SHORTS PROGRAM #1: ATRAPADO

• Nyanga
  Directed by Medhin Tewolde Serrano
  Animated Documentary, 20 mins, Mexico, 2024
  During the colonial era, Nyanga was kidnapped off the coast of Africa, brought to Mexico and enslaved. Based on historical fact, and using shadow theater and handmade cinema, ‘Nyanga’ is an homage to resistance against colonial chains.

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• We Were Kids Back Then
  Directed by Rafael Alvarado
  Narrative, 16 mins, USA, 2023
  Emilio, a young Peruvian living in NYC, is caught off guard when Mary, a Peruvian childhood acquaintance (now his cleaning woman), arrives with her baby to his apartment. The situation tests Emilio’s loyalties as he tries to satisfy his demanding partner, Andrew, and support a compatriot in need.

• I Went Out Walking
  Directed by Sylvia Bofill
  Narrative, 19 mins, Puerto Rico, 2023
  On a hot sunny afternoon following the funeral of his wife, Marcos struggles between confronting his own despair and taking care of his estranged daughters who are now distraught by the sudden and mysterious death of their mother. Will Marcos be able to grapple with his new reality?

• Remember Us
  Directed by Pablo Leon
  Animated Narrative, 14 mins, USA/El Salvador, 2024
  A journalist documents the experiences of three different people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s, exploring themes of childhood loss, violence against women and the indigenous population, and regaining a sense of hope for the future that spans over three generations.

• Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  Directed by Ana Verde
  Narrative, 11 mins, USA/Puerto Rico, 2023
  After the death of her father, a young woman takes on a third job to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.