Event

OPENING NIGHT

6:00 PM: Doors Open - Guests are welcomed with light refreshments.
7:15 PM: Welcome Remarks - Acknowledgment of sponsors followed by the Keynote Speaker's address.
7:30 PM: Welcome Speech - The Festival Founder and Chief Programmer greets attendees.
7:33 PM: Opening Act - The event officially begins with an enchanting performance by Panama Folclore.

Short Film:
Development / Desarrollo (USA, 2023, 10 min.) American Sign Language, English, Spanish w/ English subtitiles
Directed by Chloe Caudillo
Cast: Leticia Castillo, Jeff Lorch, Sal Lopez

Synopsis:
Struggling to climb the corporate ladder, a Latina office worker finally lands a leadership training seminar, only to realize that to be successful, trainees must become clones of the "nepo baby" boss.

The Shadow of the Sun
Director, Lead Actor, and Producer will be in Attendance
Country: Venezuela
Year of Production: 2023
Genre: Drama, Musical, Comedy
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Directed by: Miguel Angel Ferrer
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast: Carlos Manuel Gonzalez, Anyelo Lopez, Greisy Mena, Jeizer Ruiz, David Olaves, Richard Clark, Pedro Alonso

Synopsis:
Set in rural Venezuela, a young deaf man asks his estranged older brother to join him in a musical contest. This salt-of-the-earth blue-collar worker must dust off his musical skills to become his brother's voice, allowing the world to finally hear him.

Sinopsis: Ambientada en la Venezuela rural, un joven con discapacidad auditiva le pide a su hermano mayor, del que está separado, que lo acompañe en un concurso musical. Este trabajador obrero debe desempolvar sus habilidades musicales para convertirse en la voz de su hermano, permitiendo que el mundo finalmente lo escuche.