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LATAM BORDERS
This section presents fiction and documentary feature films from Latin America that explore the African diaspora and its continental connections. Works that engage with transnational issues and the construction of multiple identities.
 Aprendiz de xamã MukunãDirector: Rodrigo Sena Sena Writers: Rodrigo Sena e Manoel Batista Producers: Arlindo Bezerra Arlindo Bezerra Brazil / 2025 / 25' Short Documentary Mukunã se prepara para convertirse en el chamán de la aldea Potiguara Katu. Las plantas medicinales, más antiguas que los humanos, le sirven de maestras en el cuidado del medio ambiente. La película denuncia la deforestación en el territorio, una amenaza directa para la vida de los indígenas. |  At The Edge of SkinDirector: Danielle Villanova Writer: Danielle Villanova Producer: Lívia Borges Cinematographer: Bruno Keusen Original score: Edson Secco Brazil / 2024 / 20' Short Documentary "At The Edge of Skin" (20’, 2024, dir. Danielle Villanova) is an observational documentary guided by the lives of Laiz and Joselito, both Black and albino. By juxtaposing Laiz at the height of her 7-year-old childhood and Joselito at 60, the film weaves together and reveals the complex ancestral |  BarbaraDirector: Vilma Carla Martins Writer: Heraldo de Deus Brazil / 2025 / 20' Short Film Bárbara is a girl with a special talent for imitations. From a poor family in the countryside, she is the one who brings relief to the everyday problems they face. Inspired by a theater troupe that settles in the city, she begins to dream of being an actress, while teaching her father that there is no hardship that laughter cannot cure. |
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 FitofasciasDirectors: Petra Ventana, Lucía Benamo Producer: Petra Ventana Editor: Lucía Benamo Argentina-Colombia / 2025 / 8'55 Short Documentary The short film Fitofascias articulates a series of Butoh dance interventions in public spaces, exploring the relationship between body and land, using performance as a means of reflection and creation. |  Learning to DreamDirector: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Writer: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Producer: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Brazil / 2025 / 82´ Documentary When Indigenous, maroon and other ghetto resident students dream about being accepted into a university, encouraged by the racial quotas policy, they take with them ancestral knowledge and worldviews that can teach academia a lot. The movie follows the evolution of the characters between 2016 and 2023, on an exciting journey of overcoming and social transformation. |  MansosDirector: Juliana Segóvia Writer: Juliana Segóvia Producer: Raylla Borges Photographer: Kelven Queiroz Brazil / 2024 / 20' Short Film Benedita is a young woman who grew up with a mark in her past: the murder of her mother, Tereza. Benedita, now leader, will make her mother's fight count in an incessant search for revenge. |
 The Afro MexpatsDirector: Ebony Marie Bailey Producers: Ebony Marie Bailey, Andalusia K Soloff, Latino Public Broadcasting Mexico / 2024 / 16'35 Short Documentary The pandemic has fueled a “Blaxit”: Black Americans fed up with US racism and rising housing costs are leaving the American dream behind. Many are seeking refuge in Mexico, but what does “freedom” really look like on the other side? Through the stories of three Black women who have transplanted to Mexico |
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