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5 films in package
Fuego
Lonely, isolated and disconnected from his roots, Manolo is an Afro-Cuban man who has reached a low point in his life. But he'll find new hope after a chance meeting in the community centre where he works. A short film set in Montreal (Tio'tia:ke), Canada, in English, French and Spanish. Solo, aislado y desconectado de sus raíces, Manolo es un hombre afrocubano que tocó fondo en su vida. Sin embargo, Manolo va a hallar la esperanza después de un encuentro inesperado en el centro comunitario en el que trabaja. Un cortometraje filmado en Montreal (Tio'tia:ke) , Canadá, en español, francés e inglés.
Los Patines (The Roller Skates)
Forced to be a servant to a white woman, an Afro-Colombian orphaned girl dreams of freedom, a normal childhood, and a pair of roller-skates.
The Ritual to Beauty (La belleza ritual)
Three generations of Dominican women explore their relationship to relaxing their hair. By conjuring the magic of water and the power of her ancestors, a daughter uses spoken word poetry as an incantation to break the generational curse that has blocked the women in her family from locating where joy lives inside the body.
La Ciguapa Siempre
Milagro has just found out she is adopted, so her boyfriend Davis takes her on a camping trip to decompress. While in the woods, Milagro suspects Davis is cheating on her. At the same time, she hears strange voices that seem to be calling to her from deep in the woods. Davis leaves to help a lost hiker, and when he returns Milagro accuses him of giving the hiker his number. Davis denies it, but Milagro knows he is lying. The more he lies, the angrier she becomes. Milagro's anger peaks and she lets out an earth shattering scream. The sound paralyzes Davis, and Milagro watches as her legs break and spin around. Davis dies from the sound, and she runs away into the woods. She finds other women who also have backwards feet, and Milagro realizes she is finally what she was always meant to be: a ciguapa.
Ni Aquí / Ni Allá
Ni Aqu /Ni All is a personal documentary that centers a conversation between filmmaker Ley Comas and their mother about their gender identity. As the middle child of christian pastors, Ley never imagined that transitioning was possible. Growing up, in the Dominican Republic, Ley only witnessed trans people portrayed as evil characters, punchlines in movies and TV shows, or outcasts and victims. At home, anything that went against God s word was an abomination. This documentary follows Ley s physical and psychological journey to become themself, while struggling to find a middle ground with their family.
  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    United States,Colombia
  • Premiere
    Philadelphia Premiere // Estreno en Filadelfia
  • Director
    Loren Escandon
  • Producer
    Michelle Silver - Loren Escandon