ENTANGLEMENTS. Encounters and Dis-encounters: 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 […]
Dirs. Sofía Paloma Gómez & Camilo Becerra | Chile, 2024 Spanish with English subtitles | 95 mins | Narrative Starring Chilean actress Aline Kuppenheim, to who the Festival dedicated a Spotlight in 2023. Inspired by real events: Ximena, a successful psychiatrist, receives the unexpected visit of her eldest daughter, Tamara, whom she hasn't seen in […]
Returning for the second year in a row all the way from Mexico! Mauricio Astorga, aka “The Black Jesus,” is a DJ and electronic music producer with over 15 years of experience curating sets in both digital and vinyl formats. He has played at clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, and music and film festivals. Based in […]
Dir. Santiago Mohar | Mexico, 2024 Spanish with English subtitles | 111 mins | Narrative Pepe Sánchez Campo is in the prime of his life. His corrupt real estate business is booming, and he is about to marry the love of his life, the aristocratic Constanza. However, Pepe's good fortune is about to end due […]
Director: Manuela Irene Mexico | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 76 min | Fiction | Rated PG Rogelio is 8, his parents are never around and he gets his best birthday gifts from his dentist. This summer he is sent away to his nanny’s hometown, nestled in the Yucatan jungle. Rogelio spends the […]
Dir. Ana Endara Lozano | Panana, 2024 Spanish with English subtitles | 108 min | Narrative *There is another screening of this film on Sept 7th Set in Panama City, this delicate and atmospheric drama explores the evolving relationship between two dissimilar lonely souls who develop a touching and unexpected bond. Ana María, a Colombian […]
This collection of shorts delves into the spectrum of emotions that can overcome us from certain life-altering events—longing, fear, uncertainty, pain, shame—and our fundamental instinct to persevere. From the frustration of navigating the immigration system to the deep struggle of overcoming personal trauma, each film underscores the transformative power of filmmaking. Through diverse stories, voices, […]
Director: Ángela Carabalí Colombia | 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles | 86 min | Documentary After 30 years denying her pain, Angela is confronted by her past when her father appears to her in a dream, asking her to find him. With her sister Juliana, she embarks on a trip across Colombia to the […]
Formed in 2016, Wasakaka All-Stars, the dynamic Latin Music ensemble from Vancouver, is dedicated to showcasing authentic rhythms and upholding cultural heritage. Having enthralled audiences at premier festivals like Richmond World Fest and Carnaval del Sol, we’ve also twice shared stages with Salsa sensation Maelo Ruiz, most recently on June 2nd, 2023.
Dir. Klaudia Reynicke | Peru, 2024 Spanish with English subtitles | 104 min | Narrative REINAS is an intense, choral and moving tale of initiation in the spirit of the 90s. Everything happens very fast in Lima in the summer of 1992. Lucia, Aurora and their mother are about to leave Peru. They are apprehensive […]
Dir. José Luis Cano | Mexico, 2025 Spanish with English subtitles | 66 mins | Documentary A family passionate about cumbias and bicycles, shares a culture where brotherhood between the different neighbourhoods of the city is a refuge from accusations and social discrimination. World Premiere, Ambulante Film Festival, 2025 This is the first feature film […]
Le huitième étage, jours de révolte Dir. Pedro Ruiz, Canada/Cuba, 2024, Spanish & French with English subtitles, 91 min Director Pedro Ruiz in attendance! The Eighth Floor is a fascinating hybrid cinematographic work mixing autobiography and fiction, about one of the most singular characters of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ): Jacques Lanctôt. The FLQ […]