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Spanish
International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Azul
Film
Azul
Directed by Algoritmo Malvado
In 2053 Mexico, an orphaned street clown and his cadaver dog Gato scour the cartel killing fields in…
Asian Focus
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Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
Eight Walls Two Doors
Film
Eight Walls Two Doors
Directed by Miaochun Zhang
As protests erupt back home, a Chinese woman living in a New York hospital travels between her past…
International Spotlight
Everytime
Film
Everytime
Directed by Sandra Wollner
A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio...
Environmental Focus
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race In America: The Black Experience
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Women In Film Spotlight
Fork in the Road
Film
Fork in the Road
Directed by Jonathan Nastasi, Vivian Sorenson
Through compelling stories from independent farmers across the United States, from Alaskan kelp harvesters to dairy farmers in…
Human Rights Spotlight
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Inside
Film
Inside
Directed by Alvaro G. Company, Mario Hernandez
For 80 years, Elías hasn’t been his true self. Until today.
Cinema For Students Program
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Human Rights Spotlight
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Jardines Del Bosque
Film
Jardines Del Bosque
Directed by Álex Barragán, Diego Barragán
Santos, Lechuga and Daniela remember the summer of 2014, when they were preteens, and Arlette, an older girl…
Studio Spotlight
Killing Castro
Film
Killing Castro
Directed by Eif Rivera
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem...
Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
Lonely Nights
Film
Lonely Nights
Directed by Julián Acosta Vera
Andres, a shy, upper-class young man, begins an unexpected relationship with Lorena, a young prostitute controlled by a…
Cinema For Students Program
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Human Rights Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
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The Immigrant Experience
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Women In Film Spotlight
Love Thy Neighbor
Film
Love Thy Neighbor
Directed by Isabella Urrutia
Witness a day in the life of Casa De Paz workers as they support newly released individuals.
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
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The Immigrant Experience
Mexicanamerican
Film
Mexicanamerican
Directed by Eddie Sánchez
Expertly merging old VHS home movies with new family interviews, filmmaker Eddie Sánchez traces his parents' journey from…
Cinema For Students Program
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
Our home’s cigarette butts
Film
Our home’s cigarette butts
Directed by Eduard Amado
Amanda, trapped in the monotony of her daily life, sees how her son’s unexpected return stirs old wounds…
American Indie Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
Reentry
Film
Reentry
Directed by Keenan OReilly
Two friends make a pact to get out and stay out when released from prison.
American Indie Spotlight
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Human Rights Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
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The Immigrant Experience
Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
Film
Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
Directed by Bill Morrison
When masked US Customs and Border Protection agents abduct a man from a residential street in Chicago without…
Cinema For Students Program
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Environmental Focus
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
Si la Isla Quiere (“Island Willing”)
Film
Si la Isla Quiere (“Island Willing”)
Directed by Cece King
Chile's Robinson Crusoe Island, named for the marooned sailor who inspired the novel, has a higher percentage of…
Cinema For Students Program
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Environmental Focus
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
Sotobosque
Film
Sotobosque
Directed by Raina Bhargava
Dany Murillo was born and raised in Camarones, a small community nestled in Ecuador's Pacific Forest. With the…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
The Great Experiment
Film
The Great Experiment
Directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar, Stephen T. Maing
The Great Experiment is an ambitious cinematic time capsule of one of the most volatile and perplexing eras...
Cinema For Students Program
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
The moon we love like a brother
Film
The moon we love like a brother
Directed by Iñaki Velasquez
Two exchange students in Chile, Anya and Sung-Joon, are kidnapped by a rideshare driver who is clearly xenophobic.
Animation Spotlight
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Cinema For Students Program
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
The Scarlet Tamagochi
Film
The Scarlet Tamagochi
Directed by Francisco 'Visceral' Rivera
A priceless toy has been stolen: The Scarlet Tamagochi. Iñaki and his turtle friend Cecilio become private detectives…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Women In Film Spotlight
Tim Miller Citizen Artist: Performing Stories to Change the Ending
Film
Tim Miller Citizen Artist: Performing Stories to Change the Ending
Directed by Keenan OReilly
Citizen Artist explores the life and career of the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller who, over his…
Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women In Film Spotlight
Under the Sun
Film
Under the Sun
Directed by Isabel Barajas
On a vacation, 10-year-old Elisa wants her mother to teach her to swim, but Claudia's incessant work calls…
American Indie Spotlight
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Cinema For Students Program
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Human Rights Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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The Immigrant Experience
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Women In Film Spotlight
Water Cooler
Film
Water Cooler
Directed by Emma V.F.
The Trump administration has turned immigration courts into deportation traps. As ICE agents wait to arrest their targets…
Human Rights Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
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The Immigrant Experience
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Women In Film Spotlight
While You Return
Film
While You Return
Directed by Leonor Zúniga
A woman in exile fights to free her husband, a political prisoner in Nicaragua, while caring for their…