2024 Official Selection
2024 Official Selection
The Competition Line-Up for the 2024 Houston Latino Film Festival
The Houston Latino Film Festival is pleased to present the Official 2024 Film Selection that will be in competition. Chosen from almost 500 total submissions worldwide; 50 short and feature films of all genres will be in competition and screened starting March 20 through March 24, 2024 at the MATCH – Midtown Arts Theater Center Houston. Every year, HLFF embraces new voices, creativity and a passion for innovative storytelling that highlights the Latinx experience. The competition features eight categories including Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Short Narrative Film, Best Short Documentary Film, Best Student Film, Best Texas Film, Audience Award for Feature Film and Audience Award for Short Film.
Congratulations to the following filmmakers, whose projects are listed below:
Feature Films in Competition
- 8 Stories About My Hearing Loss
Documentary – Argentina – Director: Charo Mato - About Thirty – “Arturo A Los Treinta”
Narrative Drama – Argentina – Director: Martín Shanly - Over There – “Allá”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Montserrat Larqué - Autumn
Narrative Drama – Portugal – Director: Antonio Sequeira - The Fishes Within – “Todos Los Peces”
Documentary – El Salvador – Director: Brenda Vanegas - Ileana’s Smile
Documentary – USA/Nicaragua – Director: Brad Corrigan - Itu Ninu
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Itandehui Jansen - My First Movie – “Mi Opera Prima”
Narrative Comedy – Mexico – Director: Juanpa Brenis - Shame – “Verguenza”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Miguel Salgado - A Thousand Pines
Documentary – USA/Mexico – Directors: Sebastián Díaz, Noam Osband
Short Films in Competition
- Apnea
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Natalia Bermúdez - Bajudh
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Carlos Matienzo Serment - Bogotá Story
Narrative Drama – Colombia – Director: Esteban Pedraza - CASS
Narrative Sci-Fi Drama – USA – Director: Sarah Ontiveros - Days of Thunder – “Dias de Abundancia”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Aiko Alonso - The Disadvantages Of Being Dead – “Las Desventajas de Estar Muerto”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Santiago Ibarra Esparza - Expanding Sanctuary
Documentary – USA – Director: Kristal Sotomayor - Family Reserve – “Reserva Familiar”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Isaac Areizaga - Fancy Florez’s Summer Staycation
Narrative Drama – USA/Mexico – Director: Marissa Díaz - Farmer – “Campesino”
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Diego I. Zendejas - Feroz
Narrative Drama – Mexico – Director: Mario González Jiménez - First, I Dream – “Primero, Sueño”
Documentary – USA – Director: Andrés Lira - The Garden of Adam
Drama – USA – Director: Gerardo Velasquez - The Grotto of Death
Documentary – USA – Directors: Christopher Sperandio, Brian Huberman, Augusto Mora - Houston United
Documentary – USA – Director: Juan Mejia Botero - I Am the Queen – “Yo Soy La Reina”
Drama – Mexico – Director: Roberto Salvador - In Tow
Drama – USA – Director: Sharon Arteaga - In Wonderland
Fantasy/Drama – USA – Director: Andrea Camacho McCracken - Kemonito: The Final Fall – “Kemonito: La Ultima Caida”
Documentary – Mexico – Director: Teresa de Miguel - Kingman Stables
Comedy/Documentary – USA – Directors: JC Tovar, JR Molina - La Ruta
Drama – Uruguay – Director: Nico Strik Peña - The Last Ascent – “La Ultima Subida”
Documentary – Mexico – Director: Remo Scherrer - The Left Behind – “As Sacrificadas”
Drama – Portugal – Director: Aurélie Oliveira Pernet - A Lien
Drama – USA – Directors: Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz - Maria
Drama – USA – Director: Sebastian Valdivieso - Mariela
Drama – Colombia – Director: Alejandro Victoria - Marina and the House Far, Far Away – “Marina, Y La Casa Muy, Muy Lejana”
Drama – Mexico – Director: Laura Márquez - Meant To Be
Documentary – USA – Director: Andrea Sambuccetti - A Million Dollar Cage
Documentary – USA – Director: Kyndra Kennedy - My Queerceañera
Documentary – USA – Director: Marcos Nieves - The Navel of the Moon – “El Ombligo De La Luna”
Animation – Mexico/France – Director: Sara António - Over the Causeway
Drama – USA – Director: Pablo Mejía - Purification by Fire
Documentary – Mexico – Director: Michael James Wright - Rain of Flowers, the Pirates and the Witch’s Treasure
Comedy – Mexico – Director: Faustino Alanís - Reflections
Drama – Mexico/Spain – Director: Kane Kwik - Sandwich Cat
Animation/Comedy – Spain – Director: David Fidalgo - Search & Destroy
Drama – USA – Director: Alexander M. Rosales - Shadow
Drama – USA – Director: Amelia Rico - Supa Hair
Drama – USA – Director: Glenís Hunter - Voyager
Horror – Spain – Director: Pablo Pagán
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