Filmmaker Q&as

Each year, PHLAFF coordinates filmmaker Q&As in partnership with film industry professionals to explore current topics and trends in Latine/x/a/o independent cinema. Explore the virtual Q&A Sessions from 2023 below:

Femme Frontera Showcase Panel

7th Annual Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase Q&A. The Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase is an annual film festival held in El Paso, Texas, which celebrates short films made by women and nonbinary filmmakers from border regions around the world. Created in 2016, the festival is headed by women and nonbinary filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border region. Femme Frontera has been featured in Variety Magazine, Texas Monthly magazine, and Remezcla. In 2018, the Showcase was listed as one of the top film festivals for female filmmakers.

BronXBandA Q&A Conversation

Please check out this special Q&A with Arturo O'Farrill of BronX BandA: Arturo O'Farrill & The Bronx in conversation with NPR’s Felix Contreras as a part of our PHLAFF 2023 Q&As sessions.

Filmmaker Q&As

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Karoline Pelikan, the director of Conexión: Huachuma, and Florencia Manovil, the director of From X to Z. Moderated by Kirsten Senske.

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Alessandro Gentile, the director of Lodo (Mud), and Maria Victoria Ponce, the director of Death & Deathability (A Period Piece). Moderated by Kirsten Senske.

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Sylvia Ray, the director of Preggers, and Gabe Castro, the director of Jolly Butcher. Moderated by Sofia Mondragon.

Please enjoy with Janeva Adena Zentz, the director of Más Latina, Andrea Treszczan, the director of Clara de huevo (Clare "Egg" White), Damiana Acuña, the director of Lux Noctis and Lorraine Jones Molina, the director of Alma. Moderated by Sofia Mondragon.

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Héctor Tapia Aguilar, the director of Mi Querida Escandón (My Dear Escandon). Moderated by Kirsten Senske.

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Taylor Krauss, director of Bronx Banda. Moderated by Marángeli Mejía-Rabell.

Please enjoy this Q&A session with Arlene Chico-Lugo, 6ft of Love director, and Eric Aviles, 6ft of Love writer. Moderated by Kirsten Senske.

Please check out this Q&A session with filmmakers from our 2023 Festival Season! Panelists: Sophia Costanzo, Evelyn Lorena, Arian Blanco. Moderated by Marángeli Mejía-Rabell.

Please check out this Q&A session with filmmakers from our 2023 Festival Season! Panelists: Eden De Jesus, Victor Velasco, Jacqueline Barragan, Andrea Arauz, Anita Abbasi, Daniel Diaz. Moderated by Kirsten Senske.

Please check out this Q&A session with filmmakers from our 2023 Festival Season! Panelists: Nicole Valencia, Alex Pineiro. Moderated by Marángeli Mejía-Rabell.

Please check out this Q&A session with filmmakers from our 2023 Festival Season! Panelists: Melissa Montero, David Romberg, Valentina Baracco Pena, Mikey Cordero, Leonardo Cauteruccio. Moderated by Marángeli Mejía-Rabell.