The 3rd Annual Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase centers on the theme of empowerment through the female perspective. Femme Frontera returns to CineFestival with stories of hope, perseverance, and resistance!

Birth on the Border
Ellie Lobovits, 2018, Mexico/USA, 28 min
Seeking a safer future for their children, two women from Ciudad Juárez, risk harassment at the hands of Border Patrol to cross the US-Mexico border legally to give birth in El Paso, Texas.

Before I Forget
Razan Hassan, 2018, Netherlands/Syria, 11min
An autobiographical exploration of how memory and identity are fractured by forced displacement. Following her journey from Syria to the Netherlands, Razan Hassan begins to question the veracity of her recollections of home, family, and childhood.

7 Planets
Milda Baginskaite, United Kingdom, 2018, 7 min
A tale of one girl's dream to escape Planet Earth.

Mud (HASHTŁ’ISHNII)
Shaandiin Tome, 2017, USA, 10 min
A women's craving for a connection with her son, which is hindered by alcoholism.

Salt in Wounds
Alison Adriano, 2018, Australia, 10 min
When a reckless Filipino Aussie teenager realizes her boyfriend watches only caucasian porn, she must rediscover her sense of belonging in White Australia.

En la Frontera del Arte (On the Margins of Art)
Miranda Harris-Martinez and Mike Curran, 2018, Mexico/USA, 15 min
En la Frontera del Arte centers the stories of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez-based contemporary artists challenging U.S. border imperialism through their arts practices.

Sponsored by San Antonio Film Commission & Esperanza Peace & Justice Center