Showcase of the best LATINO FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: GARDEN VALLEY
Best Direction: THANK YOU CHINO
Best Story: SALT WATER
Best Performances: GO LIVE
SALT WATER, 4min., USA
Directed by Hilaria Landaverde
Have you ever drank your own tears for survival?
https://www.instagram.com/hilaria_shootz
THANK YOU CHINO, 14min., Guatemala
Directed by Juan Diego Rodríguez
Pablo Morales dreams of being a comedian, but in Guatemala, everyone mistakes him for a “chino.” On the day of his stand-up special, he’s faced with confusion, chaos, and invisibility. Gracias Chino is a tender urban comedy about identity, dignity, and the absurd struggle to be seen—especially when nobody’s really looking.
https://www.instagram.com/juandirodri/
GARDEN VALLEY, 27min., USA
Directed by Manuel Navarro
Inspired by the horrific Mann family murders of spring 1988, Garden Valley follows two friends lost in a haze of heavy metal, reckless parties, drugs, and turbulent romance. Set against the desolate backdrop of the Garden Valley trailer park on San Antonio’s Southside, the film captures one fateful day—April 14, 1988– where their lives spiral through chaos, compulsion, and the haunting echoes of violence.
https://www.instagram.com/bxrfilms
GO LIVE, 13min., USA
Directed by Michael J Gonzales
A young man goes live on social media to resolve a distressing life event. His widowed father and close friends do their best to bring him comfort.
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