Dir: Katja Doehne (Guatemala, 2019) 10:30 min / Rated G

Jakelin Caal and her father left their poverty-stricken village in Guatemala and made it all the way to the U.S. But just hours after they crossed the border, Jakelin died.

Dir. Christopher Romano (Belize, 2019) 16:11 min / Rated PG

Eworth Garbutt is a thriving entrepreneur and family man. This film documents exactly how he’s achieved his success

Dir. Tessa Boerman (Curacao/ The Netherlands, 2018) 15:15 min / Rated PG

A short documentary about artist Tirzo Martha, narrated in stage like framed tableaux, positioning his work in the specific context of the island of Curaçao. Martha’s profound connection to the nature, culture and history of Curaçao is reflected in his use of materials and iconography. His deeper motives and ambitions are made visible through his work in his art centre: Instituto Buena Bista. From the series Dutch Masters in the 21st Century, portraying the best Dutch, and (former Dutch) Antillean artists by the best Dutch directors.

Dir. Pascal Pernix (Cayman Island, 2018) 24 min / Rated R

In the hope of starting a better life in a southern country, Elia and Ayon took a small plane that crashed during a violent tropical storm. Elia must now bury Ayon and survive alone in the unknown jungle she’s stranded in.

Dir. Danae Grandison (Jamaica, 2017) 12 min / Rated R

UNSPOKEN is a drama set in the hills of Kingston on a hot oppressive summer night, when Caroline, who is 8 months pregnant, is awoken by a loud voice outside her window—only to then discover her husband is in an inappropriate scenario. This night rolls into the morning with Caroline feeling vengeful.

Dir. Carlo Habet (Belize, 2019) 15 mins / Rated R

Dir. Roshdy Ahmed (Egypt, 2017) 15 min / Rated xx

An Egyptian artist named Khaled decides to investigate a murder case of a child who is selling sweet potato in Tahrir square. He receive visions and nightmares about the child during his journey of investigation until he reaches a point where it is a dead end, And the case takes him to an outcome that is out of his exceptions

Dir. Rosendo Bol (Belize, 2019) 10 min /Rated PG-13

Dir. Paul Pryce & Ron Morales (Trinidad & Tobago, 2018) 14 min / Rated R

When a desperate fisherman’s protest hunger strike fails to stop a corrupt government from destroying his village, he brokers a deal with a mercurial drug runner to save his village by trafficking cocaine in fishing boats between Trinidad and Venezuela.

Dir. Leroy Mcloughlin (Belize, 2019) 22 min / Rated G

A young girl, named Tecuani, encounters the mythical ‘Tata Duende’ in a cave she discovered in the forest. The Duende proceeds to tell her the real, but long forgotten, history of her people. She discovers her ancestors, once part of a great ancient civilisation fell victim to a greedy few who destroyed their only islands life-supporting forests, rivers and reefs. As their people descended into starvation and conflict the greedy few denied responsibility instead pointing the finger of blame at the majestic yet voiceless jaguar. A small group managed to escape across the stormy Arawak Sea hopelessly seeking a new beginning on an island which exists only in stories. Join us to discover how their fate and Tecuani’s are entwined!

Dir. Toby Wosskow ( USA, South Africa, 2018) 17 min / Rated G

From Executive Producer Sir Richard Branson, Sides of a Horn is the first film to tell the story of Africa’s poaching war from both sides of the fence. Based on actual events, and filmed in one of the communities most directly impacted by wildlife crime, we follow the journey of two brothers-in-law fighting on opposite sides of Africa’s poaching war. This dramatic short film paints an unbiased portrait of a modern war that is tearing communities apart and driving a prehistoric species to the verge of extinction.

Dir. Juliette McCawley (Trinidad & Tobago, 2019) 15:30 min / Rated PG-13

A young widower lives in self-imposed exile deep in the country, haunted by a tragic secret. One day an unexpected visitor from his past makes him confront his shattered life.

Dir. Jessica Mendez Siqueiros (USA,2018) 10 min / Rated PG

When Maia, a mixed race Latina woman, sets out to reconnect with her traditional Mexican roots on her Nana’s 100th birthday, things go terribly wrong. A dark comedy about what it means to be the ‘other’ in the family.

Dir. Fernando Cruz (Cuba, 2018) 14 min / Rated R

Maite is a high school girl that makes a lot of effort to lead a life similar to those her own age, but the sordid environment she lives in and the responsibilities that fall on her shoulders prevent her from being taken seriously by her peers. In spite all this, she feels she can save herself, because through her imagination she can recreate the world in the most beautiful way possible.

Dir. Alwin Bully (Dominica, 2017) 27 mins / Rated G

Oseyi, (age 10) lives in Colihaut, a remote village in Dominica where an ancient carnival/masquerade art form called “Bann Mové”(Bad Band) is still practiced. But Oseyi has a great fear of these masqueraders due to his mother’s constant repetition that “Bann Mové kill your father”. When, with his uncle’s insistence and his friend Tamika’s assistance, he forces himself into the costume, he discovers an astonishing truth about his mother, the actual circumstances surrounding his father’s death and his uncle’s role in it. With this new knowledge he overcomes his fear, begins to understand his world and starts becoming a man.

Dir. Maina Diniz & Marjorie Rocka (Brazil, 2018) 14:40 min / Rated PG-13

Dalila lives between lines and color, until, at a certain moment, she is captured by Gustavo’s lenses.

Dir. Lester L. Lewis (Canada,2017) 15 min / Rated PG-13

Louis and Kate are celebrating 5 years of a beautiful seemingly perfect relationship. There’s only one problem. Although they are both aware and have taken measures to adjust, there is no getting away from the fact that she is literally too good to be true, and that he’s all caught up in reality.

Dir. Mariama Diallo (USA, 2018) 12:11 min / Rated PG-13

In a black hair salon in gentrifying Brooklyn, the local residents fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.

Dir. Mariana Martinez Gomez (Mexico, 2018) 13:07 min / Rated PG-13

Press photographer Franco is covering the political campaign of a reputedly violent and demonic man. Unbeknownst to the latter, Franco captures a shot that greatly displeases the security service. A race against the clock starts.…

Dir. Kia Moses / Co-Dir: Adrian McDonald (Jamaica, 2018) 13:08 min / Rated G

A Jamaican boy sets out on a dream, ten times his size, to fly to the moon, despite his circumstances and father’s opposition.