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Amber Bay Bemak, Year: 2022, Dur: 84 min., Country: Mexico, USA, Language: English, Spanish<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>100 Ways to Cross the Border follows a non-linear history of acclaimed artist Guillermo G\u00f3mez-Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s work and life, which moves from working individually to working collectively when he forms his performance troupe La Pocha Nostra, an international multi-identitied community of artists, in 1993. The film is created as a performance itself, often blending the lines between protagonist and director as well as what is scripted and what is improvised on screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>57 Chevy<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Herbert Sig\u00fcenza, Sam Woodhouse, Year: 2021, Dur: 85 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 1964 and ten-year-old Junior is in crisis: his Old World Mexican dad is loading the family&#8217;s 1957 Chevy and moving the entire familia from their familiar and diverse East Side neighborhood to a new tract home in the middle-class and eerily homogeneous San Fernando Valley. Based on the author Cris Franco&#8217;s actual life, this filmed adaptation of San Diego Repertory&#8217;s stage production humorously\u00a0 explores the Baby Boomer&#8217;s generation of &#8220;double immigrants&#8221; who first moved from their homelands to the U.S. barrios in search of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>57 Questions Why?<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Patrick A Rivera, Year: 2023, Dur: 20 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Take a ride in Dma&#8217;s late father&#8217;s 57 Chevy Nomad only to hear the Complexity of conversations between mother (Dma), daughter (Marissa), and mutual friend. (Michelle) and the many questions WHY?\u00a0 This coming to age shortfilm will communicate how faith &amp; love can overcome generational repeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Song Often Played On The Radio<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Raven Chacon, Cristobal Martinez, Year: 2019, Dur: 23 min., Country: USA, Language: English, Spanish<\/p>\n<p>In a search for the mythological Cities of Cibola,\u00a0 a horseman finds himself in a race against another rogue seeking the valuable metals of the New Mexican desert. Spurred by the justification of moralistic &#8216;dichos&#8217;, the rival explorers come to learn about what truly brought them to this land, understanding their true identities, and finding that they were only stealing from themselves. Starring Guillermo G\u00f3mez-Pe\u00f1a and Nacha Mendez. Directed by Cristobal Martinez and Raven Chacon, the first Native American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Weekend with Pablo Picasso<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Tim Powell and Todd Salovey, Year: 2020, Dur: 80 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>A film adaptation of Herbert Sig\u00fcenza&#8217;s acclaimed solo show &#8220;A Weekend with Pablo Picasso.&#8221; Written and performed by Siguenza, the one-man show on which this film is based has played to sold-out crowds across the nation. With amazing skill, Sig\u00fcenza draws and paints in real time during his performance as he takes the audience back to 1957 to spend three days with the genius inside his private studio on the southern coast of France for an unforgettable weekend. Sig\u00fcenza stitched together his masterful script from Picasso&#8217;s own writings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Infantryman from Hero Street<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Kelly Rundle, Year: 2022, Dur: 29 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An Infantryman from Hero Street&#8221; tells the true story of Pfc. Joseph Sandoval who was born in a boxcar to Mexican immigrants in the Silvis, Illinois rail yard. In 1944 Joe was married with a young son and another on the way when he was drafted and shipped to Britain with the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment. His unit helped fight the second stage of the Normandy Invasion in France. Joe was killed in April 1945 on the Elbe River in Germany on the eve of the historic meeting between U.S. and Soviet allies on that same river just weeks before the war&#8217;s end. Eight sons of Mexican immigrants from the block-and-a-half long 2nd Street in Silvis, Illinois were killed in combat in WWII and Korea&#8211;more than any other street in America. The street was renamed Hero Street.