Shorts: Queride

Sept 14, 2024
2:30 PM

Location
International Village

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Sept 15, 2:30 PM - Sept 18, 2:30 PM

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Post-screening Q&A with directors.

Drama, Music, Romance, Gay, Lesbian, Nonbinary & Genderqueer, Queer, Questioning, Trans, Two Spirit & Indigiqueer

Co-presented by

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Community Partners

Mi Tierra Latina

Queride (gender neutral “darling” in Spanish) brings together five fierce filmmakers from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Mexico to celebrate queer, trans and nonbinary stories. These heartwarming films explore complex and intimate relationships, sharing insights into LGBTQIA+ Latine ways of loving, letting go, and finding joy with friends, lovers, and family.

All films in this program will also be available to watch online.

Join us after the screening for the FUEGO/FOGO afterparty at The Birdhouse, co-presented by the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival! Free entry with tickets to this screening.

SHORT

Desert Lights

British Columbia premiere

Director
Katherina Harder

Country
Chile

Year
2022

Runtime
19 min

Language
Spanish

Three young friends unite to keep their soccer team together as a drought threatens the existence of their small community in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

SHORT

Cura Sana

North American premiere

Director
Lucía G. Romero

Country
Spain

Year
2023

Runtime
18 min

Language
Spanish

On the night of San Juan, two Cuban sisters discover unexpected hope and healing on a routine trip to the food bank.

SHORT

Seahorse

World premiere

Director
Leo Tabosa

Country
Brazil

Year
2024

Runtime
22 min

Language
Portuguese

On the eve of the Feast of St. John, a son arrives home in São Paulo to find his mother on the verge of exploding like fireworks.

SHORT

EL PAISA

Canadian premiere

Director
Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Country
United States

Year
2023

Runtime
17 min

Language
English, Spanish

After being rescued on the streets of East Los Angeles, a gay goth skater discovers a vibrant queer community where cholos, vaqueros, and transgender beauties embrace their roots and pride.

SHORT

Lolo

North American premiere

Director
Ana Gutiérrez Salgado

Country
Mexico

Year
2024

Runtime
15 min

Language
Spanish

A quiet farm worker in Xochimilco finds companionship and belonging when they meet a vibrant circle of free-spirited queers.

POST-SCREENING Q/A

Katherina Harder

Director, 'Desert Lights (Estrellas del desierto)'

Chilean Film and TV director. Co-Founder and Director of Iquique International Film Festival. Her short films have been premiered in film festivals like Tribeca, Mar del Plata, and FICGuadalajara. Her short ‘Estrellas del desierto’ won more than 61 International awards and qualified for the Oscars. She is currently developing her feature film ‘Plaster Virgins’.

Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Director, 'El Paisa'

Daniel Eduvijes Carrera screened at the Cannes, Tribeca, Guadalajara, Morelia and Los Angeles Film Festivals, at numerous art museums and on international broadcasts. He’s the winner of the Imagen Award and was recognized as Best Latino Film Director by the DGA. He’s also a Fulbright Scholar and the proud son of Mexican immigrants.

Ana Gutiérrez Salgado

Director, 'LOLO'

Ana Gutiérrez Salgado (1987) lives in Mexico City. She specialized in Creative Documentary. With LOLO, Ana ventures into the direction of fiction stories, without leaving behind, as creative axes, her experience in documentaries and the different social contexts that inhabit the city and its communities.

Shorts: Queride

Co-presented by

Community Partners

Desert Lights

Cura Sana

Seahorse

EL PAISA

Lolo

Katherina Harder

Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Ana Gutiérrez Salgado

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Shorts: Queride

Co-presented by

Community Partners

Desert Lights

Cura Sana

Seahorse

EL PAISA

Lolo

Katherina Harder

Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Ana Gutiérrez Salgado

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