38th Miami Film Festival 2021
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- DirectorSergio RamírezStarsEduardo CabreraDaniela CastilloAlejandro Díaz1991: Guatemala is at war, but this is not an issue for Daniel and his friends. All they want to do is have fun. They travel around with baseball bats, but their goal is not to play a game, they are on the hunt.
- DirectorJulia von HeinzStarsMala EmdeNoah SaavedraTonio SchneiderHow far one is willing to go for the sake of one's political commitment.
- DirectorChristos NikouStarsAris ServetalisSofia GeorgovassiliAnna KalaitzidouAmidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities.
- DirectorTracey DeerStarsKiawentiioRainbow DickersonViolah BeauvaisBased on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.
- DirectorJose NavasStarsMekhi BlackSpain BlackCaroline De LeonSuffering from mutism has kept Marcus quiet his entire life. After years of home-schooling Marcus faces his biggest challenge yet - real school. But soon everyone will discover the incredible gift Marcus has been hiding from the world.
- DirectorJavier Fuentes-LeónStarsGhia BurnsRoberto CanoGracia OlayoA long-hidden secret flips generational hierarchies upside down at a huge birthday celebration.
- DirectorEmmanuel CourcolStarsKad MeradDavid AyalaLamine CissokhoAn actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
- DirectorNicolas BotanaStarsHugo PiccininiLaura TipoldiDavid Roizner SelanikioA few days after he moved in with his girlfriend, Jorge receives the visit of his future self who traveled through time to warn him that she is going to leave him for another guy, and proposes him a plan to avoid it.
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsJ BalvinColombian reggaeton singer J Balvin prepares for his 2019 homecoming concert amid intense political turmoil, in Matthew Heineman's latest documentary.
- DirectorMaria Corina RamirezStarsMaria Corina RamirezMarialejandra MartinNathalia LaresA Latina high school valedictorian grapples with her fate and identity as graduation day approaches, all while her mother veers too close to a ghost from the past and her younger sister swears she's found the answer to it all: winning the lottery.
- DirectorMiguel FausStarsPaula GrimaldoGuillermo CampraAres AixalàIn a mansion in the Costa Brava, a young domestic worker has to serve two rich kids while they enjoy their summer. Amongst cocktails, drugs and dishwashers, she will look for her own way to have fun.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsIvan TrojanJosef TrojanJuraj LojThe life of successful Czech healer Jan Mikolasek, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and strong familiarity with plants, set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
- DirectorMoritz BleibtreuStarsMoritz BleibtreuNadja UhlEmily KuscheHagen develops disturbing nightmares and soon can no longer distinguish between dream and reality.
- DirectorAsori SotoStarsDanilo OttavianiMarc SchöttnerCuban Food Stories is a documentary that follows the various culinary delights made in Cuba, often showing how they're made.
- DirectorBrad AbrahamsStarsDavid DeesFrom illustrating for Sesame Street to exposing the New World Order, this is the story of the controversial David Dees, unofficial artist of conspiracy theory culture. What sent him down the rabbit hole, and is there a path out?
- DirectorAna KatzStarsRaquel BankDaniel KatzNicolás LevinSebastián, a man in his thirties, works a series of temporary jobs and he embraces love at every opportunity. He transforms, through a series of short encounters, as the world flirts with possible apocalypse.
- DirectorSian-Pierre RegisStarsRebecca DanigelisSian-Pierre RegisAfter a 75 year-old mother gets fired from her job, her son takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life. As she struggles to find work, he documents a journey that uncovers the betrayals plaguing her past and the economic insecurity soon to shape not only her future, but that of an entire generation.
- DirectorKathryn Boyd-BatstoneStarsMelinna BobadillaRick ManciaIdalia VallesInspired by the Madrigal Ten, a group of women who were ten of many Latinas sterilized without consent while giving birth at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center during the 1970s. This story follows Eva, a fictional mother, who after being informed of her sterilization, is faced with the life altering decision of joining Jessica, a 26 year old fierce Chicana attorney, and nine other women in a lawsuit against the hospital despite the shame she might receive from her community and family.
- DirectorPat HeywoodJamil McGinnisStarsShaq BynesKaron TraceyJihad MarshallShaq, a young man grappling with depression, returns to his New Jersey hometown, where his exploration of grief and brotherhood transforms into the imagining of an inner life.
