LIBERTAD and LINEAS IMAGINARIAS screening at Brattle Theatre!

For the first time ever, CineFest Latino Boston is screening films at the historic Brattle Theatre both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. These screenings were made possible by a grant from Cambridge Arts.

LIBERTAD

Directed by Brenda Ávila-Hanna

Documentary, 60 mins, USA/Mexico, 2025

After surviving a near-fatal assault, an Indigenous, transgender teen escaped Mexico 30 years ago, eventually becoming a trans healthcare provider in California. When her mother’s health starts to decline back in Mexico, she risks it all by petitioning for asylum as her only chance of seeing each other again before it's too late.

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Preceded by

LINEAS IMAGINARIAS

Directed by Nadia Hironaka (she/her), Matthew Suib (he/him), Ileana Doble Hernandez (she/her)

Animation, 8 mins, USA, 2026

Spanish with English subtitles

In this animated short film, a young woman prepares to leave Mexico and journey north after a quiet omen—a visit from La Mariposa Negra—signals that her ailing, blind brother’s life is in danger. Set against the migration of monarch butterflies, her departure mirrors their instinctive movement across borders, driven by survival and return. Grounded in memories of home, food, and family, she undertakes the journey not out of desire, but necessity. The film traces the emotional cost of migration, where love and sacrifice propel her into the unknown.

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