Indie “Café Chairel” Gives My Mexican Hometown the Movie Treatment
Seeing my hometown of Tampico, México on screen in “Cafe Chairel” healed a little piece of me. It’s the comfort movie I didn’t know I needed.
Festivals
“Club Kid” Wows at Cannes With Queer Authenticity
Club Kid is a triumph. And Diego Calva? He’s just getting started. Thankfully, A24 scooped up the rights, so we’ll all be seeing it soon.
Berlinale Stunner “Narciso” Delves Into Sex, Rock n’ Roll, and Politics
“Narciso” is a timeless, quietly powerful film that meets the moment in tying the past with the present through the power of sound.
“The Gallerist” and the Art of Selling Emptiness
A dead body is impaled on a sculpture at Art Basel Miami, and instead of calling the police, a desperate gallerist decides to sell it. That’s not a metaphor. That’s the actual logline of Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, which premiered at Sundance 2026. They bill it as a “comic thriller” and “ironic fever dream” about […]
8 Latinx Films to Watch for at Sundance 2026
It’s going to be an epic year at Sundance and thankfully, Latinx storytellers are representing for the last time in Park City in 2026.
Op-Ed: Why I’m Building the Sacred Femicore Cinematic Universe
Sacred Femicore is the alchemy of resilience and imagination that women, Latinas, and queer folks create – and it’s the center of my films.
9 Latine Films To Watch at the Denver Film Festival
Starting Halloween night, the 48th annual Denver Film Festival is 10 days of on-screen storytelling, featuring some amazing Latine talent.
Mexican Conservationist Carolina Vasquez Stars in Urgent “La Reserva”
Beautifully haunting and terribly tragic, “La Reserva” highlights the work of Mexican conservationists – both real and fictional.
“Night Stage” Laughs in the Face of Latine Respectability
The Brazilian erotic thriller “Night Stage” examines and shirks machismo and respectability, inviting us to revel in the chaos.
Stories You Can’t Unsee at NFMLA’s InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema
NFMLA’S InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema was about the heavy, messy truth of the collective impact of our voices colliding.