33rd Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival 

¡Cine Mujer! Shorts Program

A celebration of women through cinema, featuring stories that center women or are created by women directors. This showcase highlights creativity, strength, and the diverse perspectives of women on screen and behind the camera!

Showtimes: Thursday, March 19, 2026: 6:30 (Digital Gym Cinema) (w/ filmmaker Q&A to follow)

Program

Best Eyes (Los Mejores Ojos) (16 min, USA, 2025)
Director: Kira Powell
Synopsis: While commuting between her working class neighborhood and elite private school, a biracial teen forms a friendship that challenges the version of herself her mother believes will keep her safe— leading her toward self-acceptance.

Amare (23 min, Mexico, 2025)
Director: Balam Toscano
Synopsis: Amare, an afro-descent Mexican woman was forced to migrate towards the USA to support her family, especially her sister, Cielo. Fourteen years later Amare returns to attend her father’s wake, facing the long passage of her absence as she tries to reconcile with her sister, her mother, and the roots she left behind.

Mujer que Vive en el Fin de los Tiempos (20 min, USA/Argentina/Mexico, 2025)
Director: Cristina Kotz Cornejo
Synopsis: The year is 2030. Suré is a Queer human rights lawyer and the leader of a Mexico City women’s collective that is targeted by hate groups. One night the collective is visited by a new arrival, a mysterious stranger seeking refuge. Suré’s partner, Erika, co-founder of the collective, has doubts about their new guest, Ochén.

Passarinho (13 min, Mexico, 2025)
Director: Natalia García Agraz
Synopsis: Olivia and Laura, two 13-year-old teenagers, have a plan to get the autograph of Passarinho, a Brazilian soccer idol, but before they can put the plan into action, Olivia has her first period.

Oneyda (13 min, USA/Mexico, 2025)
Director: Yulian Martínez-Escobar
Synopsis: Oneyda is a single mom from Guatemala working in construction and electrical services. She is raising two teenage girls in South Carolina and building a new life for herself and her family after surviving a chapter filled with violence and economic instability.

La Hijas de Eva (Eve’s Daughters) (14 min, Colombia, 2025)
Director: Daniela Alejandra Narvaez Huertas
Synopsis: Two women from opposing sides during the civil war in Colombia join forces to achieve women’s suffrage. Hidden in a movie theater in the capital, they summon Ismenia, a court secretary who can secure support for the plebiscite. Despite the obstacles of the time, together they will be able to achieve their goals.

Juanita (20 min, Spain, 2025)
Directors: Karen Joaquín & Uliane Tatit
Synopsis: A 12-year-old Latina girl tries to grow up under the expectations of female beauty, despite living in Barcelona. Before a pool party, Juanita must confront something that has been growing with her: the hair on her legs.