Puro Shorts 2.0 – Short Film Program. This collection of vibrant short films showcases dynamic new works by Latina directors.
Cake
Esmeralda Hernandez, 2018, USA, 9 min
With an increase of immigration sweeps happening around Texas, a girl’s excitement for her 8th birthday is derailed by the reality of her dad’s expired visa.
Plane Pretend
Sharon Arteaga, 2018, USA, 18 min
Pilar and her brothers are ecstatic to take their first flight, but they must hide their excitement or risk revealing
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Puro Shorts 2.0 – Short Film Program. This collection of vibrant short films showcases dynamic new works by Latina directors.
Cake
Esmeralda Hernandez, 2018, USA, 9 min
With an increase of immigration sweeps happening around Texas, a girl’s excitement for her 8th birthday is derailed by the reality of her dad’s expired visa.
Plane Pretend
Sharon Arteaga, 2018, USA, 18 min
Pilar and her brothers are ecstatic to take their first flight, but they must hide their excitement or risk revealing their undocumented status and being deported.
Ruda
Maria Victoria Ponce, 2019, USA, 9 min
Stuck indoors, instead of battling imaginary villains, adventurous Aurora must help her grandmother, the local curandera, ease the pains and ailments of neighbors and family. Only when she herself needs some healing does she recognize the real superhero.
Rosa’s Esperanza
Amanda Reyes, 2018 USA, 11 min
An intimate story about a mother trying to reconnect with her daughter after bringing her home from being incarcerated for ten years.
Chicle (Gum)
Lizette Barrera, 2019, USA, 14 min
An ill-tempered teenager attempts to find peaceful solitude on the day of her grandfather’s passing until an estranged friend pays her a visit.
Marisol
Zoé Salicrup Junco, 2018, USA, 15 min
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her daughter, a stranger turns her transgression into a nightmare.
Sponsored by San Antonio Film Commission
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