- DirectorCarlton DanielStarsDerrick BentonChazz Giovanni BruceAyyhaunnah de la RentaWorking as a mortician at his father's funeral parlor, Junior cycles through an unsatisfying life routine. A night out with friends forces him to see the world as it truly is.
- DirectorKamir AïnouzStarsZoé AdjaniAmira CasarLyès SalemSelma, 17, who lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets Julien in college, she realizes for the first time the impact of patriarchal rules on her intimacy.
- DirectorJosé María CabralStarsLumy LizardoNashla BogaertJazz ViláThe lives of prostitutes at a brothel in the Dominican Republic take a dramatic turn when the U.S troops invade during the 1965 war.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsTilda SwintonAgustín AlmodóvarMiguel AlmodóvarA woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.
- DirectorSameh AlaaStarsNourhan AhmedYousef ElrashidySeif HemedaAfter an 82-day separation, Adam travels a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.
- DirectorLeonardo AranguibelStarsRebeca AlemanHéctor BonillaAlice BragaTop Latin American artists unite for a reading of excerpts from Gabriel García Marquéz's "100 Years of Solitude", which tell the story of a town that succumbs to a highly contagious plague of sleeplessness and amnesia. The narration is accompanied by apt and current real-world images, drawing parallels between the magical realism of García Marquéz's novel and the surreal circumstances we live in.
- DirectorKantu LentzStarsJustin KirkOlivia EdwardMoses StormDisillusioned Jack works the night shift at a freezing facility where people choose to halt their lives. One night, he meets Jo, a terminally ill girl being unfrozen early due to lack of funds.
- DirectorA.J. WilhelmStarsLaurent AnsitoJean Paul Saint FleurAjayi JacksonAs a gifted teenager Jérôme "Junior" Simeon was recruited by top Haitian roots music group "Racine Mapou de Azor" and spent 20 years touring the world. When the lead singer of his band dies unexpectedly Junior's high-profile career comes to a shocking halt and he suddenly faces an uncertain future for himself and his legacy.
- DirectorDean HamerJoe WilsonHinaleimoana Wong-KaluStarsHinaleimoana Wong-KaluLong ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders. The stones still stand on Waikiki Beach, but their true story has been hidden - until now.
- DirectorMaxx CaicedoNelson G. NavarreteStarsLeopoldo LópezNixon LealRandal BlancoThe documentary features interviews with prominent figures opposed to the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
- DirectorAdrienne Acevedo LovetteStarsAdrienne Acevedo LovetteElod Zoltan FilyoWinner of the SUNDANCE Co//ab May 2020 film challenge, In memory of our little bean, this is a story about a mother's loss during a time of loss - made in quarantine during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- DirectorSabrina DoyleStarsJena MalonePablo SchreiberRyan FindleyA working-class fable about a biker, a mermaid and three shades of blue.
- DirectorMarcia JarmelKen SchneiderVirtuoso brothers Ilmar and Aldo live on opposite sides of a chasm a half-century wide. LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS tracks their parallel lives in New York and Havana, viewing estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
- DirectorEdson JeanStarsShein MompremierAlan Myles HeymanMadelin MarchantLudi, a hardworking and exhausted nurse, battles coworkers, clients and one impatient bus driver to learn her self worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.
- DirectorAnastasiya PalchikovaStarsAnya ChipovskayaDenis DonskoySergey Dvoynikov13-year-old Masha grows in the 90s in Russia between the boxing ring and the street. Her friends occasionally kill and rob people. The whole town hates and fears them, but for Masha they are the best people in the world who love and protect her. She sings jazz and dreams of becoming a singer. One day, Masha finds out who her friends really are and what they have done to her life and family. Having matured, she leaves her small hometown for Moscow, trying to break away from the past. But it overtakes her and brings her back to the place where her childhood passed away.
- StarsJoe NascimentoDeborah BowieChuck MortonOn August 25, 1994, Pablo Ibar and Seth Penalver were charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of burglary, one count of robbery, and one count of attempted robbery.
- DirectorBassam TariqStarsRiz AhmedAiysha HartAnjana VasanA British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.
