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TOP 20 NOMINEES
This is a music short film (slightly autobiographical) about a boy working odd jobs, trying to be a musician. Between work, he daydreams.
The story follows an ambitious Salvadoran inventor who is too focused on making her teleportation device. She ends up neglecting her pet armadillo, Chiquito, and he decides to take matters into his own paws.
The inevitable full circle of life and reversal of roles.
Cogiendo boquetes presents the daily life of a pothole and his hopes of being fixed.
Carmen Campos is a dedicated stay-at-home mom, balancing the responsibilities of raising her son Alex and caring for her in-laws while her husband works out of state. Her life takes a devastating turn when she is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Corazón en el Diamante is a heartfelt story about Cecilia, a passionate 15-year-old baseball player, and her mother Gloria, who grapples with the challenges of immigration and family sacrifice. Gloria is fighting to resolve her expired green card.
Juno is a child who goes hunting for food with his mother but lacks the patience and experience to do well. After running into a small baby dragon, he finds the chance to prove himself, but the creature’s mother approaches stealthily in defense.
A documentary short showcasing the difficulties of raising children, and growing up in the Bronx, New York City, during the decades of the 70’s-90’s.
In an old-school rap musical, Ocho, a Magic 8 Ball, brags of his amazing advice. But as his answers veer wildly from helpful to hilariously wrong, he’s forced to confront a shocking truth: he’s not as all-knowing as he thought.
Mientras espero is a drama short film that tells the story of a young boy Benito Ruiz waiting for his mother’s return back home. This project was made as part of a film class, and it’s inspired by true events.
The film follows a group of Puerto Rican college students as they reflect on their LGBTQ identity, and the complexities of cultural representation nowadays.
A short action film about a girl and her friends cleaning her room.
In 1850 Puerto Rico, a mixed-race girl raised as a Spaniard faces rejection as she seeks to connect with her late African mother through an afro Puerto Rican dance called La Bomba.
A half-Latino/half-white, third grader is taking a standardized test. And when he reaches the race/ethnicity question on the front and freezes: Latino… Caucasian… PICK ONE.
A hungry hunter is determined to catch a rabbit. He sets up the traps and lies in wait. Meanwhile a fellow rabbit hunter passes by. They greet each other, silently wishing each other luck on their hunt.
A filmmaker’s journey to visit their grandmother in Mexico, exploring the tradition of Día de los Muertos. Through intimate and ancestral rituals, the film reflects on the cultural and spiritual significance of remembrance.
Plagued by nightmares of his mother’s brutal murder, a stoic cowboy discovers her killer’s whereabouts. Determined to get revenge, he teams up with an honorable sheriff and a curious mouse onto a convoluted journey where his definition of justice comes into question.
A Chinese-Filipino woman, Malaga, living in 1930’s Mexico, a fragile period for racial identity. Due to her race, many aspects of her life encounters hostility, from her harsh childhood of enslavement, her relationship with her Mexican partner, Antonio, and her career as a singer.
A teenager raised in Minnesota is forced to return to Puerto Rico, where she faces a culture shock that, amid waves and drums, will lead her to reconcile herself with her homeland and herself.
Yahima is a tribute to the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park. This film re-imagines the world of the Arawaks and shares their culture that inspired this origin story and the cast of characters within it.
