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Almost Every Day
USA, 2008, 18 min.
Priscilla, a young, single mother in Rio who struggles to reconcile her motherly duties with her own professional ambitions, confronts a day in the bustling city when everything that can go wrong does.... more
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Boarding Pass
Puerto Rico, 2009, 12 min.
Little seven year-old Marysol dreams of playing a part in the school Nativity play, even as her reality defines another path.... more
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Day-In Day-Out
Brazil, 2008, 17 min.
A wife moves through her days, each the same, in anticipation of her husband's company.... more
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Dish
USA, 2009, 16 min.
As Emo kids Israel and Louie wander their East Los Angeles neighborhood dishing about their high school classmates, Louis' boasts about his sexual escapades cause Israel to decide he's got some catching up to do.... more
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Holy Water
Puerto Rico, 2009, 11 min.
Katerina, whose hormones are boiling over, finds herself drawn to her close girlfriend Carmen, who seems to be even more interested in her in return. But on the night of a class party, Katerina is forced to make a choice between what's expected of her and what she truly wants.... more
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Immersion
USA, 2008, 14 min.
Ten year-old Moises has just immigrated to California from Mexico. Although he doesn't speak English, he studies hard and is a whiz at math, so he hopes to do well on his first test. But rules and apathy conspire against his success.... more
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Locker 13: Down & Out
USA, 2008, 15 min.
Tommy Novak (Ricky Schroeder), an aging boxer, wants nothing more than to end his career with a win. When a mysterious old janitor gives him the chance, Tommy suddenly becomes his own worst opponent.... more
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Mister X
Spain, 13 min.
Mr. and Mrs. X seem to have the perfect life: the kids, the dog, a wonderful house. But life isn't perfect in the bedroom, and Mr. X is looking for a change.... more
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Mom
Spain, 2008, 3 min.
Two young sisters do everything they can to avoid confronting their mother, who seems to be visiting from a strange -- and very scary –- planet in a different universe than the one they inhabit.... more
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Princess in the Tower
Mexico, 2009, 10 min.
A young woman goes about her solitary task of designing clothes in the chic home office she inhabits -- but who is she designing them for?... more
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The Purepecha: Poorest of the Poor
USA, 2009, 27 min.
The Coachella Valley's notorious Duroville trailer park is home to many Purépecha, a Mesoamerican people with a proud and ancient history. This is the story of their struggle to maintain their community in the face of the government's attempts to close the park down.... more
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A Trip to Paradise
Spain, 2008, 19 min.
A young man finds solace and temporary distraction in the company of his best friend when he's unable to visit his seriously ill mother in the hospital for fear that he will have to confront the gravity of her condition.... more
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Unpunished
USA, 2009, 14 min.
Based on a true story, this striking caper flick follows a slick art thief who travels from Italy to Leon, Mexico to steal a sacred painting for a rich collector in Paris.... more
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Waiting for Women
United Kingdom, 2008, 35 min.
In the remote Spanish village of Riofrio, almost all of the women have left. The village men, desperately seeking female companionship, organize a busload of single women from Madrid with the hope of changing their fortunes in love.... more
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