Shorts Program #1: "Atrapado"
1. NYANGA
Directed by Medhin Tewolde Serrano
20 mins | Mexico | All Ages | Spanish with English subtitles
Trailer
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.
2. WE WERE KIDS BACK THEN
Directed by Rafael Alvarado
16 mins | USA | All Ages
Emilio, a young Peruvian living in NYC, is caught off guard when Mary, a Peruvian childhood acquaintance (now his cleaning woman), arrives with her baby to his apartment. The situation tests Emilio’s loyalties as he tries to satisfy his demanding partner, Andrew, and support a compatriot in need.
3. I WENT OUT WALKING
Directed by Sylvia Bofill
19 mins | Puerto Rico | All Ages | Spanish with English subtitles
On a hot sunny afternoon following the funeral of his wife, Marcos struggles between confronting his own despair and taking care of his estranged daughters who are now distraught by the sudden and mysterious death of their mother. Will Marcos be able to grapple with his new reality?
4. REMEMBER US
Directed by Pablo Leon
14 mins | USA | All Ages
A journalist documents the experiences of three different people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s, exploring themes of childhood loss, violence against women and the indigenous population, and regaining a sense of hope for the future that spans over three generations.
5. MARA HAS THREE JOBS IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Directed by Anna Verde
11 mins | Puerto Rico | All Ages | English & Spanish with English subtitles
After the death of her father, a young woman takes on a third job to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
3. I WENT OUT WALKING
4. REMEMBER US
5. MARA HAS THREE JOBS IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
2. CHICA
5. MY NAME IS ANNABEL
