Hecho en Tejas Shorts Competition

Q&A with filmmakers will follow the screening.

Open bar, light bites & Mom and Pops Paletas!

Street parking available & covered parking is free in the ACC Highland South Parking Garage (Entrance #5 on Clayton Lane).

HECHO EN TEJAS SELECTION

Soft Breath
Dir. Fumiya Hayakawa
World Premiere

Eva, a Puerto Rican woman, assimilates loss by inadvertently summoning the ghost of her deceased Japanese husband, Takuya, in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Over the course of a morning with Takuya, she will come to terms with their different views on their relationship, and ultimately what the meaning of home is as an immigrant.

Masu y Masa
Dir. Macey Moser
World Premiere

Two Latinx chefs navigate their identities at a James Beard award-winning restaurant.

Maria
Dir. Sebastian Valdivieso
Austin Premiere

When Marianita brings her own son, Ale, to her nanny job for a weekend, she discovers the boundaries of her love for Oli, the boy she’s been taking care of as her own during the weekdays.

Floodplain
Dir. Samuel Díaz Fernández
Texas Premiere

Austin residents relive their memories of a 2013 catastrophic flood in Onion Creek, which was a once-thriving community, but now scarred by disaster. Ten years later, they are determined to prevent history from repeating itself.

La Bendición (The Blessing)
Dir. Brandy Frausto
World Premiere

When Eva shares some life-altering news with Aaron, the two end up finding comfort in exploring each other’s beliefs and testing the boundaries of their faith and friendship.

SELECTION OUT OF COMPETITION
This special selection will screen before the films in competition.

Taco Mafia: Legado
Dir. Alex Wolff & Joe Rocha

Taco Mafia is a food & culture documentary series following a group of Austin based taqueros who have joined forces to help grow and support not only each other’s businesses but their community.