Founded and led by WIFVNE member and Boston filmmaker Sabrina Avilés, CineFest Latino Boston is committed to using the power of film to break stereotypes, bring cultures and communities together and reveal the complex issues affecting the Latinx community in the United States, as well as communities in Latin America and Spain.
For full schedule of screenings and venue listings visit their website HERE>>
IN THE SUMMERS
Wednesday, September 25 at 7PM
25 Coolidge Corner Theatre
Q&A with Director Alessandra Lacorazza to follow
Narrative, 98 mins, USA, 2024
Siblings Violeta and Eva live with their mother, but every summer they travel to New Mexico to spend time with their loving and unpredictable father in this moving drama that follows them from adolescence to adulthood.
FRIDA
Thursday, September 26 at 7PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Q&A with Director Carla Gutierrez to follow
Documentary, 87 mins, USA, 2024
An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, FRIDA is told through her own words for the very first time, drawn from her famed illustrated diary, revealing letters, essays, and candid print interviews — and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork. The feature film directorial debut of acclaimed editor Carla Gutiérrez (RBG, La Corona), FRIDA posits a striking context as to why the artist – and her art -- remains as powerful as ever.
MILONGA
Friday, September 27 at 7PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Q&A with director Laura González to follow
Narrative, 102 mins, Uruguay, 2023
Spanish with English subtitles
A woman has a chance to free herself from an oppressive past when she meets a man with whom she re-discovers her passion for tango. But before she can move on she has to accept some uncomfortable truths.
EL ECO
Saturday, September 28 at 5:30PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Directed by Tatiana Huezo
Documentary, 87 mins, Mexico, 2023
Spanish with English subtitles
In the remote Mexican village of El Eco, life is rich in privation, work and children. Here, granddaughters movingly take care of grandmothers until they die.
ITU NINU
Sunday, September 29 – Museum of Fine Arts at 2:30 PM
Directed by Itandehui Jansen
Narrative, 72 mins, Mexico, 2024
Mixtec with English subtitles
In the not-so-distant future of 2084, Ángel finds himself trapped as a climate migrant in an unspecified smart city, under constant surveillance. Amidst a bleak and oppressive existence, Ángel makes a living by cultivating plants, preserving the fading wisdom of seeds. Within this desolate landscape he crosses paths with Sofia, another climate migrant who works at a recycling facility. Fate intertwines their lives when a chance encounter reveals an unexpected connection: a shared language.
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Sunday, September 29 at 3:00 PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Q&A with Director Mabel Valdiviezo to follow
Directed by Mabel Valdiviezo
Documentary, 90 mins, USA/Peru, 2024
Filmmaker and artist Mabel Valdiviezo reunites with her family in Peru after 16 years of silence, confronting haunting childhood memories and a troubled past as an undocumented immigrant in the United States.