- DirectorNacho ÁlvarezStarsIngrid García JonssonVerónica EcheguiFernando GuallarA movie based on the hit songs by the popular italian singer Raffaella Carrà.
- DirectorMartina MatzkinStarsTristán MirandaAmanda Pérez BerchDaniel CabotLucho, a 13-year-old trans boy, doesn't usually share much time with his father. When he goes on holiday with him and his younger sister, the new closeness puts their relationship to the test.
- DirectorAndres RoviraStarsDanny AdamsErica AdamsAni McCulloughDuring a Holiday dinner, a dysfunctional Cuban family grapples with social and political discourse. As the night descends into verbal and literal diarrhea, the family unveils hard truths about themselves and learn the true value of togetherness - all before the flan.
- DirectorLara IzagirreStarsAne PikazaHéctor AlterioRamón BareaNora is in her 30s and has barely left her village. When her grandfather passes away, Nora decides to journey along the Basque coast to reunite his ashes' with her grandma's.
- DirectorÁngeles CruzStarsSonia CouohNoé HernándezMyriam BravoChabela, Maria and Toña, live in a Mixtecan town, where they have to confront their own sexuality.
- DirectorBernabé RicoStarsCarlos ArecesJuana AcostaKiti MánverSara is offered the perfect apartment: roomy, very bright, luxurious and so inexpensive. There's just one problem: she can't move in until the current owner, the elderly Lola, dies.
- DirectorIsaac Mead-LongStarsRamon NuñezOwen MillerAudrey LooyeJohn and Mary live in a near-future, where trees no longer exist outside in nature. Determined to reignite their lust for life, John wants to build a secret garden for his wife - accidentally unleashing a mysterious magic into their home.
- DirectorRandy ValdesStarsAlicia HechavarríaJorge Luis ÁlvarezFernando HechavarriaMarlie, a dutiful assistant who dreams of being the theater's next star, struggles to wrangle a flamboyant cast of characters for a closing performance of "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" their adaptation of Fassbinder's text. Along the way she learns that what she thought would bring her closer to her big break, is actually what is keeping her from her dreams. Dealing with Margo, the theater group's volatile director, is always challenging but it's critically so when Marlie has to tell her that the main electrical panel for the theater has collapsed and she had to call the only electrician who could fix the archaic apparatus: Margo's ex-husband, Frank. Margo would rather set the stage on fire than have Frank return to that building. Imagine having to tell an aging, sensitive and melancholic star like Karilda that her very last performance after a long and highly acclaimed career may never see the curtain rise and if it did, it would reveal an unlit stage. All while dealing with the fascinating young star, the new sensation, the drunken trainwreck: Eva. How could Marlie make them see that she's ready for the spotlight if she can't even succeed at her current meager occupation?
- DirectorIuli GerbaseStarsRenata de LélisEduardo MendonçaGirley PaesAfter a toxic and mysterious pink cloud appeared, Giovana finds herself stuck in a flat with a man she just met, changing her life in a way she never expected.
- DirectorTessa Hope SlovisStarsMargot BinghamJen PontonLindsay MushettPizza Party is based on real events that occurred the night before the Larry Nassar trials began - At an anemic pizza party where innocence and the harsh realities of sexual abuse slam together, a group of survivors gain the courage to confront their assailant.
- DirectorLilo VilaplanaStarsCarlos CruzRicardo BecerraFrank EgusquizaThe film narrates the most horrible tortures that political prisoners "Plantados" received from the Castro regime.
- DirectorEugen JebeleanuStarsConrad MericofferAlexandru PotoceanRadouan LeflahiA young police officer, Cristi, tries to find the balance between two opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a secret.
- DirectorFarah NabulsiStarsSaleh BakriMaryam KanjMariam BashaOn his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?
- DirectorAlexandra LemayStarsDaniel AmermanA coffee cup falls in love with his drinker only to realize she may not be as loyal as he assumed.
- DirectorJasmila ZbanicStarsJasna DjuricicIzudin BajrovicBoris LerAida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
- DirectorPedro KosStarsAnita CasparyHelen KelleyCorita KentA look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.
