SHORTS IN COMPETITION
PROGRAM 2
ENTANGLEMENTS – Encounters and Disencounters: the intimacy of the everyday in what we keep silent. Clash as the driving force for encounter in seven stories that shine a light on the urgent need to reconnect with our identity and history, making visible the complexity of connecting with the experiences of others. And what happens once we decide to speak? The connection we seek is often closer than we think.
Curated by Ana Tonso & Dani Rodríguez
Leda in the Elevator
Dir. Natalia Cabello Stellino | Mexico, 2023 | no dialogue | 1min
Leda meets a swan when taking a ride in an elevator.
A truth that cannot be told (remembering 50 years)
Dir. marcela oñate-trules | Chile, 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 12 min
A truth that cannot be told (remembering 50 years) is an offering from a daughter to her father. It is a film made in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup in which the filmmaker reflects on exile, home, and intergenerational remembering.
Black Box
Dir. Pau Arratia | Mexico/Canada, 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 12min
In a conversation with her mother, filmmaker Pau Arratia unveils body issues that she kept secret while growing up. Together they dive into past wounds in search for connection, hope, and healing.
Content Forecast: Mention of eating disorders and self-harm
La Cerrillana
Dir. Andrea Urquiola | Argentina, 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles | 14min
A woman finds an unexpected way of being a part of her son’s transition, through understanding, love and community.
THE OYSTER MAN
Dir. Manuel Palenzuela | Venezuela, 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles | 8min
Gregorio, a fisherman on Margarita Island clings to his land and livelihood, picking oysters daily while his entire family has left Venezuela.
The incredible summer of Jesús
Dir. Sebastián Díaz Barriga | México, 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 16min
Jesus, a lonely elder, finds himself forced to navigate a bureaucratic process in order to reunite with his brother, whom he hasn’t seen for more than twenty years.
MARAHORO
Dir. Sofía Rodríguez Pizero | Chile, 2024 | Rapa Nui and Spanish with English subtitles | 16min
A 15-year-old Rapa-Nui boy finds in an ancient holler the strength to confront his father’s harshness and pursue his calling from the voices of the sea.