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Outfit<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Zohra, Isaias P\u00e9rez, Year: 2023, Dur: 17 min., Country: USA, Language: English, Spanish<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A mother of a young two year old girl, has been unhappy with her body and has been avoiding purchasing any clothes for herself, since she gave birth. With an impending social event coming up of a close friend, she has to overcome that instilled fear and begin to re-piece her confidence&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barrio Unido<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Robb S Garc\u00eda, Year: 2023, Dur: 6 min., Country: USA, Language: English, Spanish<\/p>\n<p>Music Video for the song &#8216;Barrio Unido&#8217; by\u00a0 Bombasta, shot in San Antonio&#8217;s Westside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>California Locos Renaissance and Rebellion<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Dave Tourj\u00e9, Year: 2023, Dur: 9 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>The members of the acclaimed art collective California Locos give their views on what makes post-modern Los Angeles tick. Chaz Boj\u00f3rquez, Dave Tourj\u00e9, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom and Gary Wong all share their assymetrical insights emanating from their diverse approaches in art and culture, having been born and raised in the mega-metropolis. Music by Los Savages with Ian Espinoza, Dave Tourj\u00e9, Jim Grinta, Toby Holmes and Bryan Head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlos Bravo<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Salvador Paniagua, Year: 2023, Dur: 15 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Former secret agent and 90s TV star, Carlos Bravo is about to retire when his former government liaison threatens the life of his son.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Father<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Steven Gekas, Year: 2023, Dur: 20 min., Country: Bulgaria, Greece, Language: Bulgarian, Modern Greek<\/p>\n<p>A son in grief, tries to find a way out of Bulgaria carrying his father&#8217;s ashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Folsom<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Marlonino Banut, Year: 2022, Dur: 21 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Francis, the lead trumpet of a college jazz band, is paired with his ex-girlfriend, Lani, to perform a duet at the upcoming jazz festival. From the get go, the ex-couple are not in the best terms as they are reeling from their breakup. Due to this, Francis goes to seek out another option from the band director. Met with an unshakeable &#8216;no&#8217;, Francis spirals into a state of desperation and attempts to find resolve in practicing and self-reliance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Sweden, With Love<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Muhammad Umar Saeed, Year: 2023, Dur: 15 min., Country: Pakistan, Language: Panjabi, Urdu<\/p>\n<p>Hanna, a girl from Sweden starts a school for Pakhiwas (Nomads) in Lahore, Pakistan. This school in a tent is changing the lives of most unprivileged of the society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Functional<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Cory Xenos, Year: 2022, Dur: 30 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo (Daniel Luna) and Jazmyne (Lys Perez) are two best friends looking to find success and acceptance with the little resources (and sobriety) they have. Functional released its first Season and won Best New Media at XicanIndie in 2019. Now in its Season Season it continues to focus on topics within the LGBTQ+ and Latinx community. Written and created by Daniel Luna, a proud Colorado native raised by first generation immigrant parents. Like his upbringing, Functional sets to prove how better the world can thrive when we embrace our individuality and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Futuro 93<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Michael Anthony Villa, Year: 2023, Dur: 3 min., Country: USA, Language: French<\/p>\n<p>A testimony of sacrifice, violence, and loss that transforms silence into a badge of resistance through the reclaiming of family roots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Over<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Saeed Mayahy, Miriam Carlsen<br \/>2022, Dur: 29 min., Country: Turkey, Language: Persian, Turkish<\/p>\n<p>In a basement in Istanbul a group of illegal Afghan teenage boys are determined to smuggle themselves into Europe \u2013 a utopia far away.\u00a0 Caught in the no-man&#8217;s land between childhood and adulthood they fearlessly play a dangerous game of destiny over and over again. But at what cost?\u00a0\u00a0 In an underground basement, Mo and Ali live with 30 other boys. As the place is crammed, they spend their awakening hours outside moving around the streets and parks of Zeytinburnu, always on the go, to avoid being caught by the police.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handcuffs<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Zhang Yifan<br \/>2023, Dur: 5 min., Country: China, Language: Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin Chinese<\/p>\n<p>One day an unexpected incident drives a strict\uff0cconventional father to overturn his preceding perceptions. As a masculine soldier, the major income source of the family, and a man who pays good attention to reputation, the man has zero tolerance for any kind of disobedience in the family for his dominant status. He is the embodiment of his own definition of &#8220;man&#8221; and is willing to pass to the next generation. However, despite the outer figure, the sensitivity and tenderness(helplessness) hiding under the mask is yet waiting to foster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heroes<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Ricardo Arnaiz<br \/>2023, Dur: 85 min., Country: Mexico, Language: Spanish<\/p>\n<p>Heroes follows a group of students from the Chapultepec Castle Military Academy who have a date with destiny as they face an invading army during the U.S.