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Call for entries now open!
Raza Cósmica: A constellation of Latinx sci-fi cinema is now accepting film submissions! San Antonio’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers returns October 9-11, 2025.
Launched by MonteVideo in 2021, the festival is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities via non-traditional venues.
Programming highlights from last year’s fourth edition included a live episode of Xicanx Versus Aliens with filmmakers Edwin Raul Oliva (A Haunting Across the Galaxy), Dylan Hensley (Somos Borderlands), and actor Alejandra Herrera (Itu Ninu, Roma), a special sneak preview of Sundance 2025 selection En Memoria by Raza Cósmica alum Roberto Fatal, and a stellar outdoor screening of Blue Beetle by Angel Manuel Soto.
March 7, 2025 | Earlybird Deadline
May 9, 2025 | Deadline for Submissions
August 1, 2025 | Notification Date
upcoming events
Raza Cósmica: Satellite Screening
Austin Film Society Cinema
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 7:00 PM
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
From extraterrestrial encounters to dystopian futures and the dreamscapes of the Rio Grande Valley, this special program includes highlights from our 4th annual festival, with University of Texas filmmakers Miguel Alvarez and Edwin Raul Oliva in attendance!
Reserve your free ticket here.
House
Hannah Martinez, 2022, USA, 10 min
A woman dealing with a strained family relationship tries to leave her house but has trouble when it starts falling apart.
En Memoria
Roberto Fatal, 2024, USA, 11 min
In a dystopian future, a mother struggles to finish making her daughter’s quinceañera dress.
A Haunting Across the Galaxy
Edwin Raul Oliva, 2022, USA, 14 min
An alien archaeologist, on his quest to capture a living souvenir from Earth, has trouble capturing an uncooperative Ghost.
Border Hopper
Nico Casavecchia, 2023, USA 14 min
When a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.
Mnemosyne Rising
Miguel Alvarez, 2010, USA, 20 min
A deep-space transmitter pilot begins to experience unusual flashbacks while in orbit around a newly discovered moon. Alone on his ship, he must uncover the truth behind the reawakening of his long-forgotten memories.
Somos Borderlands
Dylan Hensley, 2022, USA, 18 min
From Boca Chica Beach to Rio Grande City, this documentary dreamscape takes the viewer on a short personal tour of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. The film serves to highlight some of the people, perspectives, and spaces of today through the music and lore of "Futuro Conjunto"—a prophetic trans-media art project by Charlie Vela and Jonathan Leal, intertwined with reverence and imagination.
