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Spanish
Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
Barbie Boy
Film
Barbie Boy
Directed by Remi Gabriel
Simon reflects on the day before his sister's wedding, in which Simon and his Abuela prepare for the…
Animation
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
Film
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
Directed by Natalia León
Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Emilia
Film
Emilia
Directed by Rafa Arroyo
The fractures in the reception system of the Spanish State leave thousands of undocumented immigrants on the streets…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Encuentro Americano
Film
Encuentro Americano
Directed by E.T. Vazquez
On a hot Sunday morning, in a bustling American diner, the fragile lives of strangers collide over greasy…
Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
Espina
Film
Espina
Directed by Daniel Poler
Bitter after losing his job, Venezuelan expat Jonathan recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy to aid…
Race in America: The Black Experience
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
EXODUS
Film
EXODUS
Directed by Nimco Sheikhaden
EXODUS is a character-driven, cinematic portrait of life after incarceration. The film follows two women, Trinity Copeland and…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Spanish-Language Focus
Family Sunday
Film
Family Sunday
Directed by Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area…
American Indie Spotlight
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New Filmmakers Forum
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
Forge
Film
Forge
Directed by Jing Ai Ng
In Miami, siblings Raymond and Coco Zhang’s art forgery ring flourishes when they encounter a disgraced millionaire in…
International Spotlight
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J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus
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Spanish-Language Focus
HUMAN ANIMAL
Film
HUMAN ANIMAL
Directed by Alessandro Pugno
In a small town in Italy, a boy, Matteo, lives surrounded by coffins and illness. Faced with this…
Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
I HAD THE HEART
Film
I HAD THE HEART
Directed by Hernan Javier Findling, Oliver Kolker
MOTI COHEN is a Rock producer who discovered THE PANTHERS with
their hit “I HAD THE HEART” 20…
Spanish-Language Focus
Mistura
Film
Mistura
Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil
A prejudiced Franco-Peruvian woman is forced by financial necessity to open a restaurant in her home after her…
Animation
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Olivia & The Clouds
Film
Olivia & The Clouds
Directed by Tomás PICHARDO ESPAILLAT
Olivia & The Clouds is a surreal exploration on love’s complexities. Following the stories of Olivia, Ramón, Bárbara…
Environmental Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
Film
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
Directed by Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama
“The lake was our mother, our father. Now, we are orphans.” The Uru Nation lived for generations on…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
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Spanish-Language Focus
Saturno
Film
Saturno
Directed by Francisco Jimenez-Juarez
As a broken down white 2002 Saturn Vue crawls through St. Louis, a Mexican immigrant father and his…
Shorts Competition
Saturno
Film
Saturno
Directed by Francisco Jimenez-Juarez
As a broken down white 2002 Saturn Vue crawls through a Midwestern town, a Mexican immigrant father and...
International Spotlight
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Spare My Bones, Coyote!
Film
Spare My Bones, Coyote!
Directed by Jonah Malak
For the last twelve years, Marisela and Ely, along with the volunteer group The Águilas del Desierto have…
Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
The Last Jews Of Guantanamo
Film
The Last Jews Of Guantanamo
Directed by Yael Bridge
There are a little over 200,000 people who live in Guantanamo, roughly 50 of whom are Jewish. In…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Robert French & French-Language Focus
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SLIFF Kids
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Spotlight On Inspiration
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Women in Film
The Ramba Effect
Film
The Ramba Effect
Directed by Claire Sandberg
Guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers, Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured 50 years…
International Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
The Star I Lost
Film
The Star I Lost
Directed by Luz Orlando Brennan
The great actress Norma Reyes agreed to play all kinds of roles throughout her life except that of…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Thursday in March
Film
Thursday in March
Directed by Luis Murillo Arias
María turns 19 and says goodbye to her mother to take the train. It is a Thursday in…
Environmental Focus
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Underland
Film
Underland
Directed by Robert Petit
Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestseller, UNDERLAND is a cinematic voyage beneath the
surface of the earth.
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
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Spanish-Language Focus
Voices from the Abyss
Film
Voices from the Abyss
Directed by Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón
La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from…
International Spotlight
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Oscar Submissions
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Spanish-Language Focus
We Shall Not Be Moved
Film
We Shall Not Be Moved
Directed by Pierre Saint Martín
Socorro (67) is an angry lawyer in the twilight of her life. Suddenly, she receives the missing
clue to…
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