The lineup presented this year by VLAFF programmers is by far the most diverse and dynamic ever. The guest region is the Andean, focusing on emerging film industries in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. For the first time we have also included a Spotlight on Black Cinema and a program of Queer Latinx shorts.
Opening Night
RETABLO
Dir. Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio | Peru
Closing Night
LOS PERROS
Dir. Marcela Said | Chile
International Hits
THE SUMMIT (La Cordillera)
Dir. Santiago Mitre | Argentina
APRIL’S DAUGHTER (Las hijas de Abril)
Dir. Michel Franco | Mexico
A FANTASTIC WOMAN (Una mujer fantástica)
Dir. Sebastián Lelio | Chile
CANDELARIA
Dir. Jhonny Hendrix | Cuba-Colombia
NOBODY’S WATCHING (Nadie nos mira)
Dir. Julia Solomonoff | Argentina
TWO IRENES (As duas Irenes)
Dir. Fabio Meira | Brazil
New Directors Competition
GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN (Gabriel e a montanha)
Dir. Fellipe Barbosa | Brazil
THE CONTESTANT (El concursante)
Dir. Carlos Osuna | Colombia
MEDEA
Dir. Alexandra Latishev | Costa Rica
OSO POLAR
Dir. Marcelo Tobar| Mexico
THE BLUE YEARS (Los años azules)
Dir. Sofía Gómez-Córdova| Mexico
DARK SKULL (Viejo Calavera)
Dir. Kiro Russo | Bolivia
RARA
Dir. Pepa San Martin | Chile
RETABLO
Dir. Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio | Peru
¡Activismo!
COCAINE PRISON (Los burritos)
Dir. Violeta Ayala | Bolivia
DEVIL’S FREEDOM (La libertad del diablo)
Dir. Everardo González | Mexico
HEIRESS OF THE WIND (Heredera del viento)
Dir. Gloria Carrión Fonseca | Nicaragua
PRIMAS
Dir. Laura Bari | Canada-Argentina
Cine Andino | Andean Cinema
COCAINE PRISON (Los burritos)
Dir. Violeta Ayala | Bolivia
DARK SKULL (Viejo Calavera)
Dir. Kiro Russo | Bolivia
EUGENIA
Dir. Martín Boulocq | Bolivia
UKAMAU Y KÉ | That’s How It Is, and What!
Dir. Andrés Ramírez | Bolivia-Ecuador
TERRITORIO
Dir. Alexandra Cuesta | Ecuador
WIÑAYPACHA (ETERNITY)
Dir. Óscar Catacora | Aymara-Peru
ONE LAST AFTERNOON (La última tarde)
Dir. Joel Calero | Peru
RETABLO
Dir. Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio | Peru
Inheriting a Legacy (Herencia de un pueblo) Dir. Carmen Román | Peru
Short Films in Competition
Amerindian Tale (Fantasia de Índio) by Manuela Andrade | Brazil
The Night Shines (La noche resplandece) by Mauricio Rojas Maldonado | Colombia
Oasis by Alejandro Zuno | Mexico
Coffee Break by María Cristina Pérez, Mauricio Cuervo Rincón | Colombia
My Migration by Aileen Candelario | USA-Mexico
Calaguala by David David | Colombia
The Cardboard Man (El hombre de cartón) by Michael Labarca | Venezuela
Empress (Emperatriz) by Nelson Algomeda | Venezuela
The Girl and the Harp (La niña del arpa) by Leyzer Chiquin | Guatemala
The Juggler (O Malabarista) by Iuri Moreno | Brazil
Welcome Solitude (Bienvenida soledad) by Lucas De Cesco | Argentina
Pink Gold (Oro rosado) by Daniel Anguiano Zúñiga | Mexico
Meninas Formicida by João Paulo Miranda Maria | Brazil
Out of Competition
Through a Window (Desde una ventana) by Sebastián Hiriart | Mexico
The Left Path (El camino de la izquierda) by Paola Chavira | Mexico
Indigenous Film from BC & Beyond
WIÑAYPACHA (ETERNITY)
Dir. Óscar Catacora | Aymara-Peru
THE STILL LIFE OF HARLEY PROSPER
Dir. Juan Manuel Sepúlveda | Cree-Mexico
TAVA, THE HOUSE OF STONE (Tava, a casa de pedra)
Dir. Patricia Ferreira & Ariel Kuaray Ortega | Mbya Guarani-Brazil
Interview: Patricia (Yxapy) Ferreira Dir. Sarah Shamash | Canada-Brazil
UKAMAU Y KÉ! That’s How It Is, and What!
Dir. Andrés Ramírez | Aymara-Bolivia-Ecuador
THE LEFT PATH (El camino de la izquierda) by Paola Chavira | Mexico
Indigenous Film from BC & Beyond: Shorts Program
Agua—Water Stories
Flood Dir. Amanda Strong | Métis, Michif, Canada
Parana – The River Dir. Stephanie Boyd & Miguel Araoz | Kukama, Peru
I am Salmon Dir. Peter Mieras | Tseshaht First Nation, Canada
The Mountain of Sgaana Dir. Christopher Auchtor | Haida, Canada
Yaku chaski warmikuna (River Messengers) Dir. Luz Estrello | Kausak Sacha, Ecuador
Nendok Entre Lagunas (Nendok Between Lagoons) Dir. Juan Ernesto Regalado Morales | Ikoots, Mexico
How to Steal a Canoe Dir. Amanda Strong | Métis, Michif, Canada
Shipu (Rivière) Dir. Shanice Mollen Picard & Uapukun Mestokosho Mckenzie | Innu, Canada
Lafken ñi az (The Ocean Reveals its Knowledge) | Mapuche, Chile
Directors: Collective creation by The Mapuche Communication and Cinema School of Aylla Rewe Budi
Canada Looks South
PRIMAS
Dir. Laura Bari | Canada-Argentina
THE OTHER RIO (L’autre Rio)
Dir.Émilie B. Guérette | Canada-Brazil
THE STILL LIFE OF HARLEY PROSPER
Dir. Juan Manuel Sepúlveda | Canada-Mexico
Canada Looks South: Short Films
Silvia in the Waves (Silvia dans les vagues) Dir. Giovana Olmos
Suit of Lights (Traje de Luces) Dir. Francisca Durán
Untitled, 1925 Dir. Madi Piller
Dalva Dir. Guillermina Buzio
The Catch (La Pesca) Dir. Pablo Alvarez Mesa
Interview: Patricia Ferreira Yxapy Dir. Sarah Shamash
Spotlight on Black Cinema
CANDELARIA
Dir. Jhonny Hendrix | Cuba-Colombia
VIDEO ART: HAITI
Dir. Maksaens Denis & various | Haiti
BLACK FILMMAKERS: BRAZIL
FotogrÁFRICA Dir. Tila Chitunda
Chico Dir. Irmãos Carvalho
Kbela Dir. Yasmin Thayná
Queer Pix
Tarro (Kick the Can) Dir. Andrés Lozada by Michael Labarca | Colombia
Elena by Ayerim Villanueva | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Portugal, Spain
The Ballerina (Diamante, O Bailarina) by Pedro Jorge | Brazil
Photomatón by Roberto Fiesco | Mexico
Disaster Film (Filme-catástrofe) Gustavo Vinagre | Brazil
Platypus by Reynier Cepero | Cuba