-Mexican War. This is the first live action film from Mexican animation pioneer Ricardo Arnaiz (<em>Leyenda<\/em> films, <em>El Americano<\/em>). A group of young cadets decide to stay and defend their school and their country from an<span> <\/span><span>invading US Army<\/span>. <span>Starring Silverio Perez, Gerardo Taracena, Mario Iv\u00e1n Martin\u00e9z and Ariel L\u00f3pez Padilla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>I Am Not Down<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Jyoti Madnani Singh<br \/>2023, Dur: 12 min., Country: India, Language: Hindi<\/p>\n<p>Saloni, a class topper, is period shamed in school after she gets her first period. At home, her uneducated but caring mother Asha tears the only vest of her husband to provide a clean cloth for Saloni&#8217;s protection and comfort as she has to take annual exams the next day. When Saloni&#8217;s father, Anil, comes to know that his only vest has been torn and used to absorb menstrual blood, he gets furious. Through Saloni&#8217;s classmates, Asha comes to know about sanitary napkins, a hygienic alternative available at the health centre but Anil says that they can&#8217;t afford that luxury because of their poverty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I Am San Antonio<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Robb S Garc\u00eda<br \/>2023, Dur: 20 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I Am San Antonio&#8221; explores the vibrant and diverse culture of San Antonio. Through the perspectives of various residents. The film delves into the city&#8217;s community by highlighting their stories and contributions to the city. Ultimately, &#8220;I Am San Antonio&#8221; celebrates the city&#8217;s unique character and the people who call it home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Don&#8217;t Wann Know Go Away<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Fer Casals, Valeria Massimino<br \/>2022, Dur: 25 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Documentary filmed in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. A Latinx look at one of the most important cities in the world, which was the epicenter of the pandemic. Thirteen testimonies that tell in the flesh what they lived through and how they survived. The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on Latinx communities. Latinos died from COVID-19 at twice the rate of white New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insane in the Ukraine <\/strong><br \/>Dir. James Bigtwin<br \/>2022, Dur: 4 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Experimental animated music video about Putin&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. Insane in the Ukraine was created in a stream of consciousness the first week of the Russian invasion. James\u00a0 Bigtwin is an artist working in Analog and Digital mediums across a wide variety of subjects, based in New York City and Delaware. He has worked with scientist John C. Lilly, VR pioneer Jaron Lanier, and also has created graphics for national network television and Madison Avenue, and shown paintings in New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Islandtrification<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Lani Cupchoy<br \/>Dur: 9 min., Country: USA, Language: English, Hawaiian<\/p>\n<p>Islandtrification documents the journey of K\u0101naka Maoli families resisting predatory gentrification on Maui, Hawaii, which has a deep history of displacing locals due to economic development-agribusiness and remains the prime spot for the world elite to build their multimillion-dollar estates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s Gonna Blow!!!: San Diego&#8217;s Music Underground 1986-1996<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Bill Perrine<br \/>2014, Dur: 93 min., Country: USA, Language: English<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s Gonna Blow!!! &#8211; San Diego&#8217;s Music Underground 1986-1996&#8217; chronicles a period when San Diego was touted as &#8216;the next Seattle&#8217;. A motley community of musicians with a do it yourself ethos and an aversion to mainstream culture developed their idiosyncratic sounds in the isolation of San Diego but soon found themselves at the center of bidding wars and expense account lunches. What happened when the outcasts from the sticks became the next big thing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lights<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho<br \/>2022, Dur: 7 min., Country: Spain, Language: Spanish<\/p>\n<p>Maria and Mariela have been in a relationship for ten years, and together they share a passion for running. One day Mariela plans to stop running and end her relationship with Maria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manifesto<\/strong><br \/>Dir. Jesse Lerner<br \/>2023, Dur: 11 min., Country: Mexico, USA, Language: English, Spanish<\/p>\n<p>The contemporary film manifestos, read by their authors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet Los Parents<\/strong><br \/>Dir. 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