Virtual Offerings - Week Cinco

As PHLAFF 2025 transitions into its Week Cinco, the virtual stage opens wide inviting audiences to experience a full week of streaming films from the comfort of home. Four rich, genre-spanning blocks go live online—available to view anytime through the week.

🎥 Feature Films (LOLA Nominee - Features)

Two moving feature-length entries anchor the virtual programming:

• El Vaquero (Colombia, Australia)
  Bernicia's quiet life is upended when a stray horse arrives in her town. In the process of caring for it, she slowly embraces the persona of a cowboy. As her inner transformation deepens, she must confront the boundaries of gender, identity, and desire. El Vaquero is a heartening tale of self-determination, freedom, and personal evolution.

• LA IMAGEN SANTA (Argentina)
  The spiritual legacy of Argentine cumbia icon Gilda is at the heart of this reflective documentary. Though her life was cut short just as fame was blossoming, her image now adorns altars, walls, and the hearts of fans across the country. Who took the iconic photo that started it all? The film explores not only Gilda’s mythos, but the cultural need for symbols of hope.

🎬All Ages Shorts Block

This block of family-friendly shorts touches on belonging, dreams, and intergenerational connection:

• À FLOR DA PELE (Brazil)
  The lives of two Black