The Devil Smokes
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) Dir, Ernesto Martínez Bucio Mexico 2025 Mexico City, mid-90s. After the sudden disappearance of their parents, five siblings […]
Our Body is an Expanding Star
Dir. Semillites Hernández Velasco & Tania Hernández Velasco Mexico 2025 ”There is no cinema more challenging than that which advocates for taking responsibility for our own bodies… in this sense, […]
Comparsa
Dirs, Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson Guatemala, USA 2025 From the shadows of a Guatemalan barrio scared into silence, sisters Lesli and Lupe lead a luminous rebellion—unleashing joy, art, and radical […]
Los Hongos
Every night after work, construction worker Ras stays up late graffitiing around Cali, Colombia. But when he steals paint to finish a huge mural, he gets fired. Penniless, Ras journeys […]
Emerging Experimental
The eclectic selection of films in this program highlights a number of exciting local filmmakers unafraid to portray modern life in inventive and innovative ways. Siblings reconnect in dreamy old […]
Amor(es) ciego
Co-presented with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. Curated by Kathleen Mullen and Robert Rios Amor (es) ciego explores with angst and humour the many ways love shapes, complicates, and transforms […]
Lovers in the Sky
Dir. Fermin de la Serna Peru, Argentina 2025 Lovers in the Sky explores the stories of Cristina and La Bonita, two trans cooks who have spent decades working aboard cargo […]
The Reserve
Dir, Pablo Pérez Lombardini Mexico 2025 While most of the inhabitants of Monte Virgen struggle to collect their coffee, the forest ranger Julia discovers that a group of illegal loggers […]
The Dance of the Kokorrdit
Areo Peña is the chief of the Wounaan tribe, a peaceful community based in the Darien rainforest, on the border between Panama and Colombia. The tribe faces a pressing crisis: […]
Elder Son
Dir. Cecilia Kang Argentina 2025 Lila, a young Korean-Argentinean girl, navigates the contradictions of her identity and tries to find her place in the world. Her father Antonio arrives in […]