The first time we see Linda, the title character of Mariana Wainstein’s feature film debut, her back is towards the camera; we only see her earpods and the croissant she is eating in her right hand. The camera cuts to...
- April 3, 2025
- 7 Min Read
From film noir (A State of Madness, 2020) to comedies (Juanita, 2018), from straightforward dramas (Love Child, 2011) to a re-telling of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet (Cristo Rey, 2013), Dominican director Leticia Tonos Paniagua’s filmography as a director, writer and...
- April 1, 2025
- 7 Min Read
Beginning today and during the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, our communications manager and film critic Alejandro Riera will be posting a series of interviews with a select number of filmmakers whose films will screen during our eleven-day event. Through...
- March 27, 2025
- 6 Min Read
The 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, April 3rd-14th, will serve as host to more than 50 filmmakers from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and the United States (including Chicago). ...
- March 25, 2025
- 3 Min Read
When we launched our annual poster contest for the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, we were looking for something special – an image that would capture not just the essence of Latino cinema, but the pure joy and creative spirit...
- January 24, 2025
- 4 Min Read