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Houston Latino Film Festival celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with short film showcase
The Houston Latino Film Festival is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with VISTAS, a showcase of short films as we honor both Hispanic and Latinx cultures and traditions. The theme highlights the diversity of “views” represented by the films from various spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the U.S.
VISTAS pertains to showcase the artistic visions of local and international filmmakers of the Hispanic and Latinx community that highlight multicultural experiences through their work. The program also offers an opportunity to remember, reflect and celebrate our heritages by bringing communities together to discover our shared experiences through cinema.
Houston Latino Film Festival will observe Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, September 27 at The Alta Arts (5412 Ashbrook Dr Houston, TX 77081) starting at 6:00PM with live music, and complimentary beverages courtesy of 8th Wonder Brewery (*while suplies last). Mingos Latin Kitchen will be onsite for purchase, please check out their menu for their offerings. Tickets are available for purchase below. Tickets will not be available at door, you must purchase tickets online.
Program
SANCOCHO
Written and Directed by Gabriella Canal
2021 / Documentary / 3 min (Colombia)
Synopsis:
Sancocho tells of the complexity and duality of growing up “LatinX” before the label existed.
WHY DO WE SIGN?
Directed by Rosella Fragoso
2023 / Drama-Comedy / 13 min (Argentina)
Synopsis:
Martina is 5 years old, and she lives with her parents and her 7-month-old brother Salva. Martina needs to go renew her identity document. Her mom explains that for the process, they will take a photo of her and she will have to sign. What does it mean to sign, Martina wonders. In the age of questioning everything, she will spend her day trying to understand what signing is for.
ALAS
Directed by Miky Wajnerman
2020 / Drama / 14 min (Spain)
Synopsis:
A helpless father begins to understand that he must make a painful concession in order to bring happiness to his son on his 9th birthday.
MISS FLORES
Directed by Juliana Toloza Serna
2022/ Documentary-Animation / 8 min (Colombia)
Synopsis:
A fiercely protective mother, Miss Flores (Pseudonym), recounts when she fled from her unstable life in Nicaragua across the U.S.-Mexico border while she was pregnant.
WHEN LOLA IS GONE
Directed by Cristina R. Orosa & Beatriz Romero
2020 / Documentary / 14 min (Spain)
Synopsis:
José María is deafblind. He lives without a clock, a phone, social networks… His mother, Lola is 76 years old and she is his only contact with his environment. In Spain, there are no nursing homes for deafblind people. What would happen when Lola is gone?
Y AGUA EN GUARANI
Written & Directed by Cris Arana
2021 / Drama / 12 mins (Paraguay)
Synopsis:
Basilio got used to the lack of water, the abuse of authority, the suffering and loneliness created by corruption. He is trapped, like many others, in the system that rules where he lives.
PURIFICATION BY FIRE
Directed by Michael James Wright
2023 / Documentary-Experimental / 7 min (Mexico)
Synopsis:
Between the celestial fight between Saint Michael the Archangel and Lucifer, on the morning of September 29, the people of San Miguel de Allende go through a purification ritual, revealing their bodies in the fire to atone for their sins.
IN TOW
Directed by Sharon Arteaga
2023 / Drama / 21 min (USA)
Synopsis:
A self-involved teen and her overworked single mom confront their differences as their mobile home is towed away … with them inside of it!