TAFFNY Virtual Cinema Program
All screenings are free of charge and available online to audiences in NY, NJ and CT
Registration required • Foreign language films are subtitled in English
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Thursday, June 25
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: PROGRAM 1
*Streaming available from 10AM - 10PM
IAN, UNA HISTORIA QUE NOS MOVILIZARÁ
IAN, A MOVING STORY
Abel Goldfarb | Argentina | 9 min | Animation
CRAVE
Gabriel Flores | U.S. | 3 min | Fiction
PÁJAROS
Erick Berlin | Uruguay | 8 min | Animation
WHITETAIL BUCKS
Derek Tonks | U.S. | 15 min | Fiction
LO QUE MÁS AMAS
LOVE THE MOST
Antti Seppänen | Finland – Mexico
18 min | Documentary
FLY - JANE LA ONDA
Jak Ritger, K8 Howl | U.S.
3 min | Experimental
FLORA
Chaerin Im | U.S.
4 min | Experimental
AMALGAMA
LOOM
Alejandra Willis | Colombia
12 min | Fiction
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION: OPENING NIGHT FILM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTO CERVANTES NY
*Streaming available from 6:15PM - 8:30PM
LA HIJA DE UN LADRÓN
A THIEF'S DAUGHTER
Belén Funes | Spain | Fiction | 2019 | 102min
Awards: Goya to Belén Funes for Best New Director. Winner of Best Actress at Malaga International Film Festival and San Sebastian International Film Festival
Followed by *Q&A with award-winning director Belén Funes
(recorded in advance) after the screening
Friday, June 26
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: PROGRAM 2
*Streaming available from 10AM - 10PM
CAYIYO, EL NIÑO PESCADOR
CAYIYO, THE LITTLE FISHERMAN
Ernesto Diaz Ruiz | Colombia | 9 min | Animation
TIMES SQUARE
Khalil Charif – Cristina Amiran
Brazil | 4 min | Experimental
HAY COCA
COCA HERE
Jose Issa | Argentina | 15 min | Fiction
EL ALQUIMISTA
THE ALCHEMIST
Rodrigo Sanchez del Valle | Mexico
15 min | Fiction
MEDIUM RARE
Luca Cioci | U.S. | 5 min | Animation
THE BUTTERFLY LOVE SONG
Luke Morgan | Ireland – U.S.
14 min | Fiction
CAMBIA TUTTO
Ana Mouyis | U.S. – Italy
4 min | Experimental
ESPERÁBAMOS A QUE ANOCHECIERA
WE WAITED UNTIL NIGHTFALL
Wendy Muñiz – Guillermo Zouain | Dominican Republic
17 min | Documentary
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTO CERVANTES NY
*Streaming available from 3:30PM - 4:30PM
VINCENT BOUDREAU IN CONVERSATION WITH BENJAMIN B. FERENCZ
Benjamin B. Ferencz, a former prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials and an advocate for human rights and the rule of law, is the recipient of The City College President’s Medal from his alma mater. A distinguished member of City College’s Class of 1940, and 2020 CCNY Honorary Degree recipient, Ferencz received the award from CCNY President Vincent Boudreau who spent one morning talking to Ferencz and one of the most remarkable thoughts from the legendary prosecutor was: “I ask myself "What have you done today to make the world better?”
Followed by Q&A with President Boudreau moderated by Prof. Danielle Zach (via livestream) at 4:00 pm
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
*Streaming available from 5:30PM - 7:00PM
CINEMA AND SANCTUARY
Dave Davidson | US | Documentary | 62 min | 2019
Followed by Q&A with award-winning director Dave Davidson moderated by Prof. Jerry Carlson (via livestream) at 6:45 pm.
Saturday, June 27
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: PROGRAM 3
*Streaming available from 10AM - 10PM
SIN CIELO
Jianna Maarten Saada | France U.S.
24 min | Fiction
SIENDO LA TORMENTA
BEING THE STORM
Laura Nuwuanda | Colombia
8 min | Documentary
GIRLS GROW UP DRAWING HORSES
Joanie Wind | U.S.
7 min | Documentary
UROBOROS
OUROBOROS
Antonio Arango | Mexico
9 min | Experimental
GIRASOL
Maria Victoria Sanchez | Venezuela
9 min | Animation
SOY NOVILLERA DEL OTRO LADO
I AM A FEMALE BULLFIGHTER FROM LATIN AMERICA
Luc Gobyn | Belgium – Mexico | 17 min | Documentary
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
*Streaming available from 12:45PM - 2:30PM
PACÍFICO SUR
Inés Paz Lemetre & Marta Gonzalez Mira | Spain, Colombia
Documentary | 2019 | 70 min
Followed by Q&A with Pacifico Sur directors Inés Paz Lemetre, Marta Gonzalez Mira, and moderated by Fernando Travesí
(via livestream) at 2:30 pm
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
*Streaming available from 3:45PM - 6:30PM
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ELLA ES CRISTINA
THIS IS CRISTINA
Gonzalo Maza | Chile | Fiction | 2019 | 82 min
Followed by Q&A with award-winning director Gonzalo Maza
(recorded in advance) after the screening
Sunday, June 28
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION: PROGRAM 4
*Streaming available from 10AM - 10PM
ACOSO
BULLYING
Gustavo Duc | Argentina | 11 min | Fiction
AFTER THE BEEP
Florian Bison | Germany – U.S.
2 min | Fiction
ARTHUR KING, CHANGING LANDSCAPES (WAUTERS FARM)
Brian Canning – Sam Johnson | U.S.
19 min | Documentary
VACÍO
EMPTINESS
Ana Lasserre | Argentina
6 min | Experimental
EDGE
Steven Subotnick | U.S.
3 min | Animation
LA CHICA DEL VESTIDO ROJO Y EL SOMBRERO AMARILLO
THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESS AND YELLOW HAT
Alvaro Rozas Leiva | Chile | 12 min | Animation
LA LUCHA DEL REY
THE KING'S FIGHT
Christian Duran | Mexico
18 min | Documentary
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION: THE AMERICAS AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING NIGHT FILM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
*Streaming available from 4:00PM - 6:30PM
4:00PM - 4:15PM - Winners of the short films competition announced
SISTERS RISING
Willow O'Feral and Brad Heck | US | Documentary | 2020 | 59 min
Followed by Q&A with Sisters Rising producer Jaida Grey Eagle and directors Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck (via live-stream) at 5:30 pm