The NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival, which celebrates Latine creatives, will take place on October 10-12 in Palm Springs, CA. The festival, whose mission is to provide a platform for discovering and exhibiting innovative work in film, music, the arts, and technology, will feature a diverse lineup of films as well as conferences and panels to attend, including “Becoming a Multi-Hyphenate,” which Remezcla has partnered with the festival to present.
But the short film category is especially interesting. Including 35 short films, the category will highlight diverse genres and artists with very different ideas. As we look forward to the festival, here are 10 short films worth checking out at the NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival.
Starring Xochitl Gomez, this horror short directed and written by Felipe Vargas follows an anxious teenager who loses the young girl she’s babysitting at an idyllic playground, and is forced to confront an insidious entity hidden among the children.
By Gina Milanovich and Nils Cowan, this short follows a Cahuilla, Cupeño father and daughter attempting to reconnect in a journey through their Indigenous roots in the ancient springs of the Mojave Desert.
Written and directed by Fernanda Tovar, this short follows La Guera, who after heartbreak shatters her ability to rap, embarks on a soul-searching journey, finding her voice anew in an unexpected inner revolution.
Written and directed by Jose Luis Zorrero, this short follows two people, Itzcóatl and Moisés, on their first date, and sees them “playing” an unusual and riveting game to get to know each other.
Written and directed by Carla Melo Gampert, this animated short set in Bogota, sees a bird-girl leave behind the family home, her domineering mother, and her faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.
Written and directed by Gabriela Garcia Medina, this short follows a couple arriving home with their newborn baby and having to deal with their loud, and opinionated families who show up uninvited and refuse to leave.
Written and directed by Raul Sanchez and Pasqual Gutierrez follows a group of Chicano teens who go fishing for the first time, and Aiden, the newest to the group, finds he must challenge the status quo.
Written and directed by Antonina Kerguelén Román, the short follows Margarita, who seeks freedom in a place that judges those outside the norm when her path crosses with Liana’s, a deaf tourist, between the vibrations of congas and bongos.
Written and directed by Blaine Morris, the short follows a queer couple who go to a cabin for their anniversary but a mysterious woman they find in the woods threatens to break them apart.
Written and directed by Nico Casavecchia, the short follows a Latinx filmmaker who is offered a dream job abroad, and she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the US immigration system. But there are, of course, consequences.
