30th San Diego Latino Film Festival

Schedule:
Thursday March 9, 2023
6:45pm - 8:45pm: Episodics
The boom in serial storytelling has completely changed the way we experience television. Find your next binge obsession in this collection of pilots.

Films:
Mal de Amores, dir. Fiorella Vescovi Garcia
LA LOCURA: The Madness, dir. Sam Cadman
¡Yo soy Sally, la loca!, dir. David Aguilar Rodriguez
Plant Moms, dir. Amy DePaola

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

8:30pm: Opening Night Party with Sabrosas Latin Orchestra
Join us as we kick-off the 30th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival in style at downtown San Diego’s one-of-a-kind cultural and education hub, “The Forum” in UCSD Park & Market.

Dance the night away with live music, featuring Sabrosas Latin Orchestra (12-piece all female Salsa band) & Puente (Cuban and Brazilian Latin music); plus, spirits, lite bites, and film celebrities.

Ticket Includes:
1 Free Movie Ticket to be used throughout the 11-day festival!
1 Free Drink Ticket
Lite Bites/appetizers
Live music by Sabrosas Latin Orchestra (https://www.sabrosaslatinorchestra.com/) & Puente (https://www.facebook.com/PuenteBand)!
Red Carpet
Photo Booth

Plus, the chance to mingle w/guest filmmakers & actors from the 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival!

Admission Cost:
$20 In Advance
$25 At the Door

Location: The Forum - UCSD Park & Market med Venue

Friday March 10, 2023
6:15pm - 8:15pm: Ritmo Latino Shorts
From the very beginning of film history music was paired together with the visuals to make for a more compelling visual experience. More than 100 years later filmmakers continue to find ingenious ways to combine music and film in this assemblage of shorts and music videos that will have you leaving the cinema with a pep in your step.

Living All of Life, dir. Marlén Ríos-Farjat
La Guagua 47, dir. Pedro Escarcega
Each of Us, dir. Harllon Peixoto Ferreira Filho
Lemme B Me, dir. Gustavo E Guardado Jr.
Midnight Strangers, dir. Marco Fregoso
Saturday Fuego Diablo, dir. Anita Abbasi
Sentir El Son, dir. Karla Bernadette Duarte
Punk Talk, dir. Thelma Ruiz

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

Saturday March 11, 2023
2:30pm - 6:30pm: SABOR LATINO Food, Beer & Tequila Fest!
6th SABOR LATINO Food, Beer & Tequila Fest!

Chefs Live Music Celebrities Food Beer Tequila y MAS!

Celebrate Latino flavors and culture with us on Saturday, March 11th at Westfield Mission Valley Mall! Enjoy unlimited food tastings inspired by award-winning Latino chefs, unlimited beer & tequila tastings; plus, live music, Arte Latino showcase, guest filmmakers/actors & our annual “Best Dish” contest!

Tickets:
Early Bird (before March 4, 2023)
VIP: $45 (Early Entrance at 2:30pm)
General Admission: $35 (Entrance at 3:30pm)

Week/Day of Event (March 4-11, 2023)
VIP: $55 (Early Entrance at 2:30pm)
General Admission: $45 (Entrance at 3:30pm)

This is a 21+ event

Location: Westfield Mission Valley Mall

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Viva Mujeres Shorts
Tradition, family and love connect these enthralling shorts.

Films:
Bajo un mismo cielo, dir. Ana Laura Calderón
Daughter of the Sea, dir. Alexis C Garcia
Abuelita’s Kitchen: Mexican Food Stories, dir. Ebony Marie Bailey
Polvo de montaña, dir. Marlén Ríos-Farjat
Estrellas del desierto, dir. Katherina Harder Sacre

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

Sunday March 12, 2023
1:30pm - 3:30pm: Indigenous Shorts
Filmmakers take us on a journey to explore their own family’s history, custom and traditions and more in this assemblage of short documentaries.

Decolonizing Dinner, dir. Alejandro Miranda Cruz
Strong Yaqui Women, dir. Miroslava Gonzalez
APINÁN - Nosotros Los Lenca, dir. Asael Talavera
3 días, 3 años, dir. Florencia Gómez Sántiz

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 10

4:00pm - 6:00pm: ¡SOMOS! Cine LGBTQ+ Shorts
An array of shorts on the Latine LGBTQ+ experience. Curated by Yakira Delgadillo.

