Official Selections for the 2022 Philadelphia Latino Film Festival Announced
Congratulations to our 2022 Official Selections!
Below is the full list of #PHLAFF2022 Official Selections. These outstanding films, selected from a total of 250 submissions, will be included as part of the 2022 Philadelphia Latino Film Festival film lineup. The selections represent 18 countries and include 7 world premieres, 23 Philadelphia premieres, and 30 directorial debuts—underlining PHLAFF’s commitment to supporting emerging creatives. Stay tuned, as more films will be announced in the coming weeks!
Los Especiales
"Ahí Donde Me Ven" by Ángela Aguilar
Mexico // 2021 // Music Video // 4 minutes
Director: Damiana Acuña
Producer: Karen Martín Del Campo
"El Corrido de Anza" by Los Cenzontles Touring Group
USA // 2020 // Music Video // 10 minutes
Director: Armando Aparicio
Producer: Eugene Rodriguez, Los Cenzontles, National Park Service
"FRIDA TRAP" by CVGEBIRD
USA // 2021 // Music Video // 7 minutes
Director: Selina 'CVGEBIRD' Carrera, Atom The Guy, Saeed SVP
Producer: Selina 'CVGEBIRD' Carrera, Atom the Guy, Saeed SVP
"KILLING MY FRIENDS" by REGOTHERESHEGO
USA // 2021 // Music Video // 5 minutes
Director: SANTRISTÁN
Producer: SANTRISTÁN, Lisa Jiang, REGOTHERSHEGO
“Botella” by QLEBRAS
USA // 2021 // Music Video // 4 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Gary “Galapagos” Viteri
Producer: Gary “Galapagos” Viteri
Los buzos exploran en lo profundo (The Scuba Divers Go Down Deep to Explore)
Mexico // 2021 // Experimental // 7 minutes
International Premiere
Director: Obed Arango and David Villalvazo
Producer: CCATE Filmmaking Class
Los Features
130 Hermanos (130 Children)
Chile & Costa Rica // 2021 // Documentary // 74 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Ainara Aparici
Producer: Daniela Camino
8 Cuentos sobre mi hipoacusia (8 Stories About My Hearing Loss)
Argentina & Uruguay // 2021 // Documentary // 86 minutes
International Premiere
Director: Charo Mato
Producer: Charo Mato, Eugenia Olascuaga, Valentina Baracco
Bantú Mama
Dominican Republic // 2021 // Narrative // 77 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Ivan Herrera
Producer: Clarisse Albrecht, Franmiris Lombert
Bem-vindos de novo (Welcome Back, Farewell)
Brazil // 2021 // Documentary // 105 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Marcos Yoshi
Producer: Meus Russos
Corral
Brazil // 2021 // Narrative // 87 minutes
Director: Marcelo Brennand
Producer: Barbara Maranhao and Marcelo Brennand
Divided Attention
USA // 2022 // Documentary // 73 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Stephanie Ramones
Producer: Nicole Mendez, Laura Deutch, Sergio Galeano, Ariel Taylor, Gretjen Clausing
Don't Go To School Tomorrow (No vayas a clase mañana)
Mexico // 2021 // Narrative // 84 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Diego Barragan
Producer: Alex Barragan, Miranda Guzman
El silencio del topo (The Silence of the Mole)
Guatemala // 2021 // Documentary // 91 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Anais Taracena
Producer: Rafael Gonzalez
Ernesto en la Tierra (Ernesto on Earth)
Costa Rica & Nicaragua // 2020 // Documentary // 73 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Manuel Alejandro Bonilla Rivera
Producer: Gabriel Argüello Marsal
La Pampa (The Invisible Girl)
Peru, Spain, Chile // 2022 // Narrative // 105 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Dorian Fernández Moris
Producer: Nevenka Yanovich
Lo Invisible
Ecuador & France // 2021 // Narrative // 85 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Javier Andrade
Producer: Maria Angeles Palacios
Mixtape the Movie
Puerto Rico // 2021 // Narrative // 114 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Benji Lopez
Producer: Yamara Rodríguez, Rafael Abudo Massó
Omara ⭐️
USA // 2021 // Documentary // 76 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Hugo Perez
Producer: Dana Kuznetzkoff, Frida Torresblanco
Pira Poesia (Burning Ballad)
Brazil & USA // 2021 // Documentary // 65 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Dai Belquer
Producer: Burning Ballad Collective, Dai Belquer, Sonja Gradel, Patricia Almeida, Murilo O'Reilly
Primera
Chile // 2021 // Documentary // 96 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Vee Bravo
