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Flowers, Medicine and Family Struggle Are Part of NFMLA's InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema

MovieMaker Magazine
Story by Lauren MunizDecember 13, 2024 • 8:25 PM
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NFMLA's InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema showcases a diverse lineup of shorts that offer a wealth of characters tackling creative approaches to problem-solving and finding their own paths to joy and redemption.
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  • The program featured films from emerging filmmakers from across Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S., highlighting a range of genres, narratives, and perspectives.
  • Standout shorts included 'Wishful Thinking,' a magical realism tale of a closeted Brazilian man's coming-out journey, and 'Nea,' a comedic drama about a Medellín henchman's surreal day on the job.
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Rodrigo Carvalhedo, Nelson G. Navarrete, Alex Ulises, Merced Elizondo, Andrew Reid, Vee Saieh, Rodrigo Ribeyro, Gustavo Auricchio, Daniel Barosa, Kay Sara, Begê Muniz, Aline Flores, Nicole Mejia, Sharon Arteaga, Fabio Rodrigo, Wesley Gabriel, Priscilla Torres, Enrique Pedraza-Botero, Henry Alexander Kelly, Gianfranco Fernandez-Ruiz, Julia Weisberg Cortés, Marian Fragoso Basauri, Sofia Garza-Barba, James Valdez, Pablo Guillen, Filipe Galvon, Aline Andrade, Sofia Ayerdi, Adriana González-Vega, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), SPICINE, Kinoforum, Enchanted Isle, Wishful Thinking, Nea, The Mourning Of, Iron Lung, Verde (Green), Boi De Conchas, Tapuia, Casulo, Petalos, In Tow, Contando Aviões (Counting Planes), Cooking With Claudia, No se ve desde acá, Chuck and Fern, When Big People Lie, The Devil's Plot, Fruits and Veggies that Help your Projections, Peccadillo, Canta Santiago, Bajo La Tierra, Aureo & Mirele, Na Savi, Carpeteo
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