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SUNDAY APRIL 16,2023
Sunday April 16 at 1:30 PM
Arte y Mas Shorts:
Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On
Finding Joy, and The Night Shift
Filmmakers and Actors in Person
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Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On
Alan Dominguez, Raul Paz Pastrana
Colorado, US, 2022, 12 Min
Filmmakers in Person
Alejandro Jimenez in Person
A lyrical and meditative short documentary that explores the work and creative process of Alejandro Jiménez – Mexico’s 2021 Slam Poetry champion, whose life experience as an. immigrant farmworker in the US has shaped his unique vision of the power of poetry and its connection to a collective past.
Finding Joy
Toni Morales, Colorado, US, 2022, 12 Min
Filmaker in Person
Actor Angel Mendez Soto in Person
A young prostitute runs from motherhood while riding a night train, where she butts heads with a hardened war veteran whose peace offering might lead to their redemption.
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The Night Shift
Raul Paz Pastrana, Alan Dominguez, Colorado, US, 2021, 5 Min
Filmmakers in Person
A real time story following 22 year old first response EMT Dulce Bueno works at one of Colorado’s busiest trauma centers, during the difficult days of the pandemic.
Sunday April 16 at 3:30 PM
Pepe Serna: Life is Art
Pepe Serna in Person
Pepe Serna: Life is Art
Filmmaker: Luis Reyes
US, 2022, 54 MIN
ACTORS/PRODUCER Pepe Serna IN PERSON

Screened with the short film Abuelo
Groundbreaking Mexican-American character actor Pepe Serna finally takes the spotlight in Luis Reyes' joyous ode to Serna's life and the hundred-plus charismatic scene-stealing roles that paved the way for generations of Chicano/Latinx actors in Hollywood and beyond.
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Sunday April 16 at 1:45 PM
Domadoras de Dragones
Domadoras de Dragones
Damián Leibovich Argentina, 2023, 111 MIN
As part of their physical and emotional recovery, female breast cancer survivors come together to row for a Dragon Boat race. Problems arise when the goal of the group changes for some members.
Sunday April 16 at 3:45 PM
Immigration Shorts:
Entre Fronteras, Decision,
and I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry
Entre Fronteras
Alfonso Loya, Julian Nuñez, NM, US, 2022, 46 Minutes
A group of immigrants seek a better life by journeying to America, but encounter obstacles that will forever change their lives.
Sin Lágrimas Para Llorar/ I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry
Luis Puente, US, 2022, 13 Min
Maria Luisa's green card interview takes an unexpected turn and she must confront the anxiety of losing the life she had planned.
Decision
Guillermo E Barahona* and Rose Donahue, 2022, US, 11 Min
A drama exploring the themes of friendship, the migrant diaspora, and overcoming the past. Ramon must come to terms with past experiences to make a decision on his immigration status. The story touches on the reality that many immigrants face in an ever changing political climate.