There is no doubt that 2020 has been a difficult and intense year. The VLAFF programmers have made a huge effort to bring together a smaller, yet fascinating lineup of work to celebrate and honour the diverse visions of Latin American, Latin-Canadian, and Indigenous filmmakers.
The whole festival will be presented ONLINE for viewing across Canada. We will also present seven in-person screenings at The Cinematheque of the films in the New Directors Competition (which will also be available online) and a special program of the works of the Latin-Canadian filmmakers Jorge Lozano and Alexandra Gelis, who will be in attendance from Toronto.
Viewing all across Canada available online from August 27 – September 6, with no fixed schedule. Watch films whenever you like!
NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION
(available for viewing at The Cinematheque and online)
Negra
Dir. Medhin Tewolde Serrano (Mexico)
Panamá
Dir. Javier Izquierdo (Ecuador)
Fendas
Dir. Carlos Segundo (Brazil)
Things We Dare Not Do
Dir. Bruno Santamaría Razo (Mexico)
The Border
Dir. David David (Colombia/Venezuela)
The Rabbits’ House
Dir. Valeria Selinger (Argentina)
¡Activismo!
The Right Girls
Dir. Timothy Wolfer (USA)
Mothers of the Land
Dir. Alvaro & Diego Sarmiento (Peru)
Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta)
Dir. Eliza Capai (Brazil)
Exile: The Burden of Memory
Dir. Leutén Rojas (Canada/Chile)
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION
Fire in the Basement
Dir: Eva Vázquez de Reoyo
The Void of Maws
Dir: Mauricio Maldonado
Instructions to let go
Dir: Gustavo Gamero
Water Dreams
Dir: Domingo Pablo Ortiz
Atmospheres
Dir: Leinad Pájaro de la Hoz
Opening Night
Dir: Sofía Meza Herrera
Portraits of my Mother
Dir: Tavo Ruiz
The Mistress
Dir: Pati Cruz
Silento
Dir: Esteban García Vernaza
The Silence of the River
Dir: Francesca Canepa
The Heart is the Fourth Wall
Dir: Andrés Restrepo
Floating in the River of Time
Dir: Amir Aether Valen
84
Dir. Daniel Cortés
The Ring Poet
Dir. Carmen Coronado
Dreams of Outsü
Dir. Ana Camila Jaramillo
Indigenous Film from BC & Beyond
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
(Kainai & Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations/Canada)
The Border
Dir. David David
(Wayuu/Colombia)
Huahua
Joshi Espinosa Anguaya & Citlalli Andrango (Kichwa/Ecuador)
Mothers of the Land
Dir. Alvaro & Diego Sarmiento
(Quechua/Peru)
Sukaskieskwew (Strong Earth Woman)
Dir. Madelaine McCallum
The 6th World
Dir. Nanobah Becker
Kaapora O Chamado das Matas
Dir. Olinda Yawar Muniz Wanderley
The Most Unprotected Girl
Dir. Jerilynn Webster
Nanayqa mana chinkaqmi – El dolor no desaparece
Dir. Colectivo de Mujeres Quechuas
Canada Looks South
A Tribute to
Jorge Lozano: Politics, Necessity, Family
Thoughts from Below 
Pinholes 
The End of Thought 
Origins of the Family
Jorge Lozano: Fissures and Fractures
(available for viewing at The Cinematheque and online)
XRay(s) 
Punctuactions 
Repititions and Transportations 
Discontinuity 
Illegal
Special Presentation:
Alexandra Gelis: Traces
(available for viewing at The Cinematheque and online)
Borders 
One Dollar Click 
Exits and Entries
Latin-Canadian Features
Jongué: A Nomad’s Journey
Dir. Carlos Ferrand (Montreal)
Exile: The Burden of Memory
Dir. Leutén Rojas (Ottawa)
aluCine Latin Film+ Media Arts Festival:
LATINX DIVERSIDAD PROGRAMME
It Matters What
Dir. Francisca Duran
Mer Bleue
Dir. Cecilia Araneda
The Shifting Sands
Dir. Madi Piller
Do I Have Boobs Now?
Dir. Milena Salazar & Joella Cabalu
Nostalgia of My Pier
Dir. Ben Donoghue & Julieta María
Canada Looks South: Short Films
Our Home
Dir. Andy Alvarez
(Vancouver/Colombia)
Foreword in Memories
Dir. Gerson J. Peña
(Toronto/El Salvador)
The Seahorse Trainer
Dir. Ricardo Bonisoli & Babak Bina
(Vancouver/Venezuela)
Vaivén
Dir. Nisha Platzer
(Vancouver/Cuba)
Queer Cinema
The Right Girls
Dir. Timothy Wolfer (USA)
Things We Dare Not Do
Dir. Bruno Santamaría Razo (Mexico)
One in a Thousand
Dir. Clarisa Navas (Argentina)
Queer Pix: Shorts Program
The Orphan
Dir. Carolina Markowicz
Monstras
Dir. Melida Coello
Wildflowers
Dir. Alejandra Higuera
Before It’s Too Late
Dir. Leandro Goddinho
Reminiscence
Dir. César Zamudio de Souza
Marielle and Monica
Dir. Fábio Erdos
Short Film – Out of Competition
Generation
Dir. Marco A. Castillo & Carlos Lechuga
Cuba
Crear en Libertad:
Short Film Contest Finalists
(winner announced on Sept 6)
My Silver Camera dir. Camilo Martin-Flórez | Montreal
Corona de Flores dir. Ellen Máirín Johnston & Naxelli Burgoa Baizabal | Vancouver
Meeting the Void (À la rencontre du vide) dir. Felippe Martin & Julia Maude Cloutier | Quebec
I’m Looking for You dir. Alejandro Chapa | Vancouver
Normal dir. Margot Flores Torre | Montreal
Adentro dir. Isabel Antonia Mejia | Vancouver
Cinco Sueños de La Paz dir. Gigi Doyle | Vancouver
La Palabra Verdadera: An Offering to My Ancestors and the Collective dir. Emma Mendez |Vancouver