I Constantly Thank God for Esteban
Directed by Adriana Guevara
Narrative, 12 mins, USA, 2025
Home alone on the eve of her First Communion, 12-year-old Carmen is visited by a group of neighborhood kids who mock her Catholic upbringing and steal her communion dress. As she sets out to get it back, Carmen confronts her bullies – and her own faith, guilt, and desire to fit in – leading to a final showdown at the local roller rink.
Loco
Directed by Eddy Mujica
Narrative, 15 mins, USA, 2026
A surreal, dark comedy about mental health’s stigma in the Latine community. At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts and overbearing family that boiled over on the night of his 25th birthday. Based on a true story of false thoughts.
Here and There
Directed by Amanda Woolrich Zárate
Animation, 16 mins, Mexico/Canada, 2026
“Here” is the world of the living; “There” is the world of the dead. These parallel spaces collide, leading two characters – apparently separated by death – to find a way to coexist.
Enseñame Como Morir
Directed by Gerardo Maravilla
Narrative, 14 mins, USA, 2025
After her grandmother passes away, a grieving Mexican-American woman becomes fascinated with learning what it feels like to die, believing it will allow her to feel close to her grandma in death in a way she never felt in life.
Trova
Directed by Jake Ajamian
Narrative, 15 mins, USA, 2025
In 1935 Cuba, gifted female troubadour María Teresa Vera, burdened with caring for her sister and eight nieces and nephews, faces eviction and a vow to abandon music after a spiritual awakening. She has an impossible choice: honor her spiritual promise or return to the only life that ever gave her a voice. She sends for skilled guitarist Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, sharing memories of her bohemian past and sacred promise. Desperate to survive, she returns to the stage with him, debuting “Veinte Años.” As applause fills the room, María Teresa reconciles faith and art, realizing that her struggles have shaped her into a stronger artist and woman.
Presente en los Grandes Eventos (Present in the Big Events)
Directed by Pamela Martinez
Documentary, 20 mins, Panama/USA, 2025
Pamela travels to Panama to visit her 6-month-pregnant sister in the hopes of healing the wounds of migratory loss since both left their home country of Venezuela due to political and economic uncertainty. On the trip, the sisters resist the feeling that they're trapped in a cycle of permanent separation by revisiting their past while trying to imagine a future of togetherness for the baby. When the Trump administration takes office, Pamela can't risk losing her student visa and is not able to attend the birth, asserting that our ways of living are inherently political.
This is a FREE screening which was made possible by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council.