Cine Sin Fronteras Program – MFF26
El objetivo de Cine Sin Fronteras es de mostrar las historias no contadas de la vibrante diáspora Latino/a en todo el mundo, que incluye las comunidades Latino/a, Chicano/a, Latinoamericana, Indígena, y Afro-Latino/a.
Cine Sin Fronteras aims to showcase the untold stories of the rich and vibrant Latino/a diaspora around the world, including Latino/a, Chicano/a, Latin American, Indigenous, and Afro-Latino/a communities.
Sponsored by: Telemundo Wisconsin
The Films
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Documentary
Closed Captions Available
AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ celebrates the life and legacy of the Chicano playwright, from his work creating…
AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ celebrates the life and legacy of the Chicano playwright, from his work creating theater shows for migrant food workers to studio films like LA BAMBA and ZOOT SUIT. This Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner features interviews with legends like Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips, who recognize the resounding legacy of Luis Valdez, whose influential work continues to reflect the struggles and triumphs of the Mexican-American community.
Cine Sin Fronteras Shorts
Shorts Program
From documentaries to animation, the four films in the CINE SIN FRONTERAS SHORTS program explore physicality, grief, reflection, and transformation.…
From documentaries to animation, the four films in the CINE SIN FRONTERAS SHORTS program explore physicality, grief, reflection, and transformation. Guaranteed to take you on a journey of emotions and experiences, these films bring us into the realities of a beloved Luchador, body dysmorphia, unexpected surprises, and unpacking loss.This program includes the following short films:Kemonito: La Ultima Caida (Kemonito: The Final Fall) | Teresa de MiguelLa Pena No Duerme De Noche (Sorrow Doesn't Sleep At Night) | Josefina Montino Cabrera, Martín AndréMarga en el DF | Gabriela OrtegaUna Vez En Un Cuerpo (Once in a Body) | María Cristina Pérez González
El Canto De Las Manos (Song of the Hands)
Documentary
Open Captioned Screening
Live ASL Interpretation
Closed Captions Available
Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel partners with Coro de Manos Blancas, a choir of deaf performers in Venezuela, to stage Beethoven’s…
Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel partners with Coro de Manos Blancas, a choir of deaf performers in Venezuela, to stage Beethoven’s opera FIDELIO. As the choir prepares for their innovative performance, the film follows them through auditions, rehearsals, and personal stories of resilience in the face of anti-deaf discrimination. With music expressed through sign language, this film delivers a moving portrait of an often-overlooked community, celebrating the transformative power of art and self-expression.Community Partner: A Right Path WellnessASL interpreters made possible by the following generous donors: Joanne Doehler David Roberts and Gary Kampe Leslie Hayes Mark Blumenberg and Beth Jaworski Mark and Wanda Staples John and Jean DiMottoPeggy Ann Mary and Tom Avery Pam and Bob Klein
Jaripeo
Documentary
In a hypermasculine terrain, one artist takes audiences to the queer communities that embrace jaripeos, a Mexican style of rodeo.…
In a hypermasculine terrain, one artist takes audiences to the queer communities that embrace jaripeos, a Mexican style of rodeo. Through co-director Efraín Mojica's narrations, this poetic and personal debut documentary unpacks what it means to be queer in Michoacán’s jaripeo spaces, and asks what lies beneath the performance of machismo. Mojica reckons with the wounds and beauty of the homelands he has left behind, and what desire looks like against the mountainous landscape.
La Hija Cóndor (The Condor Daughter)
Drama
In this enthralling story of tradition, ambition, and carving your own destiny, Clara and her adoptive mother Ana are midwives…
In this enthralling story of tradition, ambition, and carving your own destiny, Clara and her adoptive mother Ana are midwives to a remote indigenous community in the Bolivian Andes. Clara dreams of becoming a singer, but remains bound to the confines of her community and duties. Tempted by outside forces, she runs off to the city in pursuit of her aspirations, unwittingly leaving a dark void in her wake.
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)
Drama
Comedy
MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY DILES QUE NO SOY MALO) chronicles young Rico's summer of selling "Nuttys" on the…
MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY DILES QUE NO SOY MALO) chronicles young Rico's summer of selling "Nuttys" on the NYC boardwalk, reckoning with becoming a parent alongside his teenage girlfriend, and ideas of what adulthood should look like. Writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas turns the Bronx into a living, breathing backdrop for a story about young love and the fragile space between boyhood and adulthood. Working with non-traditional actors, Vargas fills the screen with humor, warmth, and authenticity.
The Blue Trail (O último azul)
Drama
To maximize economic productivity, the government orders the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies. Tereza, 77, refuses, instead embarking…
To maximize economic productivity, the government orders the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies. Tereza, 77, refuses, instead embarking on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever. Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, the latest from director Gabriel Mascaro (DIVINE LOVE, MFF2019) is an inspiring reminder that it’s never too late to take flight.
TheyDream
Documentary
Animation
Guests in Attendance
Closed Captions Available
After twenty years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family's life and devastating losses, MFF alum William David Caballero and his…
After twenty years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family's life and devastating losses, MFF alum William David Caballero and his mother craft animations that mirror scenes from their lives, expanding on the multiple shorts he has created about his family, through laughter and tears. Winner of the NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression at Sundance Film Festival, this autobiographical documentary is proof that every act of creation is also an act of letting go.
Traces of Home
Documentary
Guests in Attendance
In her award-winning debut feature film TRACES OF HOME, filmmaker Colette Ghunim follows her family through the complex histories of…
In her award-winning debut feature film TRACES OF HOME, filmmaker Colette Ghunim follows her family through the complex histories of her Mexican mother and Palestinian father's journeys to the US and return to their homelands. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself. This highly reflective and personal documentary doubles as a meditation on loss and grief relieved, ultimately, through reconciliation.Community Partner: Community Center for Immigants
Vainilla (Vanilla)
Drama
Comedy
Closed Audio Description Available
Weaving in and out of rooms, one family of seven bold women find their own way out of the looming…
Weaving in and out of rooms, one family of seven bold women find their own way out of the looming inevitability of home foreclosure. Through the lens of 8-year-old Roberta, we see their relationship in the most dynamic and intimate of ways. Set in 1980s Mexico, this directorial debut explores the complexities of multi-generational relationships in a household with diverse feminine influences.Community Partner: Cultural Cloth
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