12 Must-See Latino Movies at the San Francisco International Film Festival
Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival
As the Bay Area readies itself to welcome yet another edition of the San Francisco Film Festival, Latinx audiences will be happy to hear there’s plenty to enjoy in this year’s program. All eyes will understandably be on the opening night presentation, a sneak peek at Netflix’s upcoming miniseries sequel to Armistead Maupin’s San Francisco-set Tales of the City. Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney will reprise their iconic roles as Anna Madrigal and Mary Ann Singleton, and this time they’ll be joined by a brand new cast that includes Ellen Page, Looking‘s Murray Bartlett as well as Latinx actors Josiah Victoria Garcia, Juan Castano and Daniela Vega.
Elsewhere, Bay Area filmgoers will get a chance to see some of the most exciting independent cinema making waves here and abroad. In particular, there’s a wealth of films from Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, and the United States that showcase the vibrant work of Latinx filmmakers around the world. As you set about making plans to buy tickets, make sure to look at our list of everything Latino playing this year’s fest, which includes docs about AOC and CDMX’s private ambulances as well as feature films about Harlem romances and Colombian guerrillas.
San Francisco Film Festival runs April 10 – 23, 2019