28th Urbanworld Film Festival
November 13—17, 2024
Latinx Films co-presented by Cinema Tropical
Since its inception in 1997, the Urbanworld International Film Festival has been known as the filmmaker's festival and the people's festival, where it's all about celebrating and supporting amazing independent film. This year’s Urbanworld Festival will run from November 14-17 in New York City at Regal Union Square and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, featuring films from Chile and the American Southwest, with Latinx subjects in front and behind the camera.
UNSTOPPABLE
(William Goldenberg, USA, 2024, 114 min. In English)
Anthony Robles, born with one leg, relentlessly pursued his dreams to become a wrestling champion. Based on a true life story.
‘Shorts: We Are Family’
SIMI
(Maria de Jesus Mayo, USA/Mexico, 2024, 22 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Simi offers an unflinching look at motherhood through the eyes of a Chicana navigating life's toughest transition; exploring resilience, girlhood, and the complexity of parent-child relationships from a first-generation Latinx millennial perspective.
WHEN THERE ARE NO WORDS
(Gabriella Canal, USA/Colombia, 2024, 23 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
After her grandfather loses his voice to cancer, filmmaker Gabriella Canal documents his journey, crafting a poignant portrait of grief and resilience as her family's patriarch loses the trait that once defined him.
'Shorts: A Whole New World'
THE AFRO MEXPATS
(Ebony Marie Bailey, USA/Mexico, 2024, 17 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Fed up with racism in the US, three Black women join a growing movement of Black Americans who seek a better life in Mexico.
THE RETURN
(El regreso, Samantha Ramirez-Herrera, Mexico/USA, 2024, 23 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
After thirty years, DREAMer Sam Ramirez-Herrera returns to Mexico, confronting her family's traumatic past and her fractured identity. On the eve of el Dia de los Muertos, she reexamines the "American Dream" and the home she left behind.
PRIMERO, SUENO
(Andrés Lira, USA, 2023, 17 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Deep in the Central Valley, undocumented farmworkers share their stories and describe dreams transformed into harsh reality.
‘Shorts: Games People Play'
BORDER HOPPER
(Nico Casavecchia, USA, 2024, 14 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Laura, a Latina filmmaker, discovers a supernatural method to navigate the U.S. immigration system like a video game to secure a vital travel permit, but soon faces unexpected consequences of her choice.
MARCEL'S PINATA
(La piñata de Marcel, Manuel Trotta, USA, 2024, 15 min. In Spanish with English subtitles
A highly imaginative boy befriends his superhero pinata, leading to a heartfelt struggle as his birthday party approaches.
'Shorts: I Feel Love'
CHIMERA
(Kryzz Gautier, USA, 2024, 18 min. In English)
Haunted by the past, a brilliant tech-addicted developer faces an impossible dilemma: recreate her ex-girlfriend in virtual reality or hold onto the crumbling relationship with her current one.
FROG JUMPING
(Ian Linn, USA, 2024, 9 min. In English)
Two worlds collide when a young woman is abducted and a young menace to society becomes her unlikely savior.
LA CASCADA
(Pablo Delgado, Mexico, 2024, 22 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
A man unexpectedly finds himself crying for months without realizing it, as his tear ducts function inversely, turning his insides into a waterfall. He must discover how to stop a cry he can't even feel.
'Shorts: Becoming'
TRENDING
(Felix Martiz, USA, 2024, 11 min. In English)
An apathetic teen is confronted with the disconnection of today's youth when his brother is hospitalized after a violent school fight.
'Shorts: Living for the City'
CRIMINAL
(Robe Imbriano, USA, 2024, 19 min. In English)
An animated musical documentary explores the injustice of locking up people who are supposed to be presumed innocent.
'Shorts: Pink Pony Club'
SIDE ROADS
(Alvaro Nunez Secchi, USA/Chile, 2024, 20 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Franco's RV life with his boyfriend is disrupted by his widowed mother's visit, prompting him to adopt a false persona, only to realize she's not the person he once knew.
