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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
latina spring
March 4, 18, and 25, 2025
7:00 pm | UNAM San Antonio | 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way, Building 300
MACRI and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Presented in partnership with UNAM, these special screenings spotlight Texas filmmakers Jackie Barragan and Robie Flores, and Mexican filmmakers Ángeles Cruz and Samantha Ramirez. All screenings are free!
RSVP here.
the in between
March 4, 2025
The In Between
Directed by Robie Flores
2024, USA, Mexico, 82 min
Following her brother's death, a filmmaker returns to Eagle Pass, the border town where she grew up, to document the places that shaped their family. She finds a treasure trove of his own footage that brings him back to life, sparking a reflection on growing up Mexican American along the U.S.-Mexico border. She rediscovers the beautiful mysteries of their complex hometown. Click the poster to watch the trailer.
Join filmmakers Robie and Alejandro Flores for a Q&A after the screening facilitated by Marian Navarro of Texas Public Radio!
Valentina or the Serenity
March 18, 2025
Valentina or the Serenity
Directed by Ángeles Cruz
2023, Mexico, 86 min
Spanish and Mixtec with English subtitles
When Valentina loses her father in a river accident, she will not accept his death, and looks for him everywhere. A story of mourning, growth, and discovery. Click the poster to watch the trailer.
Latina Spring: Salón de Cortos
March 25, 2025
This collection of award-winning short films features selections from Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States.
Check out Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro's interview with filmmaker Samantha Ramirez-Herrera about her short film, El Regreso here.
Echoes of the Rio
Jackie Barragan, 2023, USA, 8 min
An El Paso filmmaker calls on her Indigenous and Mexican ancestors to explore the cyclical starvation of the Rio Grande river and the human and inhumane factors contributing to the disappearance of its culture and bounty.
Join filmmaker Jackie Barragan for a Q&A after the screening facilitated by Marian Navarro of Texas Public Radio!
Los Mosquitos
Nicole Chi, 2024, Costa Rica, 14 min
A 15-year-old Honduran teen and her younger cousin must forge new bonds in the US and redefine their concept of family.
sisters by water
Shenny De Los Angeles, 2023, USA, 15 min
A Caribbean-American coming-of-age story centering two best friends afraid of getting in the water. It is only through the intimacy of sisterhood that Ambar and Larimar can unearth and heal these generational fears.
Sentir el Son
Karla Duarte, 2024, USA, 17 min
Sentir el Son is a poetic documentary short about an Afro-Mexican woman in search of her ethnic and gender identity through the West African and Afro-Mexican practices in music and dance.
El Regreso
Samantha Ramirez, 2024, USA/Mexico, 23 min
At age seven, Sam Ramirez fled Mexico with her family in pursuit of the American Dream. On the eve of Día De Los Muertos, she is offered the singular opportunity to return to Mexico after 30 years away.
Free parking is available after 5 PM at the South Alamo St. Lot (418 S. Alamo by the Magik Theatre) and Martinez St. Lot (S Alamo & Martinez Street and at Cesar Chávez and S Presa St). Click here for more info. Paid parking is available at the Hemisfair Garage at 623 Hemisfair Blvd. (first 30 minutes is free, $2 every 30 minutes after that). UNAM - SA is located in building 300. Directions here.
DOLORES
April 1, 2025
7:00 pm | UNAM San Antonio | 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way, Building 300
Dolores
Directed by Peter Bratt, 2017, USA, 95 mins
Celebrate civil rights icon Dolores Huerta's 95th birthday with a free screening of a documentary film about this legendary labor rights activist. Presented in partnership with MACRI and UNAM San Antonio, you won't want to miss this inspiring film! Check out the trailer here.
RSVP here.