Maribel and Jorge’s walk to school is no easy feat, as a zoot-suit-wearing Pachuco is hot on their trail, leaving the children to question the future of their community in the climate he creates.

Heat in the Barrio

A PERFECTLY ORDINARY HOUSE…A PERFECTLY EXTRAORDINARY GUEST

Helvetica : Emphasis on Hell

This non-narrative film is a documentary in and of poems. The poems criss-cross continents, bending durable poetic truths into sounds and shapes that express new times and new places. Resistance and survival are enacted via community-embodied artistic production. This result is a personal, impressionistic yet ground-level perspective from the unique point of view of a son of India’s so-called “criminal tribes”. He watches his elders perform plays, watches the police smash his neighborhood and arrest his friends. He travels from India to the West, documenting mass uprisings following the murder of George Floyd.Poems by Punjabi/Hindi Poet, Pash, and Boston poet, Ashley Rose, together sing the song: that the ancestors do not forget, and the will of the people to freedom cannot be killed. The character of the film is the collectivity—their resilience is in their dispersal—in their experience surviving. Film Advisory Content: Police Violence

I am grass

A young couple dances at their wedding. Then, at a lawyer’s office, we see them get advice on what’s to come following their green card application. We flashback to the wedding where Angel’s mother comments how proud his grandmother would be. He replies that the wedding isn’t even real. Later, at their apartment, Angel talks to Sisi about how she doesn’t have to do anything if she thinks it’s too much. Sisi tells him with all the effort, money, and time put into this, it’s already more than too much. He ends up telling her a story of how he always used to call his grandma when his was younger, wanting to go back to Mexico. In the final shot, we see Angel having a slight anxiety attack and burying his head in his hands as he hides in the side of the house.

Lamento Americano

“Moe” is a comedy-documentary hybrid exploring the themes of friendship, self-acceptance, and the migrant diaspora. Our titular character, Moe, brings a feel-good story to the screen when he confronts something he’s struggled with since childhood. His story gently touches on the reality of the immigrant experience and creates a segue into an interview with filmmaker Guillermo Barahona and his parents, where they discuss leaving El Salvador and creating a life in the United States. Film Advisory Content: Historical footage and images from the Salvadorian Civil War

Historical footage and images from the Salvadorian Civil War

Parhelio is a heartfelt film that follows the journey of Sol, an undocumented woman striving to provide for herself and her teenage son Badir, who has a physical disability. Sol’s pursuit of a better life takes an unexpected turn when her search for a job leads her to an encounter with two police officers in a parking lot. One of them is Luis, a young Latino cop embarking on his first day, driven by a strong sense of justice and dealing with a similar predicament as Sol at home. The other is Damien, his field training officer, who is on the brink of retirement and wrestling with family conflicts. This unexpected twist of fate leaves a lasting impact on each character. Parhelio explores themes of migration, social inequality, and family dynamics while emphasizing the profound interconnectedness of humanity and the power we possess to shape each other’s lives. Through different points of view, the film reveals the deep connection between the characters, showcasing how they share similar struggles at a fundamental human level, even if they remain unaware of it. Film Content Advisory: Xenophobia, Deportation, Police Aggression

Parhelio

Ricardo shares the realities of working a low-wage job in the U.S. through the lived experiences of his mother, a college-educated immigrant from Venezuela.

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