Sunday, July 29 | 12:00 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopses
3:52
12 MIN / COLOR / 35 MM
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Shawna Baca
Kate, a troubled young woman and alcoholic, must experience a spiritual journey to recover and face the inner demons haunting her. She must stand at the gates of her own personal hell and walk through them as she delves into her childhood memories, triggering her painful past.
AMALIA
14 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Luis D. Ortiz
Amalia, a young Bolivian, decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and travel to the United States. She doesn’t qualify for a visa, however, so she aims to obtain one on the black market.
ESPERANDO (Waiting)
7 MIN / BLACK AND WHITE / 16 MM
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Michael Flores
An expectant mother illegally crosses the US-Mexico border, only to find that life on the other side isn't what she had hoped for.
LABERINTO INFERNAL (Infernal Labyrinth)
7 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Sixto Melendez
Inspired by numerous true stories of undocumented immigrants crossing the desert in search of a better life in the United States, Laberinto Infernal is a tragic tale which examines the duality of human nature, from the darkest human compulsion to the ultimate human sacrifice.
LOLA
15 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Betty Marisol Garcia
Lola, a passionate young Latina, is trapped in a web of lust, drama and confusion. Far away from her sheltered life back home in South America, she longs for freedom to pursue her dreams and make it in New York City. Lola lends up running for her life in a bizarre scenario filled with strange characters and thrills.
MARIPOSA (Butterfly)
14 MIN / COLOR / 16 MM
Director: Elvira Carrizal
In Mariposa, an overzealous high school photographer crosses the border from El Paso, Texas into Juarez, Mexico, after learning about another woman’s body being found in the desert. Armed with her camera, she ditches school and goes to document the tragic murders of hundreds of women.
MUERTAS (Dead)
9 MIN / COLOR / 35 MM
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Ryan Piers Williams
Located an arm’s length from El Paso, TX, Juarez, Mexico is a city known for its industrialization, drug trade and brutal crimes. Since 1993, over 500 women have disappeared in Juarez. Over 400 of them have been found murdered. Ethan, a young American journalist, travels down to Juarez to write a story about the women of Juarez who want to escape to America. When he finds Araceli, a young maquiladora (assembly plant) worker, he helps her illegally cross the border, going against all ethics to get his story.
SOLEDAD IS GONE FOREVER
14 MIN / COLOR / 16 MM
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Mabel Valdiviezo
Soledad Is Gone Forever is a psychological drama that explores the chilling consequences of political persecution through the eyes of Soledad Gonzalez, a young Chilean photographer living in San Francisco.
TELL ME SOMETHING
7 MIN / COLOR / DIGITAL
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Director: Charlie Cartaya
A woman encounters second thoughts on her life choices. But is anyone really listening?
ADDITIONAL SCREENING:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
