Official Selections: Latinx Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Noche Noir
Noche Noir
Short Film
10th LA Latinx Film Festival)
World Premiere
Description/storyline
A cryptic message—you are being framed. run for your life.—plunges a woman into a Lynchian noir labyrinth, where nothing is real, no one is safe, and escape may come at the cost of her identity.
Director: Marissa Chibás
Producer: Rui Xu, Katia Gomez
Writer: Marissa Chibás
Cast: Jhayna Duarte, Katia Gomez, Joe Zhang, Peter Mark, Morgan Danielle, Paige Innis, Gabe Rivas, Alexandra Tejada, Juan Ayala, Angela Rosado, and Brian Nai.
Cinematographer: Nico Savignano
Editor: Melissa Balint
Odio A Mi Mama
Odio A Mi Mama( I Hate My Mom)
Short
World Premiere, USA Premiere, West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles Premiere.
A quick insight into the mindset of a son who holds resentment towards his mom, but eventually comes to understand his mom as her own person, to forgive to heal and move on.
Director: Ramces Villa
Producer: Ramces Villa
Cast: Karina Villa, Teresa Torres, Ramces Villa
Cinematographer: Ramces Villa
Editor: Ramces Villa
Victor De La Torre for Music
Instagram: studioamiigo
Paredes Entre Tú y Yo (Walls Between You and Me)
Short
With her father's long-awaited green card interview just one day away, Miriam, a 21-year-old aspiring chef, returns home expecting to celebrate her birthday. Instead, she discovers her estranged father needs her help to secure his future in the United States. As old wounds resurface and unspoken grief lingers between them, father and daughter must confront years of resentment while navigating the fragile space between obligation, identity, and love. Set against the backdrop of a family food truck and an uncertain future, Paredes Entre Tú y Yo is an intimate portrait of forgiveness, sacrifice, and the ties that bind immigrant families across generations.
Director: Jacob Franco
Producer: Catalina Garayoa and Gonzalo Martin
Writer: Catalina Garayoa
Cast: Catalina Garayoa, Pedro Pano, Gary Gunter, Gonzalo Martin
Cinematographer: Augusto García
Editor: Rommel Villa Barriga
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paredesentretuyyo/
Prick
Prick
Short
After learning her husband has been in a life-threatening car crash, Ana must make a difficult decision.
Director: Natalie De Diego
Producer: Viviana Chavez, Christine Odilia
Writer: Natalie De Diego
Cast: Chelsea Rivera, Jeff Hoover, Maria Sager, Alexa Rachelle Jennings, Sybil Rosen
Cinematographer: Tom Pritchard
Editor: Natalie De Diego, Jason Hardwick
Prick won Best Drama at the L.I.F.E/ Latina Independent Film Extravaganza
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prick_shortfilm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558386543617