FILM – Latina Spring: Salón de Cortos
The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema.
The Latina Spring Film Series concludes in Austin, Texas with Salón de Cortos, a collection of award-winning shorts featuring selections from France, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The films will be followed by a Q&A with Chelsea Hernandez and Karina Lomelin Ripper, moderated by filmmaker Sharon Arteaga.
🗓️ Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 7 PM
📍 Austin Film Society Cinema, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX
🎟️ Purchase your ticket at https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/latina-spring-salon-de-cortos/
Films contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages.
⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐
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About the films
An Uncertain Future
Chelsea Hernandez & Iliana Sosa, 2017, USA, 11 min
In Austin, Texas, two expectant mothers-one undocumented and one US citizen-must contend with increased ICE raids and mounting hostility towards immigrants under President Trump.
Morenita
Diana Valencia, Gabriela Ortega, 2024, Mexico, 8 min
A poetic exploration of womanhood, friendship and migration through the intersecting stories of two Latin American women.
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
Natalia Leon, 2025, France, 13 min
Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
Kusi Smiles
Sisa Quispe, 2024, Peru, USA, 15 min
Unable to sing, a Quechua teenager returns to her Andean community, where sisterhood, music, and the land that raised her guide her through grief toward healing.
There’s a Devil Inside Me
Karina Lomelin Ripper, 2024, USA, 15 min
After a Catholic confirmation class, Teresa, a devilish teen, pretends to be a nun but things go sideways when she’s mistaken for a real nun and given the church’s collection basket full of cash.
Tigueronas
Imani Celeste, 2025, USA, 14 min
After ending an abusive relationship with her narcissistic boyfriend, Aaliyah and her friends hatch a bold plan for revenge on a girls’ night out, igniting a journey of self-empowerment and sisterhood.