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PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM
101 N Museum Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262

The 8th Annual Official Latino Film and Arts Festival will take place in person at Palm Springs Art Museum, located in the heart of Palm Springs, California, during the days of December 9-11, 2022

The festival is divided into 13 blocks of films . Each block of films contains either several short films or a feature film with a short. In each block the movies run approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.  After the movies end, we will have a Q & A with the filmmakers representing their films.

 

Please navigate the different tabs below so you can see the schedule and times of Blocks, Event, Panels and Award Ceremony.

Tickets for each block are $15. We also offer a Full-Day Pass for $45 and a Full-Festival Pass for $120

You may purchase tickets here, but before you buy your tickets, make sure you are selecting the block  that contains the movie or movies you want to see.

The films below will NOT be available Online. Our Online Program this year is only for the International Selections and New Media.

2022 Festival Schedule

BLOCK 1 | YOUTH, TRUTH, AND RESISTANCE

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
12 PM - 2:00 PM/

Tre Flip Funk by Radio Tierra (Music Video)
directed by Jose Rocha, Sarah Rocha

What We Just Don’t Tell Our Girls
directed by Monica Crystal Ocegueda

Dream Carriers
directed by Esmeralda Hernandez

Los Patines
directed by Loren Escandon

Change the Narrative
directed by Amaurys Grullon

La Macana
directed by Maria Eugenia Mealla

Pocha
directed by Carly Oscar

Green Water
directed by Carlos Estrada

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
directed by Elena Francesca Engel

BLOCK 2 | EXCURSIONS IN ARTE

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
2 PM - 4 PM/

MITLA | Underworld
directed by Mark Chavez

The Burning Plain
directed by Andrés Vázquez

Something in the Garden
directed by Marcos Sanchez

Sprayin’
directed by Edwin Taveras

Stained
directed by Valeria Perez

L.O.V.E.
directed by Jeremiah Ocañas

FREQUENCIES
directed by Andrés Vázquez

We Are Here
directed by Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro

VISIONS
directed by Karina Lomelin Ripper

BLOCK 3 | CELEBRATING BLACK VOICES

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
4 PM - 6 PM/

RZA |Fate of the World (Not in Competition)
directed by Danny Hastings, RZA

Kylie
directed by Sterling Hampton

You Can Always Come Home
directed by Juan Luis Matos

Hermanita
directed by Hisonni Mustafa

Hallelujah
directed by Victor Gabriel

Half-Day
directed by Morgan Mathews

FIVE
directed by David Orantes

For Love and Legacy
directed by A.K. Sandhu

FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
5 PM - 8 PM/

RED CARPET OPENING NIGHT

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
5 PM - 7 PM/

BLOCK 4 | LAS JEFAS

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
7 PM - 9 PM/

Deja Vu
directed by Alejandra Hinojosa

Blue Veil
directed by Shireen Alihaji

Blood Sisters
directed by Anastacia Puertas

The Ritual to Beauty
directed by Shenny de Los Angeles
and Maria Marrone

Calabaza
directed by Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez

Huella
directed by Gabriela Ortega

Keep/Delete
directed by Kryzz Gautier

Hoar
directed by Jeanette Dilone

Daughter of the Sea
directed by Alexis C Garcia

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM/

BLOCK 5 | TIES THAT BIND

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
12 PM - 2:00 PM/

TESORO
directed by Roxanna Denise Stevens Ibarra

Mamita
directed by Carlo D’Amore

The Fix
directed by Emilio Miguel Torres

Quico
directed by Carlos A. Hiciano

Forgetting Caroline
directed by Alexis Duran

Sol
directed by Cody Salais

The Golden Bull
directed by Pedro Perez Nuñez

BLOCK 6 | AMOR ES AMOR

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
2 PM - 4 PM/

REBEL
directed by Jose Alfredo Garcia

The Other Side of The Rainbow
directed by Yesid Lopez

From X to Z
directed by Florencia Manovil

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night
directed by Fawzia Mirza

Omolara
directed by Andrés Vázquez

Work
directed by April Maxey

El Marijuano
directed by Andrew Lara Cervantes

BLOCK 7 | EAST TO WEST

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
4 PM - 6 PM/

Mi SueÑo ( My Dream)
directed by Edgar Marcano

Influencia
directed by Patrick de Vinck,
Ryan Rosenheim

Glafira
directed by Eric Armando Ibarra

A Song of the Land
directed by César Velasco

The Duke and Duchess of Queens
directed by Jezabel Montero

They Call Us Sediciosos
directed by Iz Gutierrez

The Guitar Thief
directed by Miguel Lepe Jr

BLOCK 8 | FEATURE FILM

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
6 PM - 8 PM/

Pepe Serna:

LIFE IS ART
Directed by Luis Reyes
Produced by Kevin Derek, David Mendez,
Isaac Artenstein and
David Damian Figueroa

Preceded by the short films

ABUELO
directed by Kayvon Derak Shanian

Desert Underground
directed by Angel Chavez

New York Tango
directed by Pablo Raul

BLOCK 9 | CHEEZTOSOS(TM) COMEDY JAM

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
8 pm - 10 pm/

CHEEZTOSOS – AIR TIMBALES (not in competition)
directed by Danny Hastings

The Bank
directed by Sean Martinez

Happy 4 U
directed by Shannon Coffey

Bonus Time
directed by Alex Hanno

Her and I
directed by Stephanie Marin

A Latino Hollywood Nightmare
directed by Jeff Valdez

¡Yo soy Sally, La Loca!
directed by David Aguilar Rodriguez

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM/

BLOCK 10 | NATIVE TONGUES

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
12 PM - 2:00 PM/

Udeyonv (What They’ve Been Taught)
directed by Brit Hensel

Kicking the Clouds
directed by Sky Hopinka

Maidenhood
directed by Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza

Woman of the earth
directed by Evelyn Muñoz

Homelands
directed by José Chalit Hernandez,
Evan Barrientos

Long Line of Ladies
directed by Shaandiin Tome,
Rayka Zehtabchi

BLOCK 11 | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
2 PM - 4 PM/

RZA |Saturday afternoon kung fu theater (not in competition)
Music Video directed by Danny Hastings, RZA

MANNY DOESN’T LIKE IT HERE
directed by Becca Beberaggi

Preggers
directed by Sylvia Ray

Lodo
directed by Alessandro Gentile

Ellay
directed by Cruz Castillo and Keenan Duke

Fuego
directed by Edwin FrankO

BLOCK 12 | ZONA OSCURA

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
4 PM - 6 PM/

El Moño
directed by Luis Fernando Puente
and Lizde Arias

Recombined
directed by Regina Ainsworth

Afterlife of Memory
directed by Jordan Fuller Vera

The Fourth
directed by Johnny Kirk

Remember Me
directed by Ron McCants

TESTIMONY
directed by Jason Camp

Wolves
directed by Jesús Celaya

The Record
directed by Kristi Uribes

DIAGEO COCKTAIL RECEPTION

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
5 pm - 7 pm/

BLOCK 13 | CLOSING NIGHT FILM

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
7 pm - 9 pm/

Allswell
Directed by Ben Snyder
Written by Elizabeth Rodriguez
and Ben Snyder,
Produced by Gia Walsh, Ari Issler,
Paul Jarrett and
Elizabeth Rodriguez

Preceded by

Brownsville Bred
directed by Elaine Del Valle

OFFICIAL LATINO FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL | AWARD CEREMONY

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM | ANNENBERG THEATER
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
9 pm - 10 pm/
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
10 pm - 1 am/