An apartment in Moscow becomes the stage for one day in the lives of four queer Cuban exiles, shortly before Putin’s war changes everything.

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Hot Salsa... In Cold Moscow! (Russian Federation, 28 min. 2023)

Follow Rafael Pease’s six-year obsession of visibilizing a threatened area. A winter expedition to the highest peak, Volcan Tupungato 21,555ft, evolves into a fight for conservation. In hopes of creating a national park, containing 350,000acres in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, as well as a significant source of water for 40% of Chile’s population. Interviews with renowned scientists and activists unveil a web of corruption in the government and multinational corporations, stemming from imperial religion and a dictator's constitution. This explosive film is set against the backdrop of historic protests, as the people of Chile rise up for social and environmental rights.

A tight group of at-risk students in Southern California fight to overcome family trauma, homelessness and gang violence in an attempt to simply graduate high school. When one of their closest friends is murdered, they struggle to defy expectations and statistics that say they too, will fail or die trying.

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Mountain Dust (Mexico, 19 min. 2022)

In partnership with Aula Cervantes Seattle

Trans women face extreme violence in Mexico City, and sex workers are even more vulnerable. This raw and deeply affecting portrait of Kenya gives an insider's view of the impact that violence has on the community, and how complex life is for them. The film begins shortly after Kenya witnesses her friend Paola being murdered by a client. The film follows Kenya closely. Will the family accept burying Paola as she was: a flamboyant trans woman?

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The Butch and the Baby Daddy (Canada, 6 min. 2022)

A long time ago, Ana Laura, Gustavo and Jesús crossed the border in search of a better opportunity. They worked hard, built a family, and made a life in the United States. Day by day, years after their arbitrary deportations to Mexico, they deal with the grief of being separated from their families. As time goes by, the shattered existence of everyone is slowly and inevitably rebuilt, far away and apart from each other.

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Yo Soy La Reina (I am the Queen) (Mexico, 15 min. 2023)

The Muralists' Beautiful Pain documentary is an artistic, yet gritty & poignant, yet poetic look at seven Chicanx mural artists from the San Francisco Bay Area who face personal & cultural challenges as artists of color.

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Habana (Venezuela, 5 min. 2023)

From Colombia to NYC, this is a story about the resistance and legacy of an Afro-Colombian community, told through the songs, memories, and experiences of 3 women and the Bullerengue tradition that bonds and heals them across generations.

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Faith In Blackness: An exploration of the Afrolatine Spirituality (USA, 27 min. 2023)

Bailaora is a feature film documentary that tells the story of Siudy Garrido and her groundbreaking work as a Flamenco artist, immigrant, and woman.