8th Annual Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase
CURRENTLY ON TOUR
8th Annual FFFS Festival Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 7th:
Pitch Fest
6 pm - 3 locations
Aaron & George's Film Cafe - 105 Texas Avenue, El Paso, TX
Cafe San Angel - Calle Adolfo de La Huerta 245, Colegio, 32340, Juarez, MX
CMI Theatre - 2915 McFie Circle - Milton Hall 171, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Connect with regional filmmakers as they pitch their projects in order to seek additional funding, resources, advice, and to build community with filmmakers who have a lived connection to the experiences of regional women and nonbinary people and center those stories.
Free event
Friday, Sept. 8th:
FFFS 8 Official Shorts Program
7 pm
Plaza Theatre - 125 Pioneer Plaza 79901
After Party at Paso Del Norte Hotel (directly across the street) - 9 pm
Saturday, Sept. 9th:
Student Showcase:
10 am - 12 pm - Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo - 250 East Montecillo Blvd El Paso, Texas 79912
Watch a series of films created by youth and adult students as part of our Femme Frontera Summer Film program.
Filmmakers’ and Panelists’ Lunch sponsored by the El Paso Film Commission / CreativElPaso
12 pm - 2 pm
Location: TBD
“Filming Borders & Breaking Barriers: A Guide” Panel Discussion
3 - 5 pm
A dialogue featuring filmmakers and policy experts from the U.S.-Mexico border who will discuss the logistics and difficulties of filming along borders, and how it influences how we share, challenge, and reclaim our border narratives.
Plaza Theatre
Feature film, Silent Beauty by Jasmin Mara López
6 pm
Full film info at the bottom of this page
Plaza Theatre
Engagement activity after screening - 7:30 pm
FFFS Closing Afterparty - 9 pm (Paso Del Norte patio)
DISCLAIMER: Ticketmaster fees can be avoided if purchasing tickets on the day of each event at the Plaza Theatre box office. The Official Shorts event (Friday, Sept. 8th at 7 pm) has sold out every year so please arrange to arrive at the box office early.
THE FILMS
Premiering Friday, Sept. 8th at 7 pm at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets on Sale beginning Aug. 21st, 2023!
Con vista al rio
The frustration of a rebellious border teenager will lead him and his younger sister to put themselves in grave danger, right along the wall that divides Mexico with the United States.
Narrative Short Directed by Persia Campbell Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
bailarina
Alicia only recognizes herself through her reflection in the mirror and the notes playing from her music box. Meanwhile, Alzheimer's consumes the rest of her existence.
Narrative Short Directed by Verónica Palofox Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Aurora and the House of lights
Aurora is 25 years old. She plays frantically in an arcade in order to win a giant teddy bear. She can’t stop because that would bring her back to reality, to what happened the day before. If she wins the teddy bear, everything will be okay, she will heal and be safe. But denial is only the first stage.
Narrative Short Directed by Ángela Matiz, María Matiz Colombia
us in octaves
In a hyper color summer nightmare, two lovers are haunted by their last act of love: saying goodbye.
Us In Octaves is an official two part narrative music video for veteran producer Caural and told through an all Womxn & Non-Binary cast.
Music Video, Short Directed by Alex Mastoon Rockaway Beach, NY
The words In-between
The film explores the intersection of language, identity, and belonging among mixed race, indigenous and immigrant members of Gen Z, who talk about the pain of diaspora and assimilation, but also the power of language to connect them to home.
Documentary Short Directed by Katia Kalei Barricklow United States
the little death
A woman finds her sexual awakening and her near demise in one fell swoop.
Narrative Short Directed by Autumn Palen United States
As Leaves in the wind
A story of two transgender women who migrate from their home countries seeking asylum and opportunities in a new continent. Their lives go through structural changes when they meet and take part in a new support network. Made by them for them.
Documentary Short Directed by Sofia Luz Spain
FFFS 2023 Featured Panel Discussion
Saturday, Sept. 9th at 3 pm
Where: Philanthropy Theatre - 125 Pioneer Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901
Free In-Person Event
*Registration is not mandatory but encouraged to guarantee you a seat.
SILENT BEAUTY
Directed & Produced by Jasmín Mara López
Saturday, September 9th at 6 pm in the Philanthropy Theatre at the Plaza Theatre. Join us after the film for a community engagement activity. Tickets on sale on Aug. 21st!