Producer: Kevin Lopez
Querida Nancy (Dear Nancy)
Mexico // 2021 // Documentary // 68 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Olivia Peregrino
Producer: Olivia Peregrino
Santos–Skin to Skin ⭐️
USA & Puerto Rico // 2022 // Documentary // 75 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Kathryn Golden
Producer: Ashley James, Kathryn Golden, Jorge Oliver
Serán las dueñas de la tierra (Stewards of the Land)
Puerto Rico // 2022 // Documentary // 92 minutes
World Premiere
Director: JuanMa Pagán Teitelbaum
Producer: Mariolga Reyes Cruz
Sugar Cane Malice (Mal de caña) ⭐️
Dominican Republic & Spain // 2021 // Documentary // 76 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Juan A. Zapata
Producer: Sergio Grobas, Oriol Cortacans
The First Fallen (Os primeiros soldados)
Brazil // 2021 // Narrative // 107 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Rodrigo de Oliveira
Producer: Vitor Graize
Tomorrow's Game
United States // 2022 // Narrative // 85 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Jonathan Coria, Trevor Wilson
Producer: David G. Carrascal, Alex Regalado, Jonathan Coria, Trevor Wilson, Eric Rafael Ibarra
Tundra
Cuba // 2021 // Narrative // 30 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: José Luis Aparicio
Producer: Leila Montero, Daniela Muñoz, José Luis Aparicio, Gabriel Alemán
When the Olympus Collides with the Pampas (Cuando el olimpo choca con la pampa)
Argentina // 2021 // Documentary // 72 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Sol Miraglia, Hugo Manso
Producer: FEL CINE, YAGUARETÉ CINE
Los Shorts
6ft of Love
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 4 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Alene Chico-Lugo
Producer: Arlene Chico-Lugo, Eric Aviles
Aforismos del Lago (Aphorisms of the Lake)
Venezuela // 2021 // Documentary // 26 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Humberto González Bustillo
Producer: Humberto González Bustillo, Diego Murillo
Alma
Puerto Rico // 2021 // Narrative // 15 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Lorraine Jones Molina
Producer: Lorraine Jones Molina, Cristian Carretero
Archive & The Storyteller
USA // 2020 // Narrative // 20 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Natasha Rivera & Seamus Boyle
Producer: Seamus Boyle, Natasha Rivera, Aaron Simms
Blue Veil
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 5 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Shireen Alihaji
Producer: Jaime Ballesteros
Calabaza
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 15 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
Producer: Evelyn Martinez, Mireia Vilanova, Ciara Wardlow
Chico Virtual
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 14 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Olivia De Camps
Producer: Tom Sidi, Ori Chevio
Clara de huevo (Clare "Egg" White)
Uruguay // 2020 // Narrative // 14 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Andrea Treszczan, Sol Infante
Producer: Andrea Treszczan, Sol Infante
Conexión: Huachuma
Peru // 2020 // Documentary // 20 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Karoline Pelikan
Producer: Karoline Pelikan
Cuban American Gothic
USA // 2022 // Documentary // 16 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: María Teresa Rodríguez
Producer: María Teresa Rodríguez, Maggie Diaz Bofill
Death & Deathability (A Period Piece)
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 13 minutes
Director: Maria Victoria Ponce
Producer: Heather MacLean, Vincnet Cortez, Sofia Cortez
Demi's Panic
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 10 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Bill Plympton
Producer: Daniel Leonard, Lorena Hernandez Leonard
Dream Carriers
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 7 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Esmeralda Hernandez
Producer: Esmeralda Hernandez, Marisela Campos
El placer (Pleasure)
Argentina // 2021 // Narrative // 10 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Fermin de la Serna
Producer: Florencia Ferracuti
Fantasma Neon (Neon Phantom)
Brazil // 2021 // Narrative // 20 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Leonardo Martinelli
Producer: Ayssa Yamaguti Norek, Leonardo Martinelli, Rafael Teixeira
