The Latin American Film Festival of Dallas has a simple mission - to bring the best of Latin American cinema to DFW. While there are many great film festivals in the metroplex, we felt that there were still many Latin American films that were falling through the cracks. The first edition of the festival starts February 29th until March 3rd.
Dir. J.M. Cravioto; 2022; Mexico; 100 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 1st 9pm
A desperate mother contacts his son's ex-girlfriend to tell her that he's about to marry a wicked witch.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
This is the Way I Like It & One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train | Dir. Ignacio Agüero; 1985 & 1988; Chile; 85 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 1pm
Director Ignacio Agüero interrupts the production of a film that is taking place in Chile during 1984 to ask the filmmakers what is the point of filming in Chile under the Pinochet dictatorship / A documentary about a film workshop for children given by Alicia Vega, a teacher in a marginal quarter of Santiago, to kids whose common characteristic is that they have never been to the movies.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Sebastián Pinzón Silva, María Canela Reyes; 2023; Colombia; 77 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 3pm
Texas Premiere
Two decades after a death threat from right-wing paramilitaries caused the maroon community of La Bonga to flee, the townspeople embark on a symbolic journey through the jungles of the Colombian Caribbean to resurrect a home that exists only in their memories.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Julio Bracho; 1954; Mexico; 98 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 5pm
Fishing-village girl sacrifices her reputation to the local banker to protect her family; from there, she follows the path of least resistance, but she never forgets the fiance she left behind…
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras; 2023; USA; 77 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 7pm
Dallas Premiere
In this late-night summer self-portrait, Silvia and Beba make magic of everyday moments coming of age on the Texas-Mexico border.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Lautaro García Candela; 2022; Argentina; 90 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 9pm
US Premiere
Pablo and Florencia work on Florida Street, the touristic and financial epicenter of Buenos Aires. Economic difficulties affect their lives together until they find a way to do business by exchanging dollars with their own community of traders. When their boss finds out, their project gets in danger.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Bruno Jorge; 2022; Brazil; 144 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 3rd 1pm
US Premiere
In 2019, the Brazilian government coordinates the largest and riskiest expedition of the last decades into the Amazon rainforest to search for a group of isolated indigenous people in vulnerability and promote their first contact with non-indigenous.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Diego Soto; 2023; Chile; 70 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 2nd 4pm
North American Premiere
It's summer, school is over and what should be the beginning of a time of fun and enjoyment, for a group of friends seems to be the beginning of some kind of sunset because of the serious illness of one of them.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Victoria Linares Villegas; 2023; Dominican Republic; 83 min
Latin American Film Festival of Dallas! Plays March 3rd 8pm
Texas Premiere
Feeling unprepared for her upcoming role as a 15-year-old pregnant girl from the outskirts of Santo Domingo, an actor from a more affluent background, Camila, decides to sit down with pregnant young girls for inspiration. Yet in the process, as the sorority of 15 teens candidly recount their realities on-camera, little by little they unexpectedly influence the film’s production, taking it into unchartered territory. Initially presenting itself as a behind-the-scenes making-of, Ramona quickly becomes a hazy postmodernist mix of telenovela pastiche, observational documentary, filmed rehearsals, cinéma vérité and theatre that constantly plays with the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, reality and artifice.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Dir. Martín Shanly; 2023; Argentina; 92 min.
Latin American Film Festival Opening Night Film! Plays February 29th 8pm
Texas Premiere
LAFFD 2024
Arturo attends the wedding of an ex school mate he keeps among his friends. On the way between the church and the party, there is a car accident from which Arturo manages to escape unharmed. From that moment on, a series of memories begin unfold in the form of flashbacks that involve the most significant events and people of his recent times.
This screening was made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.