The 21st Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
May 2 – 6, 2018
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Festival Schedule
Wednesday, May 2 | ||||||
AFS Cinema | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Wednesday, May 2, 7:00PM | El último traje | The Last Suit |
Pablo Solarz | Spain/ Argentina | 92 min | New Releases |
Thursday, May 3 | ||||||
AFS Cinema | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Tengo talento | Dance with Your Heart | Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi | Cuba/ USA | 10 min | Panorama Short Films |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Gringo Rojo | Red Gringo | Miguel Ángel Vidaurre | Chile | 68 min | New Releases |
Thursday, May 3, 6:00PM | 2 Spirit Dreamcatcher Dot Com | 2 Spirit Dreamcatcher Dot Com | Thirza Cuthand | Canada | 5 min | Panorama Short Films |
Thursday, May 3, 6:00PM | Estiu 1993 | Summer 1993 | Carla Simón | Spain | 96 min | New Releases |
Thursday, May 3, 8:00PM | Zama | Zama | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina/ Brazil/ Spain/ France/ The Netherlands/ Mexico/ Portugal/ USA | 115 min | New Releases |
MASS Gallery | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Sigo acá |
I’m Still Here |
Tana Gilbert | Chile | 15 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Nada queda sino nuestra ternura |
Nothing Is Left but Our Tenderness | Sébastien Jallade | Peru | 69 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
Thursday, May 3, 6:00PM | Umunhum | Umunhum | Andy Miller, Robin Moore | USA | 12 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
Thursday, May 3, 6:00PM | 52 Segundos | 52 Seconds | Javier Andrade | Ecuador | 93 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
Thursday, May 3, 8:00PM | Macanao | Macanao | Clarissa Duque | Venezuela | 12 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
Thursday, May 3, 8:00PM | Jovens Infelizes ou Um Homem que Grita Não é Um Urso que Dança |
Young and Miserable or a Man Screaming Is Not a Dancing Bear |
Thiago B. Mendonça | Brazil | 127 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Thursday, May 3, 2:00PM | Gifts of Silver | Gifts of Silver | Eddie Frost | Chile/ UK | 17 min | Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 1 |
Thursday, May 3, 2:00PM | Kitci Nehirowiskwew | The Great Atikamekw Lady | Sipi Flamand | Canada | 5 min | Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 1 |
Thursday, May 3, 2:00PM | Mariah ¡qué baile! | Dance, Mariah! | Anita Abbasi, Martin Baena | Canada | 13 min | Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 1 |
Thursday, May 3, 2:00PM | Taller protegido nº19 | Protected Workshop #19 | Danielle Hebscher, Fernando De Negro | Canada/ Argentina | 48 min | Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 1 |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Marea de Lumbre |
Tide of the Flame |
Luis Horacio Pineda | USA | 4 min | Music Video Official Selection |
Thursday, May 3, 4:00PM | Olancho | Olancho | Chris Valdes, Ted Griswold | Honduras/ USA | 70 min | Panorama Feature Films |
Thursday, May 3, 6:00PM | Mi vida dentro |
My Life Inside |
Lucía Gajá | Mexico | 120 min |
Ambulante Feature Documentary |
Thursday, May 3, 8:00PM | Nan Isht Aiokpachi | The Gift | Steven Paul Judd | USA | 7 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Thursday, May 3, 8:00PM | El reino de la Sirena |
The Mermaid Kingdom |
Luis Rincón |
Mexico/ Nicaragua | 75 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Friday, May 4 | ||||||
AFS Cinema | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Kat Waj | I Love You | Teresa Jiménez | Guatemala | 18 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Nadie | Nobody | Miguel Coyula | Cuba | 70 min |
New Releases |
Friday, May 4, 4:00PM | Mi mejor amigo |
My Best Friend |
Martín Deus | Argentina | 90 min |
New Releases |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Gospel No. 1 |
Gospel No. 1 |
Shireen Alihaji, Brandy Young | USA | 5 min |
Music Video Official Selection |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Los versos del olvido |
Oblivion Verses |
Alireza Khatami |
France/ The Netherlands/ Germany/ Chile |
92 min |
New Releases |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Make It Right (Dile) |
Make It Right (Dile) |
Olmeca | USA | 4 min |
Music Video Official Selection |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Pariente | Guilty Men |
Iván D. Gaona |
Colombia | 115 min |
New Releases |
MASS Gallery | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Friday, May 4, 4:00PM | Den Himmel Berühren |
Touch the Sky |
Rosa Baches | Spain/ Germany | 25 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
Friday, May 4, 4:00PM | El proyecto |
The Project |