From X to Z
USA // 2022 // Narrative // 11 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Florencia Manovil
Producer: Florencia Manovil
Fuego ⭐️
Canada // 2021 // Narrative // 16 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Christine Rodriguez
Producer: Christine Rodriguez, Productions La Tigresse
Glafira
Mexico & USA // 2021 // Narrative // 11 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Eric Armando Ibarra
Producer: Alexandria E. Martin
Hexegete 1: Prólogo (Hexegete 1: Prologue)
Puerto Rico // 2020 // Documentary // 3 minutes
Director: Ashley Pérez García
Producer: Ashley Pérez García, Yamil Maldonado Pérez
Jolly Butcher
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 4 minutes
Director: Gabe Castro, Roland Boyden
Producer: Gabe Castro
La Ciguapa Siempre ⭐️
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 13 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Monica Moore-Suriyage
Producer: Chelsey Colosimo
La mujer de Héctor (Hector's Woman)
Puerto Rico // 2021 // Narrative // 17 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Ricardo J Varona
Producer: Annie Pettings, Tony Yang
Las uñas de Don Julio (Don Julio's Nails)
Colombia // 2021 // Narrative // 10 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Alejandro Victoria
Producer: Andrés Valderrama, Mariana León, Nicolás González Luna
Lodo (Mud)
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 20 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Alessandro Gentile
Producer: Marita De La Torre
Los Patines (The Roller Skates) ⭐️
USA & Colombia // 2021 // Narrative // 8 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Loren Escandon
Producer: Michelle Silver, Loren Escandon
Lux Noctis
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 12 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Damiana Acuña
Producer: Alexander Rudolph, Blanca Ballesté
Malditas
USA // 2022 // Documentary // 10 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Bree Nieves
Producer: N/A
Más Latina
USA // 2022 // Narrative // 14 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Janeva Adena Zentz, Tim Young
Producer: Janeva Adena Zentz
Mi Puerto Rico: El Ron
Puerto Rico // 2021 // Documentary // 14 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Manolo López
Producer: Manolo López
Mi Querida Escandón (My Dear Escandón)
Mexico // 2021 // Documentary // 20 minutes
International Premiere
Director: Hector Tapia Aguilar
Producer: Hector Tapia Aguilar, Omar Rodriguez Ibarra, Roberto Hernandez
Mojosito and Me (Mojosito y yo)
USA // 2021 // Documentary // 6 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Lidieth Arevalo
Producer: Lidieth Arevalo
Negrura
USA // 2021 // Documentary // 20 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Monica Cohen
Producer: Fabiola Méndez
Ni Aquí / Ni Allá ⭐️
USA, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic // 2020 // Documentary // 15 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Ley Comas
Producer: Ley Comas
Novena (Novenario)
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 15 minutes
East Coast USA Premiere
Director: Fernando Lopez
Producer: Trent Nakamura, Jey McKinley
Prata
Brazil // 2021 // Documentary // 21 minutes
USA Premiere
Director: Lucas Melo
Producer: Rayanne Khalil
Preggers
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 9 minutes
World Premiere
Director: Sylvia Ray
Producer: Destinee Stewart
Salvando a Salvador (Saving Salvador)
USA // 2021 // Narrative // 12 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Luisa Maria Gonzalez
Producer: Andre Joshua Fernandez
Sunlight Around the Corner: The Golden Sparrow
USA & Canada // 2021 // Experimental // 20 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Dayme Arocena & Pablo Dewin
Producer: Three Ears (Alicia Aroche)
The Ritual to Beauty (La belleza ritual) ⭐️
USA // 2020 // Documentary // 14 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Shenny De Los Angeles, Maria Marrone
Producer: Shenny De Los Angeles
un barco para mi mamá (a boat for my mom)
USA // 2022 // Documentary // 7 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Susana Barrón
Producer: Susana Barrón
What the Pier Gave Us
USA // 2021 // Documentary // 7 minutes
Philadelphia Premiere
Director: Luna X Moya
Producer: Luna X Moya