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The 23rd Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
June 9-13, 2021

 

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Narrative Feature Showcase
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Beans Beans Tracey Deer Canada/United States 92 min
La Fortaleza Fortitude Jorge Thielen Armand Venezuela/Colombia/France/Netherlands 108 min
La Viajante The Wanderer Miguel Mejías Spain 84 min
Las Siamesas The Siamese Bond Paula Hernández Argentina 80 min
Los Fantasmas The Ghosts Sebastián Lojo Guatemala/Argentina 76 min
Nuevo Orden New Order Michel Franco Mexico 88 min
Al Morir la Matinée The Last Matinee Maximiliano Contenti Uruguay/Argentina 88 min

Documentary Feature Showcase
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
At the Ready At the Ready Maisie Crow United States 96 min
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Mariem Pérez Riera United States 90 min

Narrative Feature Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Chaco – Diego Mondaca Bolivia/Argentina 77 min
De la Noche a la Mañana Overnight Manuel Ferrari Argentina/Chile 88 min
Hékate – Nadia Benedicto Argentina 77 min
La Frontera The Border David David Colombia 90 min
Nudo Mixteco – Ángeles Cruz Mexico 91 min

Documentary Feature Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
El Viaje de Monalisa The Journey of Monalisa Nicole Costa Chile/United States 88 min
Miguelito – Sam Zubrycki Colombia/Puerto Rico/United States 95 min
Negra – Medhin Tewolde Serrano Mexico 72 min
Rez Metal Rez Metal Ashkan Soltani Stone United States/Denmark 76 min
River Silence River Silence Rogério Soares Brazil/Canada 90 min

Narrative Shorts Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best Narrative Short. VIEW SYNOPSES.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Made in China Made in China Ale Damiani Uruguay 7 min
Aburo – Cecilia Otero Rivas Cuba/Chile/United States 17 min
Escamas Shedding Skin Katherina Harder Sacre Spain 17 min
Espacios Vacíos Empty Spaces Clara Stephanie Schieber Lorenesi Guatemala/United Kingdom 20 min

Documentary Shorts Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best Documentary Short. VIEW SYNOPSES.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
La Tejedora de Raíces The Roots Weaver Fernando Saldivia Yáñez Chile 10 min
Mi Arma – Jesús Pascual Spain 7 min
Until We Find Them Until We Find Them Hunter N Johnson United States/Mexico 30 min
Men Who Talk Men Who Talk Cristin Stephens Brazil/United States 14 min
Melting Snow Melting Snow Janah Elise Cox United States 7 min

Hecho en Tejas Centerpiece
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Missing in Brooks County Missing in Brooks County Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot United States 81 min

Hecho en Tejas Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award and a Jury Award for Best “Hecho en Tejas” Film. This section is presented in partnership with the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI). VIEW SYNOPSES.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Fearless Fearless Wojciech Lorenc United States 89 min
Vecinos: Love Thy Neighbor Vecinos: Love Thy Neighbor Alex Avila United States 88 min
Leftovers Leftovers Gabriela Maite Curiel United States 6 min
H02D H02D Gabilán (Juan Gabriel Padilla) United States 24 min
Tu Eres Yo y Yo Soy Tu You are Me & I am You Melissa Kirkendall United States/Ecuador 14 min
Don’t Touch Don’t Touch Tania Cattebeke Laconich United States 9 min
Disrupted Borders Disrupted Borders Alejandra Aragón United States 19 min
Feminina Feminina Ilana Garcia-Mittleman United States 12 min
Espera Espera Emily Grooms United States/Mexico 14 min
2AM Lullaby 2AM Lullaby Sean Schiavolin United States 12 min
La Lengua Perdida The Forgotten Language Mirella Yanez United States 7 min

Music Video Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best Music Video.
Title Artist Director
“Cuando Se Van” La Doña Naomi Garcia Pasmanick
“Atlantida” DNGDNGDNG Rafael Pereira
“Empoderada” MC Soffia Erotidesnai
“Buena Vida” Los Master Plus ft. Pato Machete Jos Macías
“Napcatcher” Def-i, A. Billi Free & Liv the Artists Beats by smokem2d6 Maurice Johnson
Non-competition
Title Artist Director
“Loka” Chhoti Maa La Pipol
“Me Diga” Jhow Produz, Tássia Reis Bruno Cons, Tássia Reis
“Donde Nadie Más Respira” iLe and Ismael Cancel César Berríos
“Renancente” MC Tha Rodrigo de Carvalho

Emergencia Youth Film Competition
The works screened in this category are eligible for an Audience Award for Best “Emergencia” Youth Film. VIEW SYNOPSES.
Films for all ages
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
A Mexican at USC A Mexican at USC Emilano Torres United States 4 min
First Time Out First Time Out Alex Sosa United States 4 min
Al recuerdo y al olvido To Memory and to Oblivion Clara Dalmao Uruguay 7 min
Gentrification Gentrification Samira Barragan United States 6 min
El Vals del Tiempo The Waltz Of Time Mario Martínez Sáenz Spain 9 min
Meu diário no fim do mundo: edição futebol My diary at the end of the world: Football Edition Beatriz Figueira Velloso Brazil 10 min
Ni Yankwik Xinachtli – Axayacatzi Kuauhtzin United States 5 min
A United Nations Experience A United Nations Experience Malinalli Perez United States 7 min
Resurrection Resurrection Aiden Cumming Teicher
Filters of Life Filters of Life Angelica Rubio United States 4 min
Intolerance Intolerance Jaime Vincent Carmona Spain 3 min
Nuestro Rostro Our Face Damaris Calderon United States 3 min
Film for ages 14+
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Tacones Heels Juan Castro United States 4 min
La Última Fiesta The Last Celebration Adrián Ramos Mexico 17 min

Panorama Feature Showcase
FREE screenings open to the public.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Juan Juan Louise Heem France/Paraguay 71 min
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle Home From School: The Children of Carlisle Geoff O’Gara United States 56 min
La Luche Sigue The Struggle Continues Sam Vinal United States/Honduras 66 min

Sneak Preview
FREE screening open to the public.
Original Title English Title Director Country Runtime
Oaxacalifornia: El Regreso Oaxacalifornia: The Return Trisha Ziff United States/Mexico 84 min