The New York Latino Film Festival returns with new and exciting movies

The leading Hispanic film festival in the United States, the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), recently announced that it will return will in-person film screenings in New York City from September 12 to 18.

“New York City is back and so is the New York Latino Film Festival! Thanks to our committed partners, we are excited to return to theaters and celebrate our culture and stories at Regal Union Square. Connection is central to who we are, and this year we will once again be able to offer our communities an opportunity to see themselves reflected on the big screens,” Said Calixto Chinchilla, Founder of the New York Latino Film Festival.

The festival, which takes place during Hispanic Heritage month, will put the spotlight on Latino films and filmmakers.

The NYLFF will showcase 105 films from 10 different countries. Some of the most anticipated films that will be screening include:

• Mija (2022, 85 min, USA): Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom “making it” isn’t just a dream: it’s a necessity.
• Cadejo Blanco (2022, 125 min, Guatemala): After her sister goes missing, Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, travels to the seaside town of Puerto Barrios to infiltrate a group of young gang members. As she risks her life to join the gang, Sarita becomes involved with her sister’s dangerous ex-boyfriend and gets closer to learning what happened to her sister.
• Parsley/Perejil (2022, 85 min, Dominican Republic): In 1937, near the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, a young Haitian woman named Marie is expecting her first child with Frank, her doting Dominican husband. After her mother’s burial, she is awakened in the middle of the night by distant screams. The immediate execution of all Haitians on Dominican soil has been ordered — the so-called “Cut” — and what seals a victim’s fate is whether or not they can pronounce “perejil” (parsley). Marie takes off to find Frank in the next town over, with nothing but the clothes on her back.
• Allswell (2022, 95 min, USA): Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the bonds of sisterhood in this absorbing dramedy.

The films can be watched in the NYLFF’s headquarters at the Regal theater in Manhattan’s Union Square from September 12 to 19.

The NYLFF was founded in 1999 by Calixto Chinchilla to build audiences for Latino cinema, support the film community, and foster relationships with Latino talent.