SHORTS PROGRAM
DIRIGIDOS POR MUJERES: YO MISMA FUI MI RUTA
- Sat, Sep 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Crest
Directed by Nanichi Nieves Díaz | Animation
5 mins | Puerto Rico | Rated PG | 2024 | LGBTQ+ | Spanish with English subtitles
During the colonial era, Nyanga was kidnapped off the coast of Africa, brought to Mexico and enslaved. Based on historical fact, and using shadow theater and handmade cinema, ‘Nyanga’ is an homage to resistance against colonial chains.
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Woman Who Lives at the End of Time (2025)
Directed by Cristina Kotz Cornejo | Narrative
21 mins | USA/Mexico | Rated PG | 2025 | LGBTQ+ | in English & Spanish with subtitles
in Person Q&A with the director
The year is 2030. A women’s collective in Mexico City harbors a stranger seeking refuge.
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The Last Jews of Guantanamo
Directed by Yael Bridge | Documentary
12 mins | Cuba | Rated G | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles
in Person Q&A with the director
There are a little over 200,000 people who live in Guantanamo, roughly 50 of whom are Jewish. In 1959 Cuba had a revolution and in the aftermath all public displays of religion were prohibited. In 1991, the Cuban government repealed its ban on religious practice, making it possible for people of all faiths to practice publicly. This film follows two octogenarians, Fortuna and Lidia, having their Bat-Mitzvah.
A West Side Story Story
Directed by Aditya Joshi | Narrative
13 mins | USA | Rated PG | 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles
A Puerto Rican theatre director struggles to hold together her “culturally authentic” version of West Side Story.
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Chelis
Directed by Mariana Tames | Narrative
15 mins | Mexico | Rated PG | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles
in Person Q&A with the director
In a small room, 98-year-old Chelis faces the final stage of life, dependent on her compassionate nurse, Mónica. Their daily routine – hair brushing, medication, fading memories—shows the monotony and dignity of elderly care.
I Don’t Know if I’ll Have to Say Everything Again
Directed by Vitória Fallavena & Thassilo Weber | Narrative
14 mins | Brazil | Rated PG | Portuguese with English subtitles
Fernando meets his mother weekly at a café. During their encounters, he always tells her that he is gay. Ana, who has Alzheimer’s, has difficulties remembering her son’s sexuality; what we are left to question is whether she truly forgets or if she chooses not to remember.
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Woman Who Lives at the End of Time (2025)
A West Side Story Story
I Don’t Know if I’ll Have to Say Everything Again
