FUTURE OF FILM: CINE LATINO ON AMC+
Cine Latino audiences can use code CL30FREE for a free month of AMC+ to watch the Future of Film program and all AMC+ programming, which includes Sundance Now, Shudder, IFC Films Unlimited, and BBC America!
Future of Film: Cine Latino is a collection of short films selected by Cine Latino Film Festival, Minnesota’s only celebration of new Latin American, US Latino, and Ibero films. The collection features innovative shorts from dynamic Latino artists. Streaming on AMC+ in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, October 1 – October 31 to highlight Latino stories and filmmakers.
THE FILMS
THE BALLAD OF TITA AND THE MACHINE dir. Miguel Angel Caballero
When Tita, an elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an AI humanoid to fill in for her picking strawberries, she attracts the engineers’ attention because their humanoids cannot do her back-breaking work.
BORDER HOPPER dir. Nico Casavecchia
Laura, a latinx filmmaker, discovers a supernatural way to navigate the US immigration system like a video-game to get the travel permit she desperately needs. The magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.
AGUSTINA dir. Luciana Herrera Caso
When Agustina realizes that the trip to the moon her teacher had promised her is just imaginary, she is torn apart. A conflict develops in the country, her father is forced to leave and Agustina must find a way to cope with reality.
PETALOS dir. Nikki Mejia
An immigrant flower vendor spreads hope and love through the streets of Los Angeles while reminiscing on the life that led her there.
CHILLY & MILLY dir. William D. Caballero
Exploring the director’s father’s chronic health problems, as a diabetic with kidney failure, and his mother’s role as his caretaker, the movie is a combination of 3D-modeled characters, from an autobiographical documentary shot 13 years ago.
PECCADILLO dir. Sofia Garza-Barba
Lorenzo’s desire to explore his feminine side, is a secret..and according to his religious family, secrets belong to the devil. With a choice to make, he’ll either live a lie, or come out to his loved ones by killing his secret AND THE DEVIL HIMSELF.
