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Alvaro Guzman Bastida | Spain-U.S.A| Fiction | 2024 | 19 min

A food delivery worker struggles to juggle his responsibilities as a young father with the demands of an algorithm that pushes him to the limit.

Un repartidor de comida a domicilio y padre primerizo se esfuerza por encontrar un equilibrio entre su vida familiar y las exigencias de un algoritmo que lo lleva al límite.

HUMO / SMOKE

Rita Basulto | Mexico | Animation | 2023 | 12 min

A boy, Daniel, travels by train toward a dark destination known as the smokehouse.

Daniel un niño de 9 años, viaja en tren hacia un oscuro destino conocido como la Casa de Humo

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Mexican Academy of Film / Ariel to Best Short Animation HollyShort / Best International Animated Short

CARPETEO

Adriana Gonzalez-Vega| Puerto Rico-U.S. | 2023 | 10 min

Angela, a college student, questions her reality, political affiliations, and relationship with her brother during the political turmoil of 1970’s Puerto Rico.

Ángela, una estudiante universitaria, cuestiona su realidad, sus afiliaciones políticas y su relación con su hermano durante la agitación política de Puerto Rico en los años 70.

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Best International Short, Festival de Derechos Humanos

AZUL PANDORA / BLUE PANDORA

Alan Gonzalez | Cuba| Fiction | 2028 | 13 min

Pandora, a 40-year-old transgender woman living in a residential neighborhood in Havana, rejects Roy, the teenager who tries to win her over. While caring for a neighbor's child, she gets an unpleasant surprise that makes her consider whether or not to give Roy a chance.

Pandora, una mujer transexual de 40 años que vive en un barrio residencial de La Habana, rechaza a Roy, el adolescente que la viene a enamorar. Con el paso del día evaluará las razones para plantearse otra oportunidad.

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Official Selection, Locarno Film Festival; Official Selection, Miami Film Festival

ABRAZO / EMBRACE

Paola Baldion | U.S.A | Fiction | 2023 | 17 min

Luz is a young, pregnant Central American immigrant who has just crossed the U.S.A border illegally. By chance, Luz finds refuge in the house of Norma, a conservative North American woman. At first, the beliefs and points of view of the two women will clash but eventually, their humanity will bring them together.

Luz es una joven inmigrante centroamericana en grave estado de embarazo que acaba de cruzar la frontera ilegalmente. Por casualidad Luz encuentra refugio en la casa de Norma, una mujer conservadora norteamericana. En un comienzo las creencias y puntos de vista de las dos mujeres chocarán pero eventualmente su humanidad las juntará.

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Best Short, Indie Shorts Film Festival; Best Director, WRPN Women's International

PASSARO MEMORIA / A BIRD CALLED MEMORY

Leonardo Martinelli | Brazil | Fiction | 15 min | 2023

A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.

Un pájaro llamado Memoria ha olvidado cómo regresar a casa. Lua, una mujer trans, busca a Memoria en las calles, pero la ciudad puede ser un lugar hostil.

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Official Selection, Locarno Film Festival; Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival

LA GRAN OBRA / THE MASTERPIECE

Alex Lora | Spain | Fiction | 2024 | 18 min

Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two immigrant scrap dealers, at a recycling center. Diana invites them to their mansion, offering them more junk, but the immigrants might be the ones with something she wants.

Leo y Diana, una pareja adinerada, conocen a Salif y Yousef, dos chatarreros, en un centro de reciclaje. Diana les ofrece más basura y los invita a su mansión, pero en realidad podrían ser ellos los que tienen algo que ella quiere.

AWARDS / FESTIVALS

Sundance Film Festival 2024/ Winner Best Short Film, Grand Jury Prize; Medina Film Festival 2024/ Winner Special Jury Mention; Winner Best Screenplay and more than 15 awards worldwide.

RUNNING TIME: 91 MIN

Reception to follow, sponsored by Ron Barceló

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