CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival

CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival

Sunday, Sep 29, 2024 at 3:00pm

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Schedule:

3pm: Prodigal Daughter

Filmmaker And Artist Mabel Valdiviezo Reunites With Her Family In Peru After 16 Years Of Silence, Confronting Haunting Childhood Memories And A Troubled Past As An Undocumented Immigrant In The United States.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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3pm: Itu Ninu

In The Not-So-Distant Future Of 2084, Ángel Finds Himself Trapped As A Climate Migrant In An Unspecified Smart City, Under Constant Surveillance. Amidst A Bleak And Oppressive Existence, Ángel Makes A Living By Cultivating Plants, Preserving The Fading Wisdom Of Seeds.
Within This Desolate Landscape He Crosses Paths With Sofia, Another Climate Migrant Who Works At A Recycling Facility. Fate Intertwines Their Lives When A Chance Encounter Reveals An Unexpected Connection: A Shared Language.
Fueling Ángel's Longing For Human Connection And A Glimmer Of Hope, He Reaches Out To Sofia. Aware Of The Omnipresent Digital Monitoring, Ángel Decides To Communicate With Her Through The Timeless Medium Of Pen And Paper, Fostering An Intimate, Clandestine Bond.
As Their Secret Correspondence Unfolds, A Friendship Grows Between Ángel And Sofia As Does Their Desire For Liberation From Excessive Control.

Location: Museum Of Fine Arts

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5pm: La Cocina

It’s The Lunch Rush At The Grill In Manhattan, And Money Has Gone Missing From The Till. All The Undocumented Cooks Are Being Investigated, And Pedro (Briones) Is The Prime Suspect. He’s A Dreamer And A Troublemaker, And In Love With Julia (Mara), An American Waitress Who Cannot Commit To A Relationship. Rashid, The Grill ́s Owner, Has Promised To Help Pedro With His Papers So He Can "Become Legal." But A Shocking Revelation About Julia Compels Pedro To Spiral Into An Act That Will Stop The Production Line Of One Of The City’s Busiest Kitchens Once And For All.

La Cocina Is A Tragic And Comic Tribute To The Invisible People Who Keep Our Restaurants Running And Our Stomachs Full, Whilst Chasing A Perhaps Unreachable Version Of The American Dream.

Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre

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7pm: Closing Night Reception

Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre


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