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)

Fearing for his life, Fernando, a Mexican man with a mysterious past, seeks asylum in the United States. After spending six months in an ICE detention center, he is released with an electronic ankle monitor, awaiting the processing of his status in the country. Fernando finds an illegal job on a dairy farm in Vermont, where he meets other undocumented workers, Pablo, Juan, and Carolina. What could have been a safe haven turns into a hellish situation. Fernando will have no choice but to take matters into his own hands, but his actions will have significant consequences for everyone involved.

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Suficiente / Enough (USA, 3 min. 2023)