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2023 PROGRAM

All screenings are free and open to the public.
*The opening night and the awards ceremony/closing require invitation and RSVP respectively

Thursday, June 15

15

Opening Night

INSTITUTO CERVANTES NEW YORK

211 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017

6:00 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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THE BEASTS

AS BESTAS

NY PREMIERE

Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain | Fiction | 2022 | 137 min 

By invitation only.

Reception to follow sponsored by Ron Barceló and Alta Expresión (Ibéricos COVAP)

Friday, June 16

16

INSTITUTO CERVANTES NEW YORK

211 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017

5:00 PM  PROGRAM 1: SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

STITCH BY STITCH / 

CADENA EN CADENA

Rachel Thompson | U.S.-Mexico | Documentary | 2023 | 6 min

NURTURE

Ying-Fang Shen | U.S.-Taiwan | Animation | 2021 | 3 min

MEMORIES IN THREE COLORS / 

MEMORIAS EN TRES COLORES

Argenis Herrera Sanchez | Chile-Venezuela | Fiction | 2021 | 13 min

THE PRIMORDIAL IMPASSE

L'IMPASSE PRIMORDIALE

Marco Joubert | Canada | Experimental | 2022 | 4 min

TODAY IS NOT MY BIRTHDAY /

HOY NO ES MI CUMPLEAÑOS

Stuart Rivas | Venezuela | Fiction | 2021 | 7 min

POCHO HUERTA

Jely Reategui | U.S. | Fiction | 2023 | 7 min

THE LAST DROP / 

LA ULTIMA GOTA

Americo Gaite | Australia-Uruguay | Experimental | 2022 | 3 min

HAMLEYED

Pedro Blanco-Uribe | U.S. | Fiction | 2022 | 8 min

6:00 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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RECLAIMING OUR POWER

WORLD PREMIERE

Marta Bautis | U.S.A-Canada | Documentary | 43 min | 2023

7:00 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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LAS ABOGADAS

NY PREMIERE

Victoria Bruce | USA | Documentary | 2022 | 90 min

Saturday, June 17

17

CITY COLLEGE DOWNTOWN (CWE)

25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004

Photo ID required to enter the building.

3:00 PM  PROGRAM 2: SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

DEHATSI: I WAS ANOTHER PLACE / 

DEHATSI: EU ERA OUTRO LUGAR

Tatiana Boudakian | Brazil | Fiction | 2021 | 20 min

THE AWAKENING OF THE YOUNGSTERS / 

EL DESPERTAR DE LOS JÓVENES

Sergio Garcia Locateli | Spain-Peru | Documentary | 2022 | 10 min

HEALTHY LIES / 

SANAS MENTIRAS

Oscar Eguia Hernández | Spain | Documentary | 2022 | 4 min

IF THERE IS NO STRUGGLE

Jared Katsiane | U.S | Experimental | 2022 | 14 min

XEJUYUP MORE THAN A CLUB / 

XEJUYUP MÁS QUE UN CLUB

Rodrigo García Chapetón | Guatemala | Documentary | 2022 | 14 min

1/4 ANTE MERIDIEM

Alex Noppel Briseño | Mexico | Fiction | 2022 | 18 min

4:30 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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HOME IS SOMEWHERE ELSE

NY PREMIERE

Jorge Villalobos, Carlos Hagerman | Mexico-U.S. | Animation | 2022 | 87 min.

Monday, June 19

19

INSTITUTO CERVANTES NEW YORK

211 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017

6:30 PM  PROGRAM 3: SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

YULÍ

Patrick Dione, Miki Gingras | Canada-Colombia | Experimental | 2021 | 18 min

WHITE
Keum-Taek Jung | U.S | Experimental | 2022 | 3 min

MARINA'S DREAM / 

EL SUEÑO DE MARINA

Sebastian Botero | Colombia-U.S | Fiction | 2022 | 9 min

THE WALTZ

Yulia Ruditskaya | U.S | Animation | 2022 | 5 min

THIS TIME / 

ESTA VEZ

David Moncada Varele | Colombia | Fiction | 2022 | 13 min

LEGS AND CIGARETTES

Veronica Vigil | U.S.-Spain | Documentary | 2023 | 20 min

KARINA'S SUIT / 

EL TRAJE DE KARINA

Frank Benitez | Colombia | Fiction | 2021 | 20 min

*Reception to follow 

Tuesday, June 20

20

INSTITUTO CERVANTES NEW YORK

211 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017

THE (OTHER) 700 CLUB 

Juan Blanco | US | Documentary | 2022 | 10 min

CUANACAQUILITL (DANDELION)

Lorena Valencia | US | Fiction | 2022 | 17min

THE BATON

EL BASTÓN

Nemo Allen | US | Documentary | 2022 | 15 min

EL CHUZALONGO  

Julie Neira Campoverde| US | Fiction | 2022 | 14 min

THE MONK AND THE REBEL

Prabhat Gurung | US | Fiction | 2022 | 15 min

Followed by a Q&A with directors.

7:00 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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LEYENDA VIVA

NY PREMIERE

Martin Nova | Colombia | Documentary | 2022 | 113 min

Wednesday, June 21

21

CONSULATE GENERAL OF ARGENTINA IN NY

12 W 56 Street, New York, NY 10019

5:30 PM  PROGRAM 4: SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

DESERT LIGHTS / 

ESTRELLAS DEL DESIERTO

Katherina Harder Sacre | Chile | Fiction | 2022 | 18 min

LOVER BOY’S LITTLE DREAM

Ritvick Mehra | Canada | Animation | 2021 | 15 min

TO FIND YOU

Chantal Rosengurt | Argentina-Greece-U.S. | Animation | 2022 | 3 min

SPELL

Khalil Charif | Brazil | Experimental | 2023 | 6 min

TENDER PARTS

Steven Subotnick | U.S | Animation | 2023 | 5 min

ALIAS CHARLIES DAVID / 

A.K.A. CHARLIES DAVID

Aitor Sanchez, Gabriela Delgado,  Walter Manrique | Cuba | Documentary | 2023 | 13 min

HABLANDO DE COSAS SERIAS: FRANCHU / NAHIARA 

Claudia Ruiz | Argentina | Animation | 2022 | 8 min

6:30 PM  FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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SUBLIME

NY PREMIERE

Mariano Biasin | Argentina | Fiction | 2022 | 100 min

Thursday, June 22

22

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (NMAI)

One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

6:00 PM  AMERICAS AWARD CERMONY
TAFFNY Short Films in Competition

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 FOLLOWED BY FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION

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FANCY DANCE

Erica Tremblay (Seneca/Cayuga) | USA | Fiction | 2022 | 90 min

Reception to follow. Location TBA. (by invitation only)

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