CINELATINE SHORTS
Wed 9 July | 22:15 | Pálás Screen 2 | 107’
Bold, intimate and unapologetically visceral, CINELATINE celebrates Latine filmmakers and stories. From queer identity to family, migration, and survival, these films span Mexico to Bolivia and beyond, blending documentary, animation and narrative to explore memory, gender, and the fight for freedom.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Luz Diabla
A flamboyant urban raver crosses the Argentinian pampa fields in the middle of the night looking for a rave. While driving, he takes some ecstasy pills. Then a strange light flashes towards the car…
Directors/Writers: Gervasio Canda, Patricio Plaza, Paula Boffo
Producers: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza, Iouri Stepanov, Courtney Wolfson
My Mother is a Cow
Left in her aunt’s care on a family ranch at the edge of the burning Brazilian wetland, 12-year-old Mia is desperate for her mother’s love. In this volatile natural world, with the impending threat of a deadly jaguar, love comes.
Director: Moara Passoni Writers: Moara Passoni, Fernanda Frotté
Producers: Sofia Geld, Daniel Liu
Freedom or Death
Minouche, a Haitian woman in Chile, recounts the escape she planned to leave a violent marriage, tracing the secret paths of freedom that her ancestors braided into their hair.
Directors: Tamara Uribe, Amaranta Espinoza
Writers: Melisa Miranda, Tamara Uribe, Amaranta Espinoza
Producer: Felipe Morgado
Susana
A middle-aged American tourist finds herself alone in Mexico City. When she encounters a group of young Americans, she jumps at the opportunity for a little adventure.
Directors/Writers: Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante
Producers: Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante, Mariana Tames, Fernanda Preciado, Hannah Swayze
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
After drought led to the disappearance of Lake Poopó’s once-vast waters, the Uru-Murato communities must face the consequences of what it means to be Qotzuñis, or “People of the Lake”.
Directors: Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama Writer: Gastón Zilberman
Producer: Michael Salama
Call me Ro
Romelia, a queer raver, starts a journey of self-discovery and identity transition. This exploration hinders their relationship with “El Flako”, breaking their routine with new needs and desires.
Director/Writer: Carolina Meza
Producers: Carolina Meza, Cristina Aguilera Ochoa, Dennys Rodriguez
Samba Infinito
During Rio’s Carnival, a street cleaner struggles with the loss of his sister and his work obligations. Amid the celebrations, he finds a lost child and sets out to help him.
Director/Writer: Leonardo Martinelli
Producers: Renan Barbosa Brandão, Rafael Teixeira, Lucas H. Rossi, Clara Marquardt