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MELA<br />
DIR. KRISTIAN MERCADO | USA | 12 MIN. | 2022<br />
PRESENTED WITH A FEATURE | THURSDAY | JUNE 1 | 6:45PM | TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES<br />
Mela is a headstrong dancer and single mother, balancing motherhood and her dreams. After she has an argument with her child’s<br />
teacher, Mela is forced to navigate the day with her daughter, trying her best to make it in time for an important audition. “Mela” is the<br />
story of every young Latina who struggles to define their role in society, both as a mother and as a person fighting for her dreams, all in<br />
the backdrop of a gentrifying Spanish Harlem.<br />
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE<br />
MOTHER'S DAUGHTER [LA HIJA BUENA]<br />
DIR. MAURICIO SOTELO | PERU | 15 MIN. | <strong>2023</strong><br />
SHORTS 3 PROGRAM | SUNDAY | JUNE 4 | 1:45PM | TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES<br />
A daughter takes care of her sick mother. They seem to be trapped and hurt by their past. When the daughter senses that her mother is<br />
soon to die, a feeling that there is something yet to be resolved won’t leave her -not even in the middle of a birthday celebration.<br />
FEMALE DIRECTOR<br />
WORLD PREMIERE<br />
PEDACITO DE CARNE<br />
DIR. AKILAH “AK” WALKER | USA | 16 MIN. | <strong>2023</strong><br />
SHORTS 3 PROGRAM | SUNDAY | JUNE 4 | 1:45PM | TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES<br />
“Pedacito de Carne” follows Sandra, a millennial caregiver for her mother, Antonia who is living with a rare form of dementia. The disease<br />
is quickly progressing and both women have to adjust to their new roles. In the midst of her caregiving duties, Sandra runs into an old<br />
flame, Fuzzy who asks her out and reignites her desire. Ignoring her duties, Sandra takes a night off to meet up with Fuzzy. The next<br />
morning will bring a surprise.<br />
AFRO/ BLACK LATINO<br />
INDIGENOUS LATINO<br />
30<br />
SABORRRR!<br />
DIR. GIANFRANCO FERNÁNDEZ-RUIZ | USA | 17 MIN. | 2021<br />
SHORTS 3 PROGRAM | SUNDAY | JUNE 4 | 1:45PM | TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES<br />
On the first day of shooting a popular Tex-Mex food commercial, a Puerto Rican actress strives to meet the demands of culturally demeaning<br />
creators for her first big role. The more the stereotypes converge on her beliefs, the more she feels crazed, trapped in a character she’s<br />
unsure she can escape. A surreal nightmare ensues in which the exploitation of her heritage takes hideous and hilarious form, sending<br />
her down a spiralling staircase of identity politics. Can she get out?
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