Event

Parole / Back to the Light

Short Documentary:
Parole (Cuba, 2023, 25 min.) Immigration | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Directed by Lazaro Gonzalez

Synopsis: Amidst the bustling streets of San Francisco, WhatsApp audio messages become my sole connection to my mother after several years of exile. Now, her yearning for reunion hinges on the fragile hope of the Biden Administrations Humanitarian Parole for Cubans. Despite everybody around her leaving, she urges me to listen to what I left behind. As I wrestle with the dissonance of academic challenges and the relentless hum of rent worries, my response takes the form of a love letter that echoes my present.

Feature Documentary:
Back to the light / Volver a la luz (Uruguay, 2023. 75 min)
Language: Spanish w/ English Subtitles
Directed by: Alejandro Rocchi

Synopsis:
When Noelia goes blind, she must confront the fear of becoming a mother without sight, of forgetting the faces of her loved ones, and of understanding the world without seeing it. Her inner drive pushes her to undergo rehabilitation, where she discovers love. Strengthened by this, she decides to mend the wounds of the past with her daughter, knowing that only by doing so can she find her way back to the light.

Sinopsis:
Cuando Noelia se queda ciega, deberá afrontar el miedo de ser madre sin ver, de olvidar los rostros de sus seres queridos y de comprender el mundo sin verlo. Su impulso vital la lleva a rehabilitarse, y allí encuentra el amor. Fortalecida, decide reparar las heridas del pasado con su hija, sabiendo que sólo así podrá volver a la luz.