2025 FESTIVAL GUIDE

WEEK UNO

THURSDAY, MAY 29

4:30 - 8:00 PM
PhillyCAM — 699 Ranstead St #1, Philadelphia, PA 19106

4:30 PM • WIP Lab Meets Dimelo – Documentary

6:30 PM • Opening Weekend Kick Off - TIX

Assorted Shorts Block (26 minutes)
Asterion: or, (if you mess with the bull...)
YANGA

7:00 PM • Partner Event
ILA Pickleball Club — 1055 Av. Kennedy, San Juan, 00907, PR

El Laberinto del Coco + PHLAFF Los Shorts Presentation

FRIDAY, MAY 30

12:00 - 7:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial — 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Los Features - Good Friday (62 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Colibri (98 minutes) -
TIX

Perserverance Shorts Block (36 minutes) - TIX
La Bruja (The Witch)
El Último Tramo
Hero

Los Features - Arillo de hombre muerto (108 minutes) - TIX

8:00 PM • Partner Event
Taller Puertorriqueño — 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Los Rivera Destino

SATURDAY, MAY 31

11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial — 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Loss & Life Shorts Block (87 minutes) - TIX
When There Are No Words
Salí a Caminar
El Azúl de Sonqo
RENATA
No estabas aquí

Los Shorts - Sweet Boys (14 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Prodigal Daughter (90 minutes) -
TIX

Female Centered Stories Shorts Block (46 minutes) - TIX
The Road to Lilith
Ana of Calle Cuatro
Navidad de Reserva (Silent Night)
Nuestro Apoyo (Our Support)

Los Features - Boca Chica (98 minutes) - TIX

Week Uno Closing Program (122 minutes) - TIX
CAPETILLO
Bella

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LOS SHORTS

Thriller & Drama Block (74 minutes) - TIX
Esto es lucha (This is lucha)
LOTTO
Hasta la Raíz
Tierra verde (Green horizon)
The After

Tales of Impact Shorts Block (125 minutes) - TIX
Penna Prearo: Forasteiro Sonhador
BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE SIDEWALK
Tito's Tapestry
A Shot at History

LOS FEATURES

El tren y la península - TIX
Nuestra cosa perdida -
TIX
Pachakuti, viaje a Bolivia -
TIX

WEEK DOS

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM • Partner Event
Barnes Foundation — 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Bomba y Plena - INFO

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

4:30 - 8:00 PM
PhillyCAM — 699 Ranstead St #1, Philadelphia, PA 19106

4:30 PM • Los Features - A VOZ QUE RESTA (85 minutes) - TIX

6:00 PM • WIP Lab Meets Dimelo – Genre

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

4:30 - 8:00 PM
PhillyCAM — 699 Ranstead St #1, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Raíces y Glitter — A PHLAFF Latinx Pride Celebration

Los Features - Hidden Flora (93 minutes) - TIX

8:00 PM
The Rail Park — 1300 Noble Street, 1150 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Changing Tides Shorts Block (44 minutes) - TIX
It Was Hot That Day: A Jandiman Story
Sin Luces
From Home to Hope (De Casa a la Esperanza)

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

6:00 - 9:00 PM
Barnes Foundation — 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

First Friday: Yasser Tejeda & PHLAFF - TIX

Assorted Shorts Block (33 minutes)
CHUCK & FERN
Delicious
La Bruja (The Witch)

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial — 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Los Features - Pianoman (54 minutes) - TIX

Romance Shorts Block (46 minutes) - TIX
Sidewalk Serendipity
Unas sardinas
PARA SIEMPRE ES AHORA
En El Espejo

Los Features - No sólo es hermoso el pájaro (87 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Quiero ver sangre (97 minutes) -
TIX
Los Features - Kintsugi (70 minutes) -
TIX

7:00 - 10:00 PM
Cherry Street Pier — 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Land Of Time / Tierra del Tiempo by Erick Alfredo Martinez

Land Of Time / Tierra del Tiempo is an animated audiovisual installation that portrays the passage of time through the contemplation of four specific movie theatres from different moments in the history of the Dominican Republic. By re-interpreting the movie-going experience into the observation of cinemas as places, they might be able to tell the story of how the city, its culture and its landscape change over time.

