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Title: ONE NOTHING

Synopsis: On a hot summer day in Los Angeles, a young man's determination draws him to an urban basketball court. Content to play alone, he’s soon confronted by two Hispanic kids from the neighborhood. What follows is an unexpected encounter and revelation.

Director: Todd Harter
    Language:
English
    Country: USA
                 
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Title: LA PAJARA PINTA

Synopsis: The community of the village of El Limón in the mountains of El Salvador teamed up with Salvadoran filmmaker, Paula Heredia to make a film that reflects their life, aspirations and cultural roots. Pinta the Bird is an honest, inspiring and richly authentic film that touches everyone's heart.

Director: Paula Heredia
    Language:
    Country: El Salvador
                 
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Title: PAPI CHULO

Synopsis: Papi Chulo is the story of Jesus Paulo Enrique Mauricio de Los Santos or Peter for short. It's the tale of a Mexican busboy that secretly wants to be an artist. The only problem is he's too timid to express himself artistically. That is until a beautiful customer named Mary comes inside the restaurant. Jesus is forced to decide whether he will continue hiding behind a mountain of folded napkins or finally take a step closer into making his dreams a plausible reality.

Director: Jonny Diaz
    Language:
English
    Country: USA
                 
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Title: ARANCELES

Synopsis: The production of Latin American cinema is unknown even for Latino Americans. The “tariffs” (Aranceles) imposed by the distribution put in jail any creativity and virtuosity of the most inventive and realistic cinema in the world. Aranceles is a panorama of Latin American cinema seen from a prison, where the Latin American movies are incarcerated.

Director: Melo Viana
    Language:
Spanish
    Country: Brazil
                 
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Title: OSVALDO'S

Synopsis: The Dominguez family is forced to confront a future of uncertainty after the matriarch’s passing. It is on this night that they begin the road to understanding.

Director: Randy Wilkins
    Language:
English
    Country: USA
                 
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Title: DETACHMENT

Synopsis: A young marine (Santiago) returns home from the battlefront to enjoy a brief liberty spell but discovers that returning to civilian life is tougher than his war experiences. To top it off, Santiago must win back the love of his estranged son Noe. Things get complicated when Santiago falls in love with a young woman from the neighborhood, the result could mean distancing himself from his son forever.

Director: Robert Moore
    Language:
English
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    Country: USA
                 

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