Warehouse, dir. Ahuatl Amaro
A última vez que saímos do armário, dir. Bruno Tadeu
Novena, dir. Fernando Lopez
Rip Tide, dir. Luisa Dantas
Out In Place, dir. Nicolas Jara
Ni Aquí / Ni Allá,  dir. Ley Comas
SAY IT – AN AUTOFICTION, dir. Evandro Manchini

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

Monday March 13, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00pm: Frontera Filmmakers Shorts - Narratives
A collection of fiction short films from bi-national filmmakers, with a focus on the San Diego/Tijuana border region. Curated by Adriana Trujillo.

Films:
Fuego, dir. Edwin FrankO
Consuelo, dir. JL Ruiz
Piedras Gordas, dir. Jorge Garcia
La Creación, dir. Layla Pamela Morán
Great Big Love Affair, dir. Rafael Rodriguez M.
Like Honey, dir. Nicole Valencia
Don’t Do It, dir. Patrick Guera

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 10

Tuesday March 14, 2023
4:45pm - 6:45pm: El corazón Shorts
Some days you want to open up a grilled cheese truck with your loved ones and others you wish to delete all memories of them from your brain. Love isn’t always smooth in compilation of short films.

Keep/Delete, dir. Kryzz Gautier
Las piedras de Otto, dir. Juan Bobbio
Abracaribes, dir. Paola Andrea Camacho
Desavença Italiana, dir. Paulo Miranda
Afterlife of Memory, dir. Jordan Fuller Vera
El Primer Dia del Resto de Nuestras Vidas, dir. Cabe Tejada
Grilled Queso, dir. Sergio Eduardo Munoz Esquer

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 11

7:00pm - 9:00pm: Migrant Voices Today
The finalists from the 5th Annual Migrant Voices Today Film Challenge will be screened for the very first time!

Winners will be announced following the screening.

First place – $3,000
Second place – $2,000
Third place – $1,000

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 10

Wednesday March 15, 2023
4:45pm - 6:45pm: DocuShorts
Short form non-fiction slices of reality.

Kemonito: La última caída, dir. Teresa de Miguel
Socorro, dir. Susanna Lira
Tierra fertil, dir. Eugenia Renteria
La vista desde arriba, dir. Rafael Martínez Sánchez
Nania 1988, dir. Diana Orduna
Wandering, dir. Karla Meza
Outlier: Trust, dir. Faith E. Briggs, Dani Reyes-Acosta

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 11

7:00pm - 9:00pm: Frontera Filmmakers Shorts - Documentaries
A collection of non-fiction short films from bi-national filmmakers, with a focus on the San Diego/Tijuana border region. Curated by Adriana Trujillo.

Films:
Nuestro Lugar Seguro, dir. Andrea Falcon
Algún día caerá, dir. Mateo Vargas
La Huerta, Orgullo Kumiai, dir. Jorge Antonio García Aguilar
Soy Fronteriza, dir. yega
La Tejeé, dir. Angel Estrada Fuentes

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 10

Thursday March 16, 2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Chicano Shorts Stories
Chicano history, art and the fight for fair labor practices are all explored in this selection of thought-provoking and necessary shorts.

Lo Siento Mi Vida, dir. Ashley James
The Eye Begins in The Hand, dir. Yehuda Sharim
50 Years of Chicana/o Studies, dir. Paul Espinosa
La causa, dir. Arturo Ripstein

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

8:30pm - 10:30pm: Un mundo extraño Shorts
Storytellers have always used fantasy, science fiction and unreality to lend some perspective to our everyday experiences. These short films come from this time-honored tradition. Curated by Miguel Rodriguez.

La melodía torrencial,  dir. José Luis Saturno
A Bitter Murmur,  dir. Manuel Baeza
Hijas de brujas,  dir. Faride Schroeder Lases
El Escarabajo ,  dir. Guido Mauas
The Blue Drum,  dir. Angelita Mendoza
The Ciguapa,  dir. Blaine Morris

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

Friday March 17, 2023
4:45pm - 6:45pm: VOSes Shorts
Short stories from Central American filmmakers.

