Program
Thursday, March 5th - Opening Night Pachanga
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Industry Workshop
Workshops led by Industry Professionals for Festival Film Directors & LIFE Volunteers. Details coming soon!
6:00 - 6:45 PM
Networking Mixer
Meet the Latina Directors and Screenwriting Finalists of LIFE Film Festival. See you there!
6:30 - 7:30 PM
La Cosmovisión Latina
Introductions from LIFE Founder, Josefina Lopez & Co-Directors, Iris Almaraz & Cristina Nava.
Door Open 6:30 PM
Festival begins 7:00 PM
7:30 - 9:30 PM
BLOCK 1
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
#1 Bad Dad, Natalie Camou
The Vote, Sylvia Ray
Prick, Natalie De Diego
Legend of El Cucuy, Cynthia Garcia WIlliams
Mal De Amores, Fiorella Vescovi Garcia
Breaking Though, Kira Kalush
Bye Bye Barbarito, Michelle Salcedo
9:30 - 11:30 PM
OPENING NIGHT
PACHANGA
Celebrate the Opening Night of Latina Directed films with entertainment & arts professionals.
Friday, March 6th - Industry Fun
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Industry Workshop
Workshops led by Industry Professionals for Festival Film Directors & LIFE Volunteers. Details coming soon!
4:00 - 5:00 PM
BREAK
Meet the Latina Directors and Screenwriting Finalists of LIFE Film Festival. See you there!
5:00 - 7:00 PM
BLOCK 2
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
Dear..., Jacqueline Guido
Yo Soy Joaquina, Maria G. Martinez & Elvia S. Rubalcava
The Motherhood Trap, Vilma Villela
Stranger In the Mirror, Elvia Susana Rubalcava
Apa's Girl, Elvia Susana Rubalcava
Change, Cynthia Ann Huerta-McKown
Someday, Erica Soto
The Light Between Us, Teresa Fernadez
8:00 - 10:00 PM
BLOCK 3
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
V-Card, Sonia Gonzalez
Transition, Trina Calderon
Sock it to me, Joelle Marie Velez
Me Porto Bonita, Cecilia Romo
Code Whatever, Giselle Vazquez
Madre Tonantzin, Jennifer Sanchez
Sirens, Maria Valdez
The Pincher, Pilar Adara
Lucky Bastard (film)
Saturday, March 7th - Casa 0101 Theater
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Industry Workshop
PANEL WITH FILM PROGRAMERS - How to Make Your Film Stand Out in a Pool of Submissions
12:30 - 1:15 PM
LUNCH
Meal break for the community.
1:30 - 3:30 PM
BLOCK 4
A Feature Film and Short Film Showcase.
The Place Between, Laura Perez
Don't Ghost Me, Sofie Khan
TEETH, Sara Ataiiyan
3:45 - 5:45 PM
BLOCK 5
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
Artemis & Cassandra, Steph Martinez and Veronica Smith
Mija, Valerie Abrego Amaya
Llorona, Silvia Vera
The Girls next Door, Donna Wheeler
Dreamer, Vergi Rodriguez
Lessons Learned Cotulla, Odedett Garza
Diez Segundos, Gloria Laino
Fluffy Home Girls, Elvia Susan Rubalcava
5:45 - 6:45 PM
Networking Mixer
7:00 - 9:00 PM
BLOCK 6
Join us for a networking mixer at Casa 0101 Theater.
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
The Road to Lilith, Liz Sweeney
Beyond the Moonlight, Natalie Rodriguez
She Fell From Space, Serina Covarrubias
A Call From You, Denise Gosdinski-Espinoza and Anneliesse Gosdinski-Espinoza
The Custodian, Amaris Pueyes Mendez
Eternal Inferno, Alexandra Velasco
Home, Johanny Mota
Saturday, March 7th - Cinépolis Night PICO RIVERA
7:00 - 9:00 PM
BLOCK A
BLOCK A Feature Film and Short Film Program
The Prodigal Daughter, Mabel Valdiviezo
Brotherly Blood, Alejandra Lopez
7:00 - 9:00 PM
BLOCK B
BLOCK B Feature Film and Short Film & Filmmakers Q&A. - Private Screening - Open to Pico Rivera Guests & Festival Pass Holders
Untitled Doc, Cristina Nava & Patrick Perez Vidauri
Bye Bye Barbarito, Michelle Salcedo
7:00 - 9:00 PM
BLOCK C
BLOCK C Shorts Film Program
Mal De Amores, Fiorella Vescovi Garcia
Red Onion (film)
The Vote, Sylvia Ray
#1 Bad Dad, Natalie Camou
Breaking Through, Kira Kalush
Confessions to the Moon, Rosa Navarrete
Prick, Natalie De Diego
Spill the Frijoles, Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
9:00 - 11:00 PM
Pachanga
Post-screening PICO RIVERA Pachanga!
Sunday, March 8th - Closing & Gratitude
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Industry Day
Workshops led by Industry Professionals for Festival Film Directors & LIFE Volunteers. Details coming soon!
1:00 - 3:00 PM
BLOCK 7
Student Screening Short Film Showcase.
Nuestro Pasado Olvidado Jimena Mendez
6 Min and 45 Seconds, Hannah Benavides
Resilience, Gisselle Chipana
Roots of Loving Us, Bridget Valenzuela
Toko Toko, Circe Ceseña Solani
Irreplaceable, Samantha Reyna
Stalling, Crystal Ruby Juarez
3:30 - 5:30 PM
BLOCK 8
A Feature Film and Short Film Showcase.
Backstreet to the American Dream, Patricia Nazario
Soy Yo, Lauren Nicole Ballestros
6:00 - 8:00 PM
BLOCK 9
Shorts Film Program & Filmmakers Q&A.
Spill the Frijoles, Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
And Usted También, Andrea Cañizares-Fernandez and Emilia Mendieta Córdova
Punk is Punk, Kimberly Bautista
Brotherly Blood, Alejandra Lopez
Candy Puppet, Angela Lorena Statnik
Arranca, Liliana M. Molina
Development, Chloe Caudillo
8:00 - 8:45 PM
Awards
Latina Independent Film Extravaganza Festival
Awards Ceremony!
9:00 - 11:00 PM
CLOSING NIGHT PACHANGA
Celebrate the amazing artists featured at the festival!