Category: Festivals

Director, writer, producer, and actor Tony Mucci makes his directorial debut with Money Talks, from a script he co-wrote with David Mazouz, who also appears in the film as an actor and producer. He graduated from Stanford and worked in development for Disney. Mucci has directed music videos for artists such as Justin Bieber, Juice… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Movie Review: Money Talks – Following Money from Hand to Hand

Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi world premiered her second feature, A Bright Future (Un futuro brillante), in the Viewpoints section of the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. The Sundance Award-winning director, in 2019 for The Sharks (Los Tiburones), created a dystopian sci-fi drama set in a bleak South American neighborhood that seems to be caught in a… Continue reading Movie review Tribeca – A Bright Future – A Dystopian Sci-Fi Drama

Underland is a documentary directed by Rob Petit, based on Robert Macfarlane’s 2019 book “Underland: A Deep Time Journey.” Underland held its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in the Documentary Competition. Underworld is narrated by actress Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), as information about different underground environments in the USA and other… Continue reading Tribeca FF Movie Review: Underland – A Documentary of What is Underneath and Unseen

On my third night of the festival, I watched a film that hit a little close to home. From Panamanian director Ana Endara comes a film that examines the challenges of caring for an older adult whose mental state is declining due to dementia. The movie also portrays the challenges that undocumented immigrants may face… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: QUERIDO TROPICAL (BELOVED TROPIC)

Last month in Austin, Texas, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off its 27th year on May 14. TVR’s Liz Lopez and I attended the fest. For anyone unfamiliar with CLAIFF, the festival organization programs and screens films over five days every year. The event showcases films from Spanish-speaking countries and Portuguese-speaking countries,… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: LA INFILTRADA (UNDERCOVER)

From Bolivia comes a film about an impoverished orphan boy haunted by the death of his mother and the desire to seek revenge against the man he believes is his father, who abandoned him and his mother before he was born. Working as a shoeshine boy, Martin (Franklin Aro Huasco) begins to observe and learn… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: EL LADRON DE PERROS (THE DOG THIEF)

Esta Isla (This Island) is the debut narrative feature from Puerto Rican filmmakers Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero and had its World Premiere in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, taking place through June 15 in New York City. Based on Carretero’s own 2014 short film of the same name, Esta… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Review: Esta Isla – The Reality of Life on the Island Beyond Beaches

Runa Simi, the debut documentary feature by Peruvian filmmaker Augusto Zegarra, had its world premiere in the Documentary Competition at the 24th annual Tribeca Film Festival, currently running through June 15 in New York City. This year marks the first time a Peruvian documentary has ever been selected to compete at the festival. Written and… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Review: Runa Simi – Dedication to the Quechua Language