Film Shorts, Cine con Corazón
Come join Hermandad’s film shorts festival fundraiser for Puerto Rico. Watch seven film shorts from Puerto Rico, Spain and Iran including award winners!
April 14, 2024
@6:00 p.m.
129 Centerway
Greenbelt, MD 20770
GIVING LEVELS
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IN-PERSON
Donation of $30
Please donate $30 for each person attending the concert. Por favor done $30 por cada persona que asista al concierto.STUDENT SPONSOR
Donation of $120+
Consider donating $120 allowing 4 high school Spanish students tickets to this event.
Considere donar $120 para permitir que 4 estudiantes de habla hispana de secundaria asistan a este evento.
SPONSOR
Donation of $125+
Donate $125 to become a sponsor of this event.
Donar $125 para sel un sponsor de este evento.
FILM SHORTS DETAILS
Learn more about each of our featured films below.
Hasta Que La Celda Nos Separe
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 8.59 min.
Directors: Mariana/Joserro Emmanuelli
Prizes: 21 Prizes from the International Festival
"Love and religious beliefs lead Joseph and Liza, a couple of criminals, to kidnap a priest so they can get married before being arrested by the police" Starring: Cristian Miranda, Gretza Merced, Patrick Urbain, Manuel Hernandez.
Medio Minuto
Duration: 15.30 min.
Directors: David Norris
Public Prizes: Cinefiesta 2012
On the night of her 54th wedding anniversary, Rafaela finds out that Angel, her husband, recently visited an ex-lover. This event awakens old emotions, but at the same time brings with it a great surprise." Starring: Johanna Rosaly; Jacobo Morales; Laura Aleman
La Boda
Duration: 12:30 min.
Director: Marina Seresesky
Prizes: Nominated: Best Fiction Short Film. Goya Awards (Spain) 2013 Eight International Awards. Best Short Film
Marta is Cuban and lives in Madrid. Like many immigrants, she works as a cleaner. Today at 6:00 pm her daughter is getting married, but nothing turns out as planned and getting to the wedding is very difficult. Starring: Yailene Sierra; Ileana Wilson; Malena Alterio
LA FOTO DE PAPA
Duration: 9:42 min.
Director: David Norris
Prizes: Honorable Mention Cinefiesta Script Contest 2012 Cinefiesta Official Selection 2013 Best Script Festival "Made in Europe" 2015. Multiple international awards.
"Margarita continues to be in love with Mateo, her youthful love, who disappeared from her life when they were both eighteen years old. After 45 years, Mateo returns, but the meeting is not what she had dreamed of" Starring: Georgina Borri; Diego de la Texera; Marfa Coral Otero Soto; Mariana Monclova; Israel Lugo.
The Fish and I
Duration: 6.10 min
Director: Babak Habibifar
Prizes: 58 international awards (Best International Short Cinefiesta 2013)
A blind man tries to rescue his faith
Nos Vamos PA'Paris
Duration: 8.39 min.
Director: David Norris
Prizes: Honorable Mention: HBO New York Latino Film Festival1 Official Selection in 35 International Festivals
"Rosita has longed since childhood to travel to Paris and after several situations, that dream could come true" Starring: Luz Maria Rondon; Armando Pardo
La Capa Azul
Duration: 5.00 min.
Director: Alejandra Lopez
Prizes: Cineflesta 2018: Best Short Film, Best Direction, Best Male Performance. 18 international awards
"Emotional film document about the effects of Hurricane Maria and its social effect" Starring: Dolores Pedro; Yanniel A. Arce
Hermandad is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
All donations are tax deductible.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
The Puerto Rico Film Foundation was created, as a non-profit entity, in December 2002. The flagship project of the Foundation is the Puerto Rico International Short Film Festival with 20 editions to its credit and a record of 5,043 short films received . This figure exceeded those received by the prestigious Cannes Festival in the same year and in the same discipline. The Foundation is honored to be part of the excellent community effort carried out by the organization Hermandad, Inc.
OUR SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
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Thomas Moench and Pamela Ouyang
Warren and Rose Knight