FOCUS ON SERIES
Focus On Films from Mexico and Central America
Sunday, September 14th, 2025
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7 PM to 7:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM – Film Screening
PURCHASE TICKETS
FEATURED SHORTS
Dir by: Marisa Martínez – Narrative – 15:27 Min – México
Diana is a young woman struggling to find a job, when her sister Paula, on whom she depends financially, tells her that she is moving. So Diana must leap into adulthood and accept her insecurities to face the realities of work life.
Dir by: Enrique A. Mendoza – Narrative – 09:00 Min – Guatemala
Susana, an orphan, wakes from a nightmare gasping for air, and struggles to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Unsure who to trust, she maneuvers through a maze of eerie events set up by an evil being, Sombrerón.
Dir by: Alvaro J Martínez – Narrative – 04:50 Min – El Salvador
Camila and Fernando are so engaged using their cell phones that they lose awareness of everything that is happening outside of their screens. Their lives feel empty, and the routine is killing them. Technology might be making them lose the opportunity to meet the love of their lives.
Dir by: Michael Douglas Lardizábal Foglia – Narrative – 18:48 Min – Honduras
Stuck in a theater with an audience of one, three artists are forced to perform their sets in an endless loop as we get to find out how they got there through the narrations of a mysterious entity.
Dir by: Gabriel Traversari – Narrative – 11:34 Min – Nicaragua
In a very small town of Mesoamerica, where time seems to stand still and the monotonous and secret life of its people demands some degree of mental distraction, travelling circuses have become a temporary but necessary escape.
Dir by: César Hernández Piedra – Narrative – 12:53 Min – Costa Rica
An unfortunate incident ends the life of an innocent person. Based on true events, De Armas Tomar is a short film that aims to raise awareness about firearms at home.