Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase

Q&A with filmmakers will follow the screening.

CON VISTA AL RIO
Directed by Persia Campbell

The frustration of a rebellious border teenager will lead him and his younger sister to put themselves in grave danger, right along the wall that divides Mexico with the United States.

BAILARINA
Directed by Verónica Palafox

Alicia only recognizes herself through her reflection in the mirror and the notes playing from her music box. Meanwhile, Alzheimer’s consumes the rest of her existence.

AURORA AND THE HOUSE OF LIGHTS
Directed by Ángela Matiz & María Matiz

Aurora is 25 years old. She plays frantically in an arcade in order to win a giant teddy bear. She can’t stop because that would bring her back to reality, to what happened the day before. If she wins the teddy bear, everything will be okay, she will heal and be safe. But denial is only the first stage.

US IN OCTAVES
Directed by Alex Mastoon

In a hyper color summer nightmare, two lovers are haunted by their last act of love: saying goodbye. Us In Octaves is an official two part narrative music video for veteran producer Caural and told through an all Womxn & Non-Binary cast.

THE WORDS IN-BETWEEN
Directed by Katia Kalei Barricklow

The film explores the intersection of language, identity, and belonging among mixed race, indigenous and immigrant members of Gen Z, who talk about the pain of diaspora and assimilation, but also the power of language to connect them to home.

THE LITTLE DEATH
Directed by Autumn Palen

A woman finds her sexual awakening and her near demise in one fell swoop.

AS LEAVES IN THE WIND
Directed by Sofia Luz

A story of two transgender women who migrate from their home countries seeking asylum and opportunities in a new continent. Their lives go through structural changes when they meet and take part in a new support network. Made by them for them.

SCREENS WITH SHORT “COMUNIDAD (COMMUNITY)”

Dir. Tamara Espinoza
Presented by Project Schoolhouse

The Bilampi community, located a three-hour walk from the nearest road, embarked on an extraordinary journey. Its members took on the challenge of building the most extensive, fully-distributed water system in nonprofit Project Schoolhouse’s history, involving the excavation of 22km of trench by hand.