The Crest Directed by Nanichi Nieves Díaz Animation, 5 mins, Puerto Rico, 2024 Inside a cold hospital room, a group of doctors attend the birth of a baby. In the doctor's hands is the fleshy and feathery destiny of the newborn. What will be their gender? Years later, we celebrate the child's birthday, now a young adult. On this special day with their family, they seek how to forge the path toward genuine expression of their being. Woman Who Lives at the End of Time (2025) D

Bailando Directed by Michael .T Narrative, 15 mins, USA, 2024 A self-proclaimed ladies' man falls for his sister's dance instructor and must develop the confidence to dance bachata and humble his ego to win her heart. Camino Directed by Florencia Manóvil Narrative 12 mins, USA, 2025 A mother and teen daughter flow in and out of harmony on a road trip that charts an emotional turning point in their lives. Farmers of the Sea Directed by Juan C. Dávila Santiago Documentary,

DIRECTOR Ernie Bustamante TYPE Documentary RUNNING TIME 85 minutes LANGUAGES English COUNTRY USA RELEASE DATE 2025 STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON is a feature documentary about Sonia Manzano — known to millions as “Maria” from SESAME STREET. The film follows Sonia’s remarkable journey, from a young girl in the South Bronx finding refuge in television, to becoming the first Latina on American TV in a regular role, through 44 years on screen on SESAME STREET, and now as a

DIRECTOR Juan Mandelbaum TYPE Documentary RUNNING TIME 60 minutes LANGUAGES English, Spanish with English subtitles COUNTRY USA RELEASE DATE 2025 PAQUITO is a brilliant artist and 16-time GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner who also happens to be a great entertainer. Cuban-born, he defected in 1980 at a substantial personal cost. An immigrant success story, D'Rivera has proven a restless musical genius. A superior clarinetist, sax player, and composer, he's constantly exploring a

DIRECTOR Yoel Morales TYPE Narrative RUNNING TIME 81 minutes LANGUAGES Spanish with English subtitles COUNTRY Dominican Republic RELEASE DATE 2024 Biónico is a hopeless romantic, and also addicted to crack, who must take control of his life before his fiancée leaves a rehabilitation center. It's a raw vision of love in a hostile Caribbean city. Virtual Q&A with director Yoel Morales ​ Festivals SXSW 2024 (Winner, Audience Award) Locarno Film Festival 2024 (Official Selecti

DIRECTOR Anayansi Prado TYPE Documentary RUNNING TIME 88 minutes LANGUAGES English COUNTRY USA RELEASE DATE 2025 Uvalde Mom is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of Angeli Rose Gomez, a farm worker and single mom who in May 2022 ran into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX to save her two sons during a mass shooting, while nearly 400 armed officers waited 77 minutes to intervene. When a video of her running out with her sons goes viral, Angeli highlights the inaction

DIRECTORS Vickie Curtis Doug Anderson TYPE Documentary RUNNING TIME 79 minutes LANGUAGES Spanish with English Subtitles COUNTRY Guatamala/USA RELEASE DATE 2025 TRAILER Comparsa fully immerses audiences in the intense world of Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art and performance to rally local youth and heal deep wounds. After 41 girls are killed in a State-run “Safe Home” and the government refuses to act, the sisters respond with a community compar

Lobo: especial de navidad Directed by Alan Maldonado Vera Narrative Short, 19 mins, Mexico, 2024​ At a Christmas' party, Lobo (7) receives a Polly Pocket as a gift, which he will have to defend while protecting his identity from his older brother's bullying. ​ The Return Directed by Jeremy Levine Documentary Short, 23 mins, Guatemala/USA, 2024​ ​After being apprehended at the US border and separated from his father for six months, 12-year-old Geovanny returns home to Guatemal

Shared Stories is a spring film series that seeks to build community, shared conversation, and experiences through cinema. This series aspires to create a shared space to find commonality across experiences, and encourage the exchange of stories and ideas. Presented by ArtsEmerson in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), CineFest Latino Boston, and the Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm).​ ​ Look Into My Eyes Directed by Lana Wilson D