- DirectorVictor Patrick AlvarezAndres SenorStarsMichael GreifBob Nederlander Jr.Anthony RappA Cuban-American director travels to his exiled parents' homeland to mount a stage production of the musical, RENT, where he discovers an inspiring artistic family and embarks on a personal journey to reclaim his complicated heritage.
- DirectorMarc Raymond WilkinsStarsKellan TetlowDamian MuzianiIsabelle BoultonA murder, a police raid and a photo of a mysterious girl; a young mother must piece together her twin son's secret romantic life, in order to find out what happened to them.
- DirectorSuman GhoshStarsSudipta ChakrabortyArindam GhoshShahida NeeraA four year old girl's search for "Happiness" on the streets of Kolkata
- DirectorMariem Pérez RieraStarsRita MorenoJustina MachadoNorman LearA look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.
- DirectorPaula HernándezStarsRita CorteseValeria LoisJuan Pablo MillerEstela and her mother Clota must travel from Junín, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father left her.
- DirectorDanielle ArbidStarsLaetitia DoschSergei PoluninLou-Teymour ThionA mother falls into an addictive relationship with a Russian diplomat, with whom she has nothing in common.
- DirectorJustin FairStarsRaúl CastilloClara MametIsiah Whitlock Jr.A love story told in letters that are exchanged by an anonymous public artist and an admirer who wants to know the man behind the murals.
- DirectorLeticia TonosStarsLuis José GermánJane SantosPavel MarcanoA film noir evocative Caribbean drama set in 1953 in the Dominican Republic during the cruel dictatorship of Leonidas Trujillo.
- DirectorMajid MajidiStarsAli NasirianJavad EzatiTannaz Tabatabaei12-year-old Ali and his three friends, together they work hard to survive and support their families. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is entrusted to find hidden treasure underground.
- DirectorMaria Paula ArboledaStarsKrissy LemonVirgo Martinez
- DirectorAlbert FolkStarsAlbert SalazarDavid LópezMarc Balaguer
- DirectorGustavo MilanStarsSamantha CastilloBrenda MorenoAbilio TorresMarta, a young Venezuelan mother, is immigrating to Brazil when she meets a struggling young couple with a baby girl. Her ability to breastfeed causes their fates to become forever entwined.
- DirectorSubhrajit MitraStarsSreelekha MitraDitipriya RoyArpita ChatterjeeWith 'Avijatrik' (The Wanderlust of Apu) , by Subhrajit Mitra - the enduring and endearing character of 'Apu' is all set to return after 60 years. It is the sequel to the classic "Apu Trilogy", which were directed by Satyajit Ray.
- DirectorJulio MendezKristy P. Espinoza
- DirectorKaveh NabatianStarsYonah AcostaAki YaghoubiEvelyn Castroda O'FarrillAt the urging of his girlfriend, a frustrated Afro-Cuban ballet dancer seduces a lonely Iranian-Canadian divorcee to secure passage from Cuba to Canada, where he plans to reunite with his girlfriend.
- DirectorJessica Kavana DornbuschStarsJosé ZúñigaRicardo ChaviraClara McGregorIsrael "Reefa" Hernandez Jr, an 18-year-old Colombian immigrant and talented artist, is spending his last summer in Miami with friends, family and his new girl Frankie before moving to New York City on an art scholarship. While Israel and his friends skateboard the city streets and spray paint the walls of Wynwood, Miami's graffiti Mecca, anxieties emerge twofold: Israel and his family nervously await their Green Cards while he desperately seeks recognition for his art. On August 6, 2013, as Israel spray paints one last wall which would command immediate respect from his peers, a fatal encounter with a police officer leaves his family and friends devastated, the Miami community outraged, and the country reeling from another case of police brutality.
- DirectorAndreas ApostolidisStarsMacarena BenitesPedro FabianParis FerraroIn the land of the Zapatistas, Augusto Pinochet and Fidel Castro, what are the stories Latin Americans have been telling to confront their troubled past? Latin Noir travels to five Latin American cities, to meet with famous crime novelists Leonardo Padura (Havana), Luis Sepulveda (Santiago), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico City), Santiago Roncagliolo (Lima), Guillermo Orsi, and Claudia Piñiero (Buenos Aires). Through their work, we discover a unique genre of flourishing literature that is political, dark and above all concerned with a sense of extreme disorder created by the state's involvement in crime.