Alejandro Alonso | Cuba | 60 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Abigail | Abigail | Isabel Penoni, Valentina Homem | Brazil | 17 min | Documentary Shorts Competition |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Estado de Exceção |
State of Exception |
Jason O’Hara | Brazil/ Canada |
89 min | Documentary Feature Competition |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Capacocha | Capacocha | Tomás Pernich | Argentina | 15 min | Narrative Shorts Competition |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Vigilia | Being Awake |
Julieta Noemí Ledesma | Argentina/ Uruguay | 109 min | Narrative Feature Competition |
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Nacimientos | Giving Birth | Analicia López | Canada/ Panama | 8 min |
Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 2 |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Ni una sola línea | Not Even a Line | Víctor E.D. Somoza | Spain | 17 min |
Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 2 |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Lecciones de vuelo | Flying Lessons | Patricio Pino Hernández | Chile | 27 min |
Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 2 |
Friday, May 4, 2:00PM | Detroit’s Rivera | Detroit’s Rivera | Julio Ramos | USA | 35 min |
Panorama Short Films / Shorts Program 2 |
Friday, May 4, 4:00PM | Si yo muero primero |
If I Die First | Rodolfo Muñoz | Ecuador | 107 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Nos faltan |
Missing | Lucía Gajá, Emilio Ramos | Mexico | 5 min |
Ambulante Short Documentary |
Friday, May 4, 6:00PM | Batallas íntimas |
Intimate Battles |
Lucía Gajá | Mexico | 87 min |
Ambulante Feature Documentary |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Merê | Merê | Urânia Munzanzu | Brazil | 17 min | Panorama Short Films |
Friday, May 4, 8:00PM | Out of State |
Out of State |
Ciara Lacy |
USA | 82 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Saturday, May 5 | ||||||
AFS Cinema | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | Hacia el sol |
Towards the Sun |
Monica Santis |
UK/ USA |
20 min |
Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | Retornados | The Returned |
Sarah M Kuck, Meredith Hoffman |
Honduras/ USA |
17 min |
Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | Calling | Calling | Artemis Anastasiadou |
USA | 16 min |
Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | Hakla | Stammer | Tania Romero |
USA | 20 min |
Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | Autopista Norte |
North Highway |
Andrés F. Torres | USA | 12 min | Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 12:00PM | The Allied King |
The Allied King |
Jason Outenreath | Mexico/ USA | 7 min | Hecho en Tejas (Shorts Program 1) |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | Atmahaú Pakmát |
Atmahaú Pakmát |
Cameron G. Quevedo | USA | 25 min | Hecho en Tejas (Program 2) |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas) |
A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas) |
Anne Lewis | USA | 66 min | Hecho en Tejas (Program 2) |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | All Nations Rise |
All Nations Rise |
Lyla June Johnston | USA | 5 min |
Music Video Official Selection |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | El vendedor de orquídeas |
The Orchid Seller |
Lorenzo Vigas | Venezuela/ Mexico | 75 min |
New Releases |
Saturday, May 5, 6:00PM | Poliangular | Poliangular | Alexandra Castellanos Solís | Mexico | 8 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Saturday, May 5, 6:00PM | La memoria de mi padre |
My Father’s Memory |
Rodrigo Bacigalupe Lazo | Chile | 87 min |
New Releases |
Saturday, May 5, 8:00PM | Las hijas de Abril |
April’s Daughter |
Michel Franco | Mexico | 103 min |
New Releases |
MASS Gallery | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | My Soul is Old |
My Soul is Old |
Claudia González-Rubio | Mexico | 19 min |
Narrative Shorts Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | Tourments d’amour |
Torments of Love |
Caroline Jules | France/ Guadeloupe/ French West Indies |
54 min |
Narrative Feature Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | La suerte del salao |
Unlucky’s Luck |
Felipe Holguín Caro | Colombia | 16 min |
Narrative Shorts Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | El vigilante |
The Night Guard |
Diego Ros | Mexico | 75 min |
Narrative Feature Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 6:00PM | Palenque | Palenque | Sebastián Pinzón Silva | Colombia | 26 min |
Documentary Shorts Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 6:00PM | My Bolivia, Remembering What I Never Knew |
My Bolivia, Remembering What I Never Knew |
Rick Tejada-Flores | USA/ Bolivia |
58 min |
