From Chaplin in DR to Viggo Mortensen in Argentina: 9 Must-See Movies at the SF Film Festival

The longest-running film festival in the Americas is here. Running through May 7, the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival will showcase more than 100 narrative, documentary, and short films. In the words of Rachel Rosen, director of programming, SF houses a festival dedicated to its eclectic audiences, “We program with the goal of bringing what’s the best out in the world,” said Rosen. “And we want to represent the people who live in San Francisco.”

The festival, organized by the San Francisco Film Society, will host dozens of guests, including actor Richard Gere; Douglas Trumbull, responsible for the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner; Guillermo del Toro, who will receive an award for his career and present his film The Devil’s Backbone (2001); and filmmakers Martin Rejtman from Argentina; Arturo González Villaseñor from México; Eryk Rocha from Brazil; and Juan Francisco Olea from Chile among many others.

Representing the Americas this year are movies from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Chile, Argentina, México, Spain and Perú. Here’s a rundown of the Latino titles.

The San Francisco International Film Festival runs through May 7, 2015. For tickets and showtimes visit festival.sffs.org.