Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/new-york-latino-film-festival/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/new-york-latino-film-festival/ 144 144 REVIEW: ‘Long Gone By’s Message About an Undocumented Mother’s Sacrifice Gets Lost in Sensationalism https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-long-gone-by-andrew-morgan/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:27:31 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266457 With immigration on a lot of people’s minds these days, it’s no surprise that artists are trying to respond to political and social changes. Some have tried dramatizing the perilous journey from Central America, as Alejandro González Iñárritu did with his VR project Carne y Arena. Others have tried to recreate the state of detainment centers

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]]> Long Gone By Courtesy of NYLFF REVIEW: ‘Seneca’ Is About a Puerto Rican Actor Who’s Frustrated with His Career & State of His Country https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-seneca-jason-chaet/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:17:01 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266460 In Jason Chaet’s Seneca, a man and his homeland are in crisis. Co-writer Armando Riesco plays David Seneca, a Puerto Rican actor who left the island in pursuit of his dream career. After years of toiling around in New York City, he’s stuck doing voice-over gigs, constantly baffling people when mistaken for someone with German ancestry, and caring for

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]]> SENECA-still Courtesy of NYLFF REVIEW: In This Endearing Drama, a Grumpy Mexican Abuelo Must Care for His English-Speaking Grandkids https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-paper-boats-yago-munoz/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:11:54 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266367 A girl and an old man drinking, respectively milk and a beer, at a bar counter. A young boy peering out of the back of a flatbed truck while his sister holds him up so he won’t fall. A pair of boys flailing around a rickety house chasing chickens. Paper Boats is full of such

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]]> film_ Paper Boats Still Courtesy of the filmmaker REVIEW: In This Dazzling Doc, Namibia Flores Rodriguez Fights Against a Boxing Ban for Women in Cuba https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-too-beautiful-our-right-to-fight-namibia-flores-rodriguez/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:42:12 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266266 Boxer Namibia Flores Rodriguez slows down for no one. Her electric presence fills every frame of Maceo Frost’s documentary Too Beautiful: Our Right to Fight with the unending energy of a seasoned fighter. Her Rocky-style training montages feel fast and frenetic, and for good reason. She’s not just in competition with her opponent in the ring.

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]]> Too Beautiful our right to right _still Courtesy of NYLFF. In This Hilarious Mockumentary, a Cuban Guy in Flip-Flops Kills It at a Pickup Basketball Game https://remezcla.com/features/film/interview-eddie-mujica-cuban-missile-crisis/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:57:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266185 Some of the best short films are more than just about one subject. There’s a depth to their stories that could put some studio-made, feature-length projects to shame. In the case of Eddie Mujica‘s hilarious mockumentary, Cuban Missile Crisis (from the web series Uno Por Uno), the filmmaker not only spoofs the “talking head” visual style of TV

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]]> Cuban Missile Crisis Screen Shot 2019-08-20 at 5.15.27 PM Screenshot of 'Cuban Missile Crisis' courtesy of Eddie Mujica REVIEW: ‘Coyote Lake’ Is a Haunting Film About a Mother-Daughter Duo Hunting Human Traffickers https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-coyote-lake-sara-seligman-nylff/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:45:57 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266189 If you break down the premise of Sara Seligman’s feature film, Coyote Lake, you’re not too far from a fairy tale: a young woman named Ester (Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes) has grown up alienated from everything around her. She lives in a remote house her mother Teresa (Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza) uses as a makeshift hotel for wandering and

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]]> COYOTE-LAKE-STILL Photo courtesy of NYLFF 10 Must-See Movies at the 2019 New York Latino Film Festival https://remezcla.com/lists/film/new-york-latino-film-festival-2019/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:12:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=264977 Now in its 16th year, the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), presented by HBO, continues to champion the work of U.S. Latino and Latin American filmmakers alike. This year, the festival will feature more than 83 films representing 10 countries, spanning all genres including features, shorts, documentaries, web series, and experimental films starring, about and

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]]> COYOTE-LAKE-STILL Photo courtesy of NYLFF TRAILER: This Shakespeare-Inspired Thriller Could Be El Salvador’s First-Ever Oscar Entry https://remezcla.com/film/trailer-palabra-pablo-arturo-menendez/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:55:21 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=246853 Dominated by low-budget comedies solely aimed at the local market, El Salvador’s infrequent film industry is the last frontier among Central America’s emergent national cinemas. For decades, Salvadoran fiction works has been nearly absent from international festivals with the exception of a few shorts or projects shot in the country by foreign nationals (Salvadoran documentaries

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]]> Pablos Word Captura de pantalla 2017-10-14 a las 14.05.22 'La Palabra de Pablo' photo courtesy of Arturo Menendez From Ruben Blades to Power Paola: Must-See Movies at New York Latino Film Festival https://remezcla.com/lists/film/new-york-latino-film-festival-lineup-2018/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:56:30 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=245278 The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), the nation’s largest and most diverse Latino film festival, will be celebrating its 15th edition later this month. “We are proud to be celebrating our 15th year of serving and empowering our community,” said Calixto Chinchilla, founder of NYLFF. “This important festival, in celebration of inclusion, aims to highlight

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]]> Rich-Kids 'Rich Kids' courtesy of NYLFF Vladimir Caamaño On Finding the Right Network for the First-Ever Dominican Family Comedy https://remezcla.com/features/film/interview-vladimir-caamano-comedian-entre-nos-part-2-hbo/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:16:33 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=228819 Comedian Vladimir Caamaño’s move from New York City to Los Angeles two years ago might not have turned out exactly the way he had planned, but the Dominican-American stand-up performer is making the best of a situation that comes with the territory for anyone trying to make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry.

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