Comedy Shorts Block (60 minutes) - TIX
The Good, The Bad & Tio Umberto
EL LLORON
Miscast

Los Features - 20 Pounds to Happiness (105 minutes) - TIX

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LOS SHORTS

Romantic Shorts Block (60 minutes) - TIX
Love in the Time of Migration
Las Panteritas
Me Porto Bonita
Elsewhere Love

Fantastical Real Shorts Block (52 minutes) - TIX
Modos de Verme
Nuestra parte de Buenos Aires
Elogio a los fantasmas

Female Centered Stories Shorts Block (42 minutes) - TIX
TERNURA RADICAL
ENCUÉNTRAME EN LA MESA DE LA CENA
La Joyera
A letter for me

LOS FEATURES

LA IMAGEN REAL (THE REAL IMAGE) - TIX
7/O: Testigos del Terror -
TIX

WEEK TRES

THURSDAY, JUNE 12

4:30 - 8:00 PM
Ulises — 1525 N American St Studio 104, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Los Features - PRIMERA PERSONA (106 minutes) - TIX

Searching Shorts Block (52 minutes) - TIX
SAD PEOPLE
Little Haiti, Miami, USA
Reunion
One Minute of Unconsciousness

Los Features - Si Pudiera Quedarme (75 minutes) - TIX

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

6:00 - 7:30 PM • Partner Event
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education – 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19128

Silvana Cardell’s TERRA: Bodies & Territories Premiere - TIX

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Ulises — 1525 N American St Studio 104, Philadelphia, PA 19122

All Ages Shorts Block (26 minutes) - TIX
Saq Nikté y El Espíritu de la Máscara
Romina
Cuidemos el Planeta - EL BOSQUE
Pizza Monster
El Colibrí

Los Features - Campo de Santana (99 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Senhoritas (99 minutes) -
TIX

Coming of Age Shorts Block (62 minutes) - TIX
Meu Pai e a Praia
XIGARRO
The Odd Year
First Check

Los Features - La Sal De Mi Tierra (56 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - EL TURBIO (83 minutes) -
TIX
Los Features - The Compatriots (94 minutes) - TIX

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LOS SHORTS

Environmental Shorts Block (36 minutes) - TIX
Quebrante
PENCA NO PARQUE
I walk while glaciers melt
El último hombre sobre la Tierra

Sci-Fi/Experimental Shorts Block (82 minutes) - TIX
La presentación
CROMAESCOPE
Llaves
En Memoria

Of Connection Shorts Block (45 minutes) - TIX
BURBUJA
Dreams like paper boats
Ocean Blue

LOS FEATURES

RETRATO DE UN AMANECER - TIX
Las vidas de un vestido -
TIX
La gravedad no espera -
TIX

WEEK CUATRO

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

5:00 - 9:00 PM
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia — 1315 Walnut St # 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Los Features - Three (Extra)Ordinary Women (92 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Amadeu: the man and the Capoeira legend (52 minutes) -
TIX

Los Shorts - Brasil (40 minutes) - TIX
CACICA – A Força da Mulher Xavante
Kaapora O chamado das matas

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

3:00 - 9:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial — 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Los Features - Ouvidor (74 minutes) - TIX

Discovery Shorts Block (51 minutes) - TIX
A House Disguised
Symphonie Fantastique
Driftin' on a Memory

Los Features - IDADE DA PEDRA (70 minutes) - TIX

Adventure! Shorts Block (29 minutes) - TIX
CHUCK & FERN
The Man with a Buffalo Head

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Taller Puertorriqueño — 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Los Features - Líneas Paralelas (130 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Ramirito (58 minutes) -
TIX

Assorted Shorts Block (78 minutes) - TIX
Flashlight
Shorthanded
VICTORINE
LENGUA
Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb

