Block D | MINDSCAPES: LATINO DREAMS & REALITIES

Experimental/Animation Short | US & International | 5:36 Min

What is quantum mechanics and how can we explain it? Moirai attempts to describe quantum phenomena using Southeast Asian design.

Horror/Sci-Fi Short | US & International | 15:00 Min

In a near future where Artificial Intelligence in the workforce is a societal norm, Tita, an injured and elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an artificially intelligent humanoid substitute worker to fill in for her picking strawberries and unexpectedly attracts the curiosity of the creators of this technology when their AI workers are unable to do her back-breaking work.

Horror/Sci-Fi Short | US & International | 18:15 Min

Haunted by the past, a brilliant tech-addicted developer faces an impossible dilemma: recreate her ex-girlfriend in virtual reality or hold onto the crumbling relationship with her current one.

Horror/Sci-Fi Short | US & International | 8:52 Min

In her darkest moment, a despairing Latina artist at the end of her rope considers ending it all. However, she crosses paths with a mysterious and immortal vampire that offers her a new perspective.

Drama Short | US & International | 21:41 Min

A grieving woman communicates with her dead husband through her car radio.

Horror/Sci-Fi Short | US & International | 7:00 Min

In a chain of unfortunate events, a group of mysterious individuals struggle to come to terms with their true nature in what turns out to be one tragic night.

Meanwhile, across town, a tenacious photojournalist in search of her missing sister has discovered the existence of these and other creatures that walk among us. It is in accepting her destiny that she will find the power to face the threat that grows in the shadows.

Based on the series of the same name, this short story is a bite into the mysterious and sensual universe of Nycto.

Drama Short | US & International | 17:00 Min

Alta California, 1845. Alma is a young Mexican woman living in an isolated ranch with her mother Josefa. Their relationship becomes increasingly fragile as Alma becomes obsessed with work. When her mother tragically passes away, Alma becomes sick with the guilt of her neglect and takes on an unhealthy amount of work to drown it out. A task that becomes increasingly difficult when a series of supernatural disturbances begin to test her sanity.

Will Alma manage to get a hold of her life or lose herself trying?