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LOCAL & BAY AREA STORIES

Community Voices — Local Short Film Program

Saturday, October 24 | 3:10 PM | New People Cinema

Eight short films highlighting local voices, Bay Area communities, cultural identity and stories of belonging.

Featured films include:

• Noche de Muertos — A glimpse of Día de los Muertos at Los Cenzontles.
• Reciprocity: Summer — An Ecuadorian American DJ reconnects with Andean roots through ritual and nature.
• Chispa = Spark — Artists create connection through an art exchange in Southeast San Francisco.
• Turn Away — A suspenseful San Francisco-set story involving a hospital escape and nighttime boat ride.
• With These Same Hands — The son of immigrant farmworkers pursues a future in technology.
• Márcia — The story of a capoeira pioneer who opened the art form to women and queer people.

Filmmakers will be present for a post-screening Q&A.

Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging

Thursday, October 29 | 7 PM | KQED

A Bay Area documentary about Eugene Rodríguez and Los Cenzontles, exploring more than three decades of music, cultural preservation, youth mentorship and Mexican American identity.

The screening features a live performance by Los Cenzontles and a conversation with filmmaker James Hall and special guests.

Maxita

Saturday, October 31 | 2 PM | San Francisco Main Public Library

A documentary connecting Indigenous identity, spirituality and environmental concerns.

ARTS, MUSIC & CULTURAL EXPRESSION

Bird of Four Hundred Voices

October 29 | KQED

Music, Mexican American culture, intergenerational storytelling and live performance make this one of the strongest arts-focused selections for Bay Area audiences.

Comparsa

Saturday, October 24 | 12:30 PM | Roxie Theater

Two Guatemalan sisters turn grief into art and resistance through giant puppets, fire and performance while confronting gender violence.

Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon

Thursday, October 22 | 6 PM | Roxie Theater

Opening night explores the life and career of Sonia Manzano, the Latina television pioneer best known for her groundbreaking work on Sesame Street.

Community Voices

Local artists, musicians, filmmakers and cultural organizers appear throughout this shorts program, including Noche de Muertos, Chispa = Spark and Márcia.

Strawberry Lips / Labios de Fresa

Sunday, November 1 | 2:30 PM | Apple Cinemas

A romantic, queer coming-of-age story about friendship, attraction and identity.

ENVIRONMENT, INDIGENOUS ROOTS & CONNECTION TO PLACE

Maxita

Saturday, October 31 | 2 PM | San Francisco Main Public Library

The strongest environmental selection, combining Indigenous perspectives, spirituality and questions of place.

Reciprocity: Summer

Saturday, October 24 | 3:10 PM | New People Cinema

An Ecuadorian American DJ reconnects with Andean Indigenous roots through ocean offerings, ritual and nature.

Libertad

Sunday, October 25 | 1 PM | Roxie Theater

A transgender woman who fled Mexico seeks asylum and hopes to reunite with her mother, connecting migration, Indigenous identity, LGBTQ+ experience and home.

Casa Pura

Sunday, November 1 | 5 PM | Apple Cinemas

A Puerto Rican story of hurricane destruction, family, memory and the emotional meaning of home.