Direcciones, dir. María Luisa Santos and Carlo Nasisse
El Aljibe, dir. Alejandro Ferlini
Madelaine, dir. Leonor Zúniga
Check on a Mate, dir. Salvador Aguilar
Oportunidad, dir. Jesus Vanegas
Memoria Viva: Febe Elizabeth Velásquez, dir. Gloria Turcios Chavez, Daniel Portillo Fabian
Nicté, dir. Irene Paz

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 11

6:45pm - 8:45pm: ¡Hay que reirse! Shorts
A set of comedic shorts from U.S. Latino filmmakers.

Privacy Comes First, dir. Monica Matute
Illegally Brown, dir. Gabriela Revilla Lugo
(ha-ha), dir. Alberto Acosta
CHICO & RICO: Animal Avengers, dir. Jose Montesinos
Wish Upon A Disco Ball, dir. Anabel Iñigo
Hoar, dir. Jeanette Dilone

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

Saturday March 18, 2023
1:45pm - 3:45pm: Youth Visions - Shorts Program
A program of shorts by amazing youth filmmakers whose talent is evident, in front and behind the camera.

Avery: A Teenage Video Diary, dir. Leyla Mendoza, Jocelyn Moreno & Maya Velasquez
Cesar Chavez Service Clubs, dir. Angelina Alcala
Como Un Rayo, dir. Yermy Galindo
Cycles, dir. Iris Azul Enrique-O’Connor
ECV Community Center, dir.  Milan Shah
Family Business, dir. Jennifer Alonzo
Feline Community, dir. Amelia Sanchez
Las Hijas, dir. Allyson Peña De Niz
Mestizo Love, dir. Solia Yali Reyes
El Mole, dir. Karla
Next Gen, dir.  Sophia Hernandez
Piece Of Mind, dir.  Daniel Alejandro Zasueta
Reality Changers, dir. Saad Omar
Recordar y Nunca Olvidar, dir. Gabriela Figueroa
Señor Mangos, dir. Sarah Blackwell and Itzel Leon
Spring Valley Park, dir. Sergio Sanchez
Yo Soy Chaplin, dir. Mara Armelles

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 2

4:45pm - 6:45pm: Hecho en USA Shorts
A collection of short films from directed by established and emerging USA based Latinx filmmakers.

Films:
Bad Hombrewood, dir. Guillermo Casarin
Mundo, dir. Charles Garcia Whitcher
Dream Carriers, dir. Esmeralda Hernandez
Sawdust, dir. Gustavo René Sanabria
The Kill Floor, dir. Carlos Avila
La Macana, dir. Maria Eugenia Mealla
Sin Raíces, dir. Gabriella Athena Moses
Illegally Brown, dir. Gabriela Revilla Lugo

Location: AMC Mission Valley - Screen 11

7:00pm: Closing Night Concert With Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz
7:00 - 8:15pm: “Premios Corazon” Awards Ceremony
8:30pm - 12:00am: Concert With Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz

Join us for the Closing Awards Ceremony & Concert Celebrating the Conclusion of our 30th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 18, Saturday). This special celebration will take place at San Diego’s new downtown one-of-a-kind cultural and education hub, “The Forum” & “The Guggenheim Theatre” in UCSD Park & Market.

Dance your Cumbia hearts out with live music, featuring legendary group, Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz, & Rickey G. Bachata; plus, spirits, lite bites, awards ceremony and film celebrities. Hosted by Paola Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune.

Ticket Includes:
1 Free Movie Ticket to be used throughout the 11-day festival!
1 Free Drink Ticket
Lite Bites/appetizers
Awards Ceremony. Find out Best Film Winners, Meet Tributes y más!
Live music by legendary Cumbia super group, Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz, & Rickey G. Bachata.
Red Carpet
Photo Booth

Plus, the chance to mingle with guest filmmakers & actors from the 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival!

Admission Cost:
$30 In Advance
$35 At the Door

Location: The Forum - UCSD Park & Market med Venue

Date: March 9 - 19, 2023

Location:
AMC Mission Valley - 1640 Camino Del Rio N San Diego, CA 92101
UC San Diego Park & Market - 1100 Market St San Diego, CA 92101
Westfield Mission Valley - 1640 Camino Del Rio North San Diego, CA 92108

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