
MASTERCLASS: SCREENWRITING WITH EDUI TIJERINA | CLASE MAESTRAL: ESCRITURA DE GUIONES
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
Speaker: Edui Tijerina | Orador: Edui Tijerina
NARRATIVE FEATURE | NARRATIVO LARGOMETRAJE – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
PRIME ORBIT – DIRECTED BY GUSTAVO COSENZA
The members of a space mission must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.
SUNDAY | DOMINGO
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 | 24 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2023
DOORS OPEN AT 10:00 AM | PUERTAS ABREN A LAS 10:00 AM
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | DOCUMENTAL LARGOMETRAJE
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
ESKAWATA KAYAWAI – THE SPIRIT OF TRANSFORMATION – DIRECTED BY LARA JACOSKI & PATRICK DEQUECH BELEM
In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the Kaxinawá people (self-claimed Huni Kuin, “true people”) are experiencing their cultural and spiritual renaissance.
YOUNG FILMMAKERS | CINEASTAS JOVENES
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
SLEEPLESS – DIRECTED BY GABRIELA ELENA GAONA
A young girl struggles to sleep despite her best efforts.
BARRIER – DIRECTED BY JORGE ARMANDO PATTRONI
Killa, a young Quechua-speaking girl, approaches Francisco, a wealthy man, but when he does not understand her, a dissonance is generated between their two perspectives.
FAR FROM HOME – DIRECTED BY YOEL RODRÍGUEZ
Teresa is a Peruvian teenager. She is studying at high school in Spain and she feels lonely. Her family cannot fly to Spain from Peru to celebrate Christmas with her due to Peru’s political problems.
SUPERCUT – DIRECTED BY NATALIA SOPHIA GONZALEZ
SUPERCUT is the story of a hyper imaginative, thoughtful girl who meets what seems to be all her idealizations come true in a sensitive, yet nonchalant photographer who’s searching for his muse. As she navigates this new relationship, things begin to erratically crumble apart in front of her very eyes.
SERENDIPITY – DIRECTED EMMANUEL MOLINA RIVERA
Sylvia Robles, a Creative Writing teacher, is frustrated with her novel due to the constant hustle of everyday life. She can’t handle the routine anymore and goes on a self-searching trip.
THE FISHING TRIP – DIRECTED BY JOAQUIN PEREZ NOGUEIRAS
A simple fishing trip on behalf of their grandfather places two brothers at odds.
BE RIGHT BACK – DIRECTED BY ARTURO MÁRQUEZ
In ‘Be Right Back’, we meet Mateo, a young worker, who faces a harsh reality when he realizes that he is not capable of providing for Sara, a wealthy young woman with whom he ran away.
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE – DIRECTED BY THOMAS GROFF-BARRAGAN
After performing with his high school’s Jazz band, Nick learns that his mom is in a hospital. With the help of Grace, a family friend, Nick is able to visit his mother. The night that follows gives the protagonist an opportunity to question his relationship with a parent figure he took for granted.
HIBISCO TAQUERIA – DIRECTED BY THOMAS EMMANUEL GROFF
A tennis player and his coach go to a Taqueria after a miserable defeat.
PANEL #2 LATINOS IN COMICS | PANEL #1: LATINOS EN HISTORIETAS
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
Speakers: Eliamaría Madrid & Hector Rodriguez | Oradores: Eliamaría Madrid & Hector Rodriguez
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: ART & HERITAGE | DOCUMENTALES CORTOMETRAJES: ARTE Y HERENCIA
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
RUBIO – DIRECTED BY RAY SANTISTEBAN
This video features the life and artwork of San Antonio based, Contemporary Chicano Artist, RUBIO. The idea that “Art Saves Lives’ is showcased in Rubios own story; culminating in a near death experience that forever altered him and inspired his ongoing use of art as a means of sharing folklore, remembering friends, and celebrating the lives of the Westside, San Antonio community he came from.
THE EYE BEGINS IN THE HAND – DIRECTED BY YEHUDA SHARIM
El Ojo Comienza En La Mano is a tribute to campesino histories in rural CA through the artwork of an artist largely absent from critical conversations on Chicanx art, Ruben A. Sanchez, as well as an unsentimental reckoning with the fate of many cultural workers that struggle between paying rent and/or creative endeavors.
