14th Cine Latino Film Festival

Filmmakers Attending

Cine Latino presents a collection of short films created by some of the most dynamic voices in US Latino and Latin American cinema.

ABOUT THE FILMS

Nobody Knows the World / Allá en el cielo • by Roddy Dextre • Peru, Colombia, Spain, Mexico • Live Action • 2026 • 18 min • Spanish
On the outskirts of Lima, 11-year-old Chito lives with his older brother Rockío (16) in a neighborhood built around a vast cemetery. One afternoon, during a soccer match, the violence of their environment erupts. A story about childhood, life, death, and the possibility of freedom... up there in the sky.

Soñar No Cuesta Nada / Everything Begins With a Dream • by Tahiel Jimenez Medina • USA, Colombia • Live Action • 2026 • 9 min • Spanish
A migrant mother longs to see her distant son, even if only in a dream.

Made in America • by Maritza Cruz • USA • Live Action • 2025 • 11 min • English
A migrant girl seeks to uncover the truth after her best friend’s disappearance from a late-night factory shift. Made in America is an intimate portrait of an unaccompanied minor coming-of-age alone and exploited in America.

Granada • by Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz • USA • Live Action • 2025 • 14 min • English
In a world ravaged by fertility crises, a struggling couple miraculously start growing extinct pomegranates in their backyard but beneath the soil lies a buried grief the woman wages war against.

Más Allá / Beyond • by Bettina López Mendoza • USA, Canada, Colombia, Venezuela • Live Action • 2025 • 15 min • Spanish
A young girl, who’s given up her childhood to survive crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, discovers a portal to a magical world where she learns to be a kid again.

The River Between Us / El Río Entre Nosotros • by Sophia Lafaurie-Munoz • USA, Dominican Republic • Live Action • 2025 • 16 min • English, Spanish
A coming-of-age story about two boys, one Dominican and one Haitian, accidentally meeting and becoming the friends they never knew they could have - at least not this way.

Skrrrt! • by Gabriela Garcia Medina • USA • Live Action • 2026 • 14 min • English
A group of high school frenemies plotting a massive car-heist, must convince an uppity salesman at a supercar dealership to let one of the girls test-drive a supercar.

PRESENTED BY MSP FILM SOCIETY

Cine Latino returns October 7–11 to The Main Cinema for five days of Spanish- and Portuguese-language films, special guests, fiestas, and more! The 14th annual celebration of US Latino, Latin American, and Ibero Cinema honors the longstanding film traditions across these communities, showcasing a richness of stories, the beauty of place, and vibrant cultures through the power of film.