2021 San Francisco Latino Film Festival

Migration Fiction Shorts Program

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7 films in package
#Whitina
Inspired by coming of age cult classics, #Whitina is a film about exploring the crossroads of the inner and outer struggles of being Mexican-American against the backdrop of a social media obsessed society.
Guadalupe
An undocumented Mexican house cleaner, finds something unexpected and controversial in the homeowners' closet.
Lavanderia (Laundromat)
A young Salvadoran family spends an evening cleaning a dry cleaner. Una familia Salvadoreña pasa una noche limpiando una lavanderia.
Letter of Wreck
An undocumented high school senior, Elena wants a letter of recommendation from her history teacher- which is easier said than done.
Lily <3
A five-year-old girl prepares a party for her father while in the care of her cousin.
Oda a los Frijoles (Ode to the Beans)
A literary and visual celebration of the humble bean poetically expressed and visually moving with archival footage of immigrants and fieldworkers.
Without A Kingdom (Sin Reino)
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This is a multi-film program of films inspired by migration. Sweet, funny, and dramatic stories about day to day life.

An undocumented high school senior, Elena, gives tips on how to get her professionally frustrated History teacher to write her a much needed letter of recommendation for college. Her teacher, Paco, in turn gives tips on how to avoid student requests. It's a story which juxtaposes two generations of Latinos struggling in completely different ways, and comedically shows our current challenges in the world of education.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Gustavo Guardado, Jr.
  • Screenwriter
    Gustavo Guardado, Jr.
  • Producer
    Miguel Angel Caballero
  • Cast
    Miguel Ángel Caballero, Dian Cruz
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