2022 Festival Films

We are so excited to list our prize-winning filmmakers, and hope that they continue to create exciting new films in the near future!

Best Film: Vergi Rodriguez and Diana Zollicoffer. “Dreamer”

Audience Choice: Domenicca Isabella Botero. “Silver Waters”

Best Animated Film: Clara Siliezar. “Cying En La Lavanderia”

Best Documentary: Kimberly Hernandez. “Water, Land, Air, Fire”

Best Cinematography: Gabriel Duran “Helado: Ice Cream”

Best Editing: Aaron Garcia. “The Sounds At Night”

Here is the full list of participating films in 2022.

Girl with the Blue Bow

Directed by: Camila Arriola Pomasoncco
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QfVIUcnMemxZBRmacADhOIi6kpmos5n7/view?usp=sharing
United States, English
Duration: 5 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Its Not A Big Deal

Directed by: Gisselle Loera

United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 13 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Dear Yeda

Directed by: Renata “Renny” Pereira

United States, English, Portuguese
Duration: 3 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

‘Manitas

Directed by: Elvia Susana Rubalcava

United States, English
Duration: 12 minutes
First Time Filmmaker

Funnyx

Directed by: Andrea Pascasio

United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 7 minutes

Water, Land, Air, Fire

Directed by: Kimberly Jasmine Hernandez
https://youtu.be/P6KhbxYA7kY
Mexico, English, Other, Spanish
Duration: 4 minutes
Student ProjectYes

These Aren’t People

Directed by: Ben Rosales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CShVA_ppGXo
United States, Spanish
Duration: 7 minutes
Student Project

What We Just Don’t Tell Our Girls

Directed by: Monica Crystal Ocegueda
https://www.monicaocegueda.com/
United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 4 minutes

Our Stories Ep.2

Directed by: Emmanuel Hernandez
https://vimeo.com/603271500
United States, English
Duration: 2 minutes

La Cena

Directed by: Jaime Tejada

United States,
Duration: 10 minutes
Student Project

Canicas

Directed by: Maria Paula Guerrero, Nicole Mata, EJ McCabe
https://edwardmccabejr.wixsite.com/canicas
United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 4 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Dreamer

Directed by: Vergi Rodriguez, Diana Zollicoffer
https://www.facebook.com/dreamershort/?modal=admin_todo_tour
United States, English
Duration: 8 minutes
First Time Filmmaker

The Story of Cuba: A Short Film

Directed by: Eyal Gamili Holtzeker
http://www.AbstractZen.com
United States,
Duration: 2 minutes
First Time Filmmaker

Sprayin’ Series – EP.01 Mustart

Directed by: Edwin Taveras

United States, English
Duration: 7 minutes

Luftber

Directed by: David Cruz
http://www.avmediafilms.com
Colombia,
Duration: 4 minutes

The Sounds At Night

Directed by: Aaron Garcia
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305080/?ref_=wl_drctr_0
United States, English
Duration: 14 minutes

Do Not Disturb

Directed by: Mackenzie Rosario
https://mackenziemariemedia.wixsite.com/mystudentportfolio
United States, English
Duration: 4 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Silver Waters

Directed by: Domenicca Isabella Botero

United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 13 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Kalosýni

Directed by: Gabriel Duran

United States,
Duration: 7 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

The Stakeout

Directed by: Federico Castelluccio
https://www.outhouseproductionfilms.com/
United States, English
Duration: 6 minutes

Oaxacali

Directed by: Karen Y Hernandez

United States, English, Spanish
Duration: 2 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

On the Stone

Directed by: John Ortiz-Vargas

Costa Rica, English, Spanish
Duration: 11 minutes
Student Project, First Time Filmmaker

Helado (Ice Cream)