Evento

Name: SHORT FILMS MADE IN USA OFFICIAL SELECTION
Start: 2025-10-14T20:10
End: 2025-10-14T22:10
Location: The Beacon Cinema

SHORT FILMS MADE IN USA OFFICIAL SELECTION

Palmdale
(Short Narrative, USA, English, 21 min. 2024) Directed by Lauren Moreno

A teenage girl chooses to take matters into her own hands as an eviction looms over her family's trailer.

Set in the overlooked beauty of Palmdale, California, the film explores the unmatched bond of a brother & sister looking to maintain innocence in a harsh world.

Coywolf
(Short Narrative, USA, Language: English, 15 min. 2024) Directed by ZAPATA

isually steeped in Nahua culture and woven with Indigenous symbolism.

Jaime walks home and finds more than he was looking for, after a night of too many drinks and microaggressions, . He is unjustly picked up by the police and while detained, experiences visions and symbols of his repressed heritage. After he is released the next morning, he comes face to face with a coywolf and a revelation of self. Jaime meets his Nahual and his eyes have been opened and theres no turning back.

A Son's Wedding
(Short Narrative, USA, Language: English, Spanish w/ English subtiles, 11 min. 2024) Directed by Jonathan Cea

Weddings arent always a day of joy. For parents, this day can be a mix of melancholy and happiness. Theres nothing that defines adulthood more than getting married. It is often then that a parent realizes that their son or daughter is truly no longer a child.

Motos
(Short Narrative, USA, Language: English, Spanish w/ English subtiles, 19 min. 2024) Directed by Jesus Beltran

Two cousins scraping by as loggers in the post wildfire Santa Cruz mountains find something deep in the redwood forest that can bring them together, or tear them apart.

Parhelio
(Short Narrative, USA, Language: English, Spanish w/ English subtiles, 23 min. 2024) Directed by Karla Vargas Gastélum

Parhelio is a heartfelt film that follows the journey of Sol, an undocumented woman striving to provide for herself and her teenage son Badir, who has a physical disability. Sol's pursuit of a better life takes an unexpected turn when her search for a job leads her to an encounter with two police officers in a parking lot.

The Eclipse
(Short Narrative, USA, Language: English, 12 min. 2024) Directed by Maria Victoria Ponce

A repressed boy must survive a solar eclipse that transforms his mother into a possessed demon.