5ta Ruta United States, 40 min Director / Writer / Producer: Nelson Ramirez Director: Luisana BertorelliCast: NGOs – PAHPV Thousands of Venezuelans abroad have created an international network of humanitarian aid (food and medicine) which works from over 20 countries sending tons of supplies into Venezuela, a country going through the worst humanitarian crisis in the…
Tikkun Olam United States, 10min 30sec Director / Writer: Bob AhmedCast: Alexander Fox, Alexander Barnett “Tikkun Olam” (2021) is a short, fiction, film about an eight-year-old boy who encounters a homeless veteran in Washington, D.C. – a city that actually has the highest homelessness rate in all of America.
The Seeds of an Uncertain Land United States, 30 min Director / Writer / Producer: Jake PriceWriter: Aris MejíasProducers: Tamara Ramos Crispino, John HernandezCast: Suley Angelica, Ian Pagan-Roig, Gabriel Delgado, Yami Callazo, Ivonna Ariana, Stephanie MonserrateScore: Yaitza Lopez With dirt under their nails, dedication, science and indigenous knowledge young Puerto Rican farmers return to their ancestral lands…
Mural of Brotherhood United States, 3:30 min Director / Writer / Producer / Editor: Eli FénixProducer: Pedro Josué Juárez AtzinCast: Enrique ChiuDrone Pilot: Chris Maisoh Music: Scott Buckley “Mural of Brotherhood” is a short film that showcases the power people have to redefine the space they occupy.
Valle del Silicio (Silicon Valley) United States, 9:10 min Director: James Michael DouglasProducer: Vince WilliamsDirector of Photography: Noah Amedick Silicon Valley follows the story of 12-year-old Wilson Chun who lives on the violent streets of Guatemala’s Zona 13. Wilson’s goal is to become a computer programmer to save his family from poverty. The one of…
Awesome in Action United States, 21:05 min Director / Editor: Jaime Peak Producer: Cindy PeakCast: Nick Roussos Inspired by his childhood in Africa, Nick Roussos becomes a local children’s book author and challenges us not to place limitations on ourselves or others. When allowed to soar you will be surprised how far a person can go.