Spotlight: Cine Latino Competition

  • Private Desert

    Private Desert

    In this passionate melodrama reflecting on toxic masculinity, a police officer from southern Brazil facing brutality charges travels north to find his internet love Sara,…

  • Mars One

    Mars One

    Featuring four vibrant characters from working-class Brazil, this tender film is a delightful portrait of a mutually nurturing family who dares to dream.

  • Lo Invisible

    Lo Invisible

    In her opulent home in the Ecuadorian countryside, Luisa sinks further and further into a forlorn state brought on by a bout with postpartum depression.

  • Sun & Daughter

    Sun & Daughter

    At Lake Titicaca in the mountains of Bolivia, 10-year-old Lucia concocts a mythical reunion with her father, who is away working in La Paz.

  • The Employer and the Employee

    The Employer and the Employee

    In this slow-burning drama, the dynamics of money and power play out between two young fathers in the wake of a tragedy on a Uruguayan…

  • The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future

    The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future

    In her debut feature, director Francisca Alegría creates a magical realist tale of familial legacy and loss, set against a backdrop of environmental decline.

  • The Box

    The Box

    A simple trip to recover his father’s remains evolves into an eye-opening introduction to the insidious world of factory labor for teenager Hatzin when he…