Name: Charlotte Latino Film Festival: Hecho Aquí Short Film Block
Start: 2025-03-29T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-29T20:30:00-04:00
Location: The Independent Picture House

$Charlotte Latino Film Festival: Hecho Aqu\u00ed Short Film Block$

Five stories made in North Carolina, followed by a Q&A with local filmmakers.
About this Event

The Charlotte Latino Film Festival is honored to host a special night to shine the spotlight on our incredible local talent! Watch their amazing work and stay for a conversation with the film's directors, animators, and actors!
El Charlotte Latino Film Festival está honrado de presentar una noche especial para destacar el increíble talento local! Disfruta de su asombroso trabajo y quédate para una conversación con los directores, animadores y actores de las películas.

Charlotte Is Home: Celebrating 5 years of the Carolina Migrant Network (2025) by Iximché Media
Run time: 8 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles

This documentary celebrates 5 years of immigrant rights advocacy by the Carolina Migrant Network and the strong community bonds they’ve built.

Gabriela (2024) by Evelyn Lorena
Run time: 16 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles

A young undocumented Guatemalan dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.

German Painting (2024) by Reuben Bloom
Run time: 6 min. / Language: English

A story about misunderstandings of masculinity, cycling trauma and loss.

Refugio (2024) by dorian gómez pestaña
Run time: 11 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles

After becoming a first-time homeowner, a young DACAmented woman named Refugio navigates the complexities of the immigration system as she gets the opportunity to travel back to her motherland for the first time since she and her family first migrated to the US.

Salpimienta (Work-in-progress) by Carolina Quintana Ocampo
Run time: 8 min. / Language: English

Siblings Alex and Paolo need to make a dramatic exit when they learn their mom is making Salpimienta, the spiciest topping ever to have a place at the dinner table.

Hecho Aquí (Made Here) is an initiative started by Cine Casual in 2022 to highlight North Carolina productions made by or starring Latino talent.
Hecho Aquí (Made Here) es una iniciativa creada por Cine Casual en 2022 para destacar producciones de Carolina del Norte realizadas por o protagonizadas por talento latino.