Documentary Feature Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 8:00PM | La hora de la merienda |
Teatime | Alba González de Molina | Spain | 18 min |
Narrative Shorts Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 8:00PM | Marisa en los bosques |
Marisa in the Woods |
Antonio Morales | Spain | 83 min |
Narrative Feature Competition |
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Latinitas Promo Video |
Latinitas Promo Video |
Latinitas | USA | 1.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Latinitas |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Tú tienes el poder |
Tú tienes el poder |
Jovane, Jaqueline, Datne, Lizbeth, Michael, Gabriela, Jaydon, Adrian, and Justin |
USA | 15 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Watch | Watch | Cris, Alexa, and Carlos |
USA | 30 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Voting Rights |
Voting Rights |
Alexa, Cris, and Carlos | USA | 60 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Hart Immigration Movie |
Hart Immigration Movie |
Hart Elementary Students | USA | 5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | A Tale of Four Sisters |
A Tale of Four Sisters |
Emily Silva | USA | 2 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Blanche’s Bichon Buzz |
Blanche’s Bichon Buzz |
Isabella Caroline Sharp | USA | 2 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Re-Painting the Mission |
Re-Painting the Mission |
Akil Carillo | USA | 3.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Celestial Anomaly |
Celestial Anomaly |
Jose Miranda, Abraham Serrano | USA | 3 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | White Noise |
White Noise |
Say Sí Middle School Group Project |
USA | 0.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Find a Way |
Find a Way |
Akil Carrillo, Ellie Aronica | USA | 4.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Lilly Hits the Road |
Lilly Hits the Road |
The Bum Family | Canada | 5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | The Rich Man |
The Rich Man |
Say Sí Middle School Group Project | USA | 3 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | They Said, But. |
They Said, But. |
Marie Lambiase, Rauliz Paez, Rebecca Unubun, Rebecca Vu, Sophia Quigley, Tiffany Cespedes, Yeison DeLeon | USA | 1 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (All Ages) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | A World in Motion |
A World in Motion |
Khue Tran, Makayla Moore, An Nguyen | USA | 3 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / PHS Productions |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | The Trail |
The Trail |
YCC Group Project | USA | 5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Creative Action Youth Cinema Collective |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Tip the Scale |
Tip the Scale |
Brian, Cameron, Joel, Edgar, Henry, Sierra, and Alex | USA | 15 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | No dejas que el miedo gane |
No dejas que el miedo gane |
Alex, Dhruv, Evan, and Nikki | USA | 30 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | You Betta Votar |
You Betta Votar |
Joseph, Jose, Khile, and Anthony | USA | 60 sec |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / YouthCam PSAs |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Alone | Alone | Sara Eustaquio | USA/ Portugal |
1.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Still Love |
Still Love |
Alexander Puga, Monica Matute | USA | 5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Desconectada | Disconnected | Matheus Bosco | Brazil | 5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Enjoy the Show |
Enjoy the Show |
Gabby Fiszman, Dina Katgara | USA | 4 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Carhop | Carhop | Alexander Puga, Monica Matute, Gabriella Gonzalez, Jewel Berrios | USA | 6.5 min |
Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Memoria de los revolucionarios |
Memories of the Revolution |
Miguel Salazar | USA | 1.5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | Calavera | Calavera | Adele Rankin | USA | 5 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 11:30AM | What Now? |
What Now? |
Gregory Aragon | USA | 3 min | Emergencia Youth Film Festival / Competition (Recommended Ages 14+) |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | Never Been Alone |
Never Been Alone |
Giovany Revelle | USA | 3 min | Music Video Official Selection |
Saturday, May 5, 2:00PM | Por los camiones del sur |
On Southern Buses |
Sven Kirschlager, Sirio Magnabosco | Germany/ Mexico | 93 min | Panorama Feature Films |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | DACAmented | DACAmented | St. Clair Detrick-Jules | USA | 17 min | Panorama Short Films |
