L.A. Roll: Members of the dance skaters Sk8 Mafia as they reflect on the closure of their beloved home rink and seek out a new place to roll.
I Want To Make A Film About Women: A queer, speculative, documentary love letter to Russian constructivist women. Northern California Premiere! *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
Unforgivable: A ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang serves his sentence in a Salvadoran evangelical prison, where he is guilty not only of his crimes, but of being gay. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
I Still Breathe: Told via dance and first-hand testimonials, a group of astute young adults speak to their experiences of being black, mixed race and white in London. West Coast Premiere!
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
Geovany was a ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang now serving his sentence in an isolation cell in El Salvador. In prison, he withdrew from the gang and joined an Evangelical church that lavished God's forgiveness on him. However, there is a sin that is not forgivable for either the gang or the church: being gay.
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
Awards l IDFA 2020 Best Short Doc l HotDocs 2020 Best Short Doc l Shortlisted for 2020 Academy Awards® (first Salvorean film to be shortlisted for the Oscars®)
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
- Year2020
- Runtime36 mins
- LanguageSpanish w/ English subtitles
- CountryEl Salvador
- DirectorMarlén Viñayo
- ScreenwriterMarlén Viñayo, Carlos Martínez
- ProducerMarlén Viñayo, Carlos Martínez
- Executive ProducerJosé Luis Sanz
- FilmmakerMarlén Viñayo
- CinematographerNeil Brandbold
- EditorAndrea Bilbao
L.A. Roll: Members of the dance skaters Sk8 Mafia as they reflect on the closure of their beloved home rink and seek out a new place to roll.
I Want To Make A Film About Women: A queer, speculative, documentary love letter to Russian constructivist women. Northern California Premiere! *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
Unforgivable: A ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang serves his sentence in a Salvadoran evangelical prison, where he is guilty not only of his crimes, but of being gay. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
I Still Breathe: Told via dance and first-hand testimonials, a group of astute young adults speak to their experiences of being black, mixed race and white in London. West Coast Premiere!
(click on titles in column to the right to see individual film details below)
*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
Geovany was a ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang now serving his sentence in an isolation cell in El Salvador. In prison, he withdrew from the gang and joined an Evangelical church that lavished God's forgiveness on him. However, there is a sin that is not forgivable for either the gang or the church: being gay.
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
Awards l IDFA 2020 Best Short Doc l HotDocs 2020 Best Short Doc l Shortlisted for 2020 Academy Awards® (first Salvorean film to be shortlisted for the Oscars®)
find + follow film l facebook l twitter
*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
- Year2020
- Runtime36 mins
- LanguageSpanish w/ English subtitles
- CountryEl Salvador
- DirectorMarlén Viñayo
- ScreenwriterMarlén Viñayo, Carlos Martínez
- ProducerMarlén Viñayo, Carlos Martínez
- Executive ProducerJosé Luis Sanz
- FilmmakerMarlén Viñayo
- CinematographerNeil Brandbold
- EditorAndrea Bilbao