CONQUISTA – DIRECTED BY JOSHUA MOROLES & ROBERT ESPERICUETA
In 2012, a man calling himself “Conquista” walked into the Menil Collection museum in Houston, Texas, and spray-painted over a rare 1929 Picasso painting–this is his story.
I AM THE QUEEN – DIRECTED BY ROBERTO SALVADOR
A journey through the words of Mixe soprano María Reyna, traveling from a childhood scarred by domestic violence and the ultraconservative views of indigenous communities in the south of Mexico, to the desire of going out into a world “beyond the mountain”.
THE GROTTO OF DEATH – DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER SPERANDIO, BRIAN HUBERMAN, & AUGUSTO MORA
A beautifully drawn black and white comic, THE GROTTO OF DEATH, is presented episodically as the Octogenarian comic book artist slowly draws a grimacing skull and tells the story of his life and work.
BENNY: OUR MUSICAL LINEAGE – DIRECTED BY DAVE GARCIA
Three generations, spanning 70 years, sharing their passion for music, family and purpose.
NARRATIVE SHORTS | NARRATIVOS CORTOMETRAJE
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
A GLOW OF INCOMPREHENSIBLE LOVE – DIRECTED BY DANTE SILVA
One morning Aymé suffers the abandonment of her partner.
BLACK MORNING – DIRECTED BY VALENTINA HUECK
On Christmas night, after discovering her mother reading her diary, Teresa runs away from home and is left with nowhere to go. Now in solitude, with her secret crush on her best friend exposed, Teresa divulges her fear and shame. Such is the plot of mañana negra, which is a collection of vignettes that attempts to epitomize a teenage girl’s emotional skepticism. The film’s name and setting is a visualization of the merging of subconscious and consciousness: the black morning or the time when night seeps into morning. A reckoning without light. A sleepless dream. The film aims to show how the trauma of immigration fuses the past with the present, and affects the discovery of Queerness. Teresa is haunted by her estranged family, a home that exists only in the past and the oncoming reaction of her Catholic mother. All the while, she dearly holds unspoken feelings for her best-friend, Jeimy, who is also leaving. The battle to be won is between the fear of loss and the will to love.
CHASING REALITY – DIRECTED BY ISABEL FLORES
A painter learns to accept the presence of imperfections in her art and her life after being pulled into one of her own paintings.
DOLL – DIRECTED BY PAULA ALEGRÍA ESTRADA
“Make Your Doll” Corporation designs Dolls in order to be sold for male pleasure. Ana, one of them, decides to escape the fabric when she hears that Lourdes, the manager, wants to shut her down, because she is a defective product.
BROKEN – DIRECTED BY ISRAEL MIRENDA
The TV show begins. Three very different celebrities have been invited to the party. What nobody imagines is that one of them is about to make a terrible scandal. Or maybe it’s even more serious.
A VERY NICE GUY – DIRECTED BY MINERVA R. BOLANOS
A prestigious film director is publicly accused of rape, and he makes a documentary to prove his innocence.
IN A FOREIGN AND UNKOWN LAND – DIRECTED BY RICARDO VILLANUEVA AVALOS
A family who has recently moved from Mexico to Utah following a job opportunity struggles to adapt to their new circumstances. At the end of the day, they come together to share a burnt meal, but each are lost in their own reflections on the difficult day they’ve had. After a tense silence and display of emotions, Carolina suggest that instead of eating the burnt dinner, they all go out for pizza. The family ultimately realizes that vulnerability will allow them to shoulder their burdens together instead of alone.
AWARDS CEREMONY | CEREMONIA DE PREMIACIÓN
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – ROSE MARINE THEATER GALLERY | GALERIA DE TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | DOCUMENTAL LARGOMETRAJE
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ROSE MARINE THEATER | TEATRO DE ROSE MARINE
CATAPUM: NOWHERE TO FALL- DIRECTED BY PALU ABADIA
From the Colombian coast to New York City, this film is the powerful story of 3 women from 3 generations, who found in the Bullerengue -an ancestral musical tradition- a way to resist, heal and celebrate life. From their routines and their songs, they tell the story of their lives bringing out themes like race, immigration, legacy, and identity. Their personal experiences converge in a collective memory, offering a narrative of the Colombian armed conflict that honors the reconciling power of music.