Saturday, May 5, 4:00PM | Ceux qui viendront, l’entendront |
Those Who Come, Will Hear |
Simon Plouffe | Canada | 77 min | Panorama Feature Films |
Saturday, May 5, 6:00PM | El sembrador |
The Sower |
Melissa Elizondo | Mexico | 86 min | Ambulante Feature Documentary |
Saturday, May 5, 8:00PM | Beneath the Trees | Beneath the Trees | Crystal Avila | USA | 20 min | Panorama Short Films |
Saturday, May 5, 8:00PM | Ukamau y Ké |
That’s how It Is, and What! |
Andrés Ramírez | Ecuador/ Bolivia |
86 min | Panorama Feature Films |
Nomad Bar | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Saturday, May 5, 10:30PM | Black Lipstick | Black Lipstick | Bernabé Bolaños | USA | 4 min | Music Video Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 10:30PM | Campesino | Campesino | Shireen Alihaji | USA | 3 min | Music Video Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 10:30PM | Sobrenatural | Supernatural | Vadim Lasca | Venezuela | 4 min | Music Video Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 10:30PM | Barlovento | Barlovento | Juanchi González | Puerto Rico | 4 min | Music Video Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 10:30PM | No Regreso |
No Regreso | Hugo Rubiano | USA/ Colombia |
6 min | Music Video Competition |
Saturday, May 5, 11:00PM | Vía Láctea |
Vía Láctea | Andres Ibañez Diaz Infante, Stacy Perskie | Mexico | 3 min | @stereosonico’s Co-presented Music Video |
Saturday, May 5, 11:00PM | Blueboy | Blueboy | Andres Ibañez Diaz Infante, Stacy Perskie | Mexico | 3 min | @stereosonico’s Co-presented Music Video |
Saturday, May 5, 11:00PM | Como quisiera | Como quisiera | Andres Ibañez Diaz Infante | USA | 4 min |
@stereosonico’s Co-presented Music Video |
Saturday, May 5, 11:00PM | Todavía | Todavía | Andres Ibañez Diaz Infante |
Mexico | 3 min |
@stereosonico’s Co-presented Music Video |
Saturday, May 5, 11:00PM | Back Again | Back Again | Andres Ibañez Diaz Infante |
Mexico | 3 min |
@stereosonico’s Co-presented Music Video |
Sunday, May 6 | ||||||
AFS Cinema | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Sunday, May 6, 12:00PM | Niñas araña |
Spider Thieves |
Guillermo Helo |
Chile | 94 min |
New Releases |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Cocote | Cocote | Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias |
Dominican Republic |
106 min |
New Releases |
Sunday, May 6, 4:00PM | Polvo de estrellas | Stardust | Aldo Sotelo Lázaro |
Mexico | 14 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Sunday, May 6, 4:00PM | Arábia | Araby | João Dumans, Affonso Uchoa |
Brazil | 98 min |
New Releases |
Sunday, May 6, 7:00PM | Kayak to Klemtu |
Kayak to Klemtu |
Zoe Hopkins |
Canada | 90 min |
New Releases |
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Sunday, May 6, 12:00PM | Abrazos imborrables |
Unforgettable Hugs |
Pablo Hadis | Argentina | 93 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Porgies & Bass | Porgies & Bass | Thomas Barnes | USA | 15 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | La selva negra |
The Modern Jungle |
Charles Fairbanks, Saul Kak | Mexico/ USA |
71 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Sunday, May 6, 4:00PM | Casting in Jaguey Grande | Casting in Jaguey Grande | Thomas Winston | Cuba/ USA |
15 min |
Panorama Short Films |
Sunday, May 6, 4:00PM | Jeffrey | Jeffrey | Yanillys Perez | Dominican Republic/ France |
78 min |
Panorama Feature Films |
Mexic-Arte | ||||||
Start time | Original Title |
English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Windows | Windows | Maru Buendia-Senties | USA | 13 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Child, Bride, Mother: Nigeria | Child, Bride, Mother: Nigeria | Stephanie Sinclair, Nichole Sobecki | Nigeria | 10 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Filip | Filip | Nathalie Alvarez Mesen | Sweden | 11 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Do not Come to Europe | Do not Come to Europe | Minna Lundberg, Hanna Pousette, Pontus Joneström | Sweden/ Uganda |
13 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | We Did not Fall from the Sky | We Did not Fall from the Sky | Tabs Breese, Georgia Oakley | India/ UK |
26 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | Raven | Raven | Razelle Benally | USA | 11 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Sunday, May 6, 2:00PM | That Day Will Come | That Day Will Come | Sarah Hope | USA | 7 min |
Femme Frontera Screening |
Originator Studios | ||||||
Start time | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country | Runtime | Program Section |
Sunday, May 6, 1:00PM – 4:00PM Open Walk-in | Latinx Culture in East Austin | Latinx Culture in East Austin | VR Cine Chicas Cohort | USA | Latinitas 360/VR |
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