Sci-Fi Shorts Block (75 minutes) - TIX
LAS FALDAS DE TU PRIMA
The Inconvenience Store
LUPE Q Y LA AREPA GALACTICA
Baile, Botella & Barajas
Deformed

Los Features - El episodio (108 minutes) - TIX

El Spooky Shorts Block (80 minutes) - TIX
La Piedra Roja
El Jacho: Una Leyenda Puertorriqueña
Vivir
La noche del sereno

Los Features - Golpe de Agua (80 minutes) - TIX

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LOS SHORTS

Shifting Spaces Shorts Block (67 minutes) - TIX
Volador
AQUÍ Y ALLÁ
RAÍCES: Culture Connected By Roots
Lost In The Barrio

Drama of Life Shorts Block (51 minutes) - TIX
A Dios
Al son que me toquen bailo
FOOLHARDY LOVE
The Smell of Flowers

Experience & Introspection Shorts Block (51 minutes) - TIX
Lejos
Coronas Negras
Casa y Comunidad: Latino/a/x Housing in Oregon

LOS FEATURES

Dico: Retrato de un patriota puertorriqueño - TIX
LAS RUINAS NUEVAS -
TIX

WEEK CINCO

THURSDAY, JUNE 26

6:00 - 9:00 PM
Taller Puertorriqueño — 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Los Features - Vieques: A Living Archive (89 minutes) - TIX

Los Shorts - En el Umbral del Infinito (27 minutes) - TIX

Los Shorts - Aris Mejias Retrospective (90 minutes) - TIX

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

5:00 - 9:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial — 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Art of Life Shorts Block (72 minutes) - TIX
PUNKS
Khroma
Dime Ro
Paint the City 2
Mazapán
LA PICCOLA BALLERINA

Los Features - I'm With You, I'll Be There (33 minutes) - TIX

Family Drama Shorts Block (57 minutes) - TIX
La espera
Una Monedita
72
Lollie

Los Features - La fábula de la tortuga y la flor (79 minutes) - TIX

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Taller Puertorriqueño — 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Los Features - Cold (33 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Un Actor se prepara (85 minutes) -
TIX
Los Features - Hotel Amor (93 minutes) -
TIX

Action & Thriller Shorts Block (28 minutes) - TIX
The Super
The Humming Grows
Río Blanco

Los Features - Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes (70 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Intercontinental (92 minutes) -
TIX

Technology Influenced Shorts Block (32 minutes) - TIX
Asterion: or, (if you mess with the bull...)
FRANCISCAN CONTRADICTIONS
All Meat Diet

Of Lore and Life Shorts Block (40 minutes) - TIX
YANGA
Ilhéus
Nightmare of La Lechuza
Yaa Ye'e: Deidades de Cuarzo

Los Features - Julia VIVE (90 minutes) - TIX

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LOS SHORTS

Comedy Shorts Block (104 minutes) - TIX
COUN7RY
Pan de la Esquina
Hoy no espero a nadie
Dumpster Fire
Una habitación llena de polvo

All Ages Shorts Block (67 minutes) - TIX
À FLOR DA PELE
Un Día Esperado
CAMINO
You're Irreplaceable, Matty Cat
Sueños De Mi Hija

LOS FEATURES

El Vaquero (The Cowboy) - TIX

WEEK SEIS

SUNDAY, JULY 6

11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Cherry Street Pier — 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106

PHLAFF 2025 Closing Celebration

Los Features - Laguna Mental (71 minutes) - TIX
Los Features - Abrazando la Patagonia (67 minutes) -
TIX
Los Features - UNO, entre el oro y la muerte (89 minutes) -
TIX

Facing Family Shorts Block (40 minutes) - TIX
Delicious
The Perfect Tomato
Zoe

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LOS SHORTS

Female Drama Shorts Block (47 minutes) - TIX
Alma
Amor de dos
Miniature Life
Ocaso

Community Change (39 minutes) - TIX
F*CK FAME - Underground Feminist Hip-Hop: Batallones Femeninos México
The Acolytes of the South Bronx
Ms. Niki

LOS FEATURES

Pibas superpoderosas - TIX
Una pregunta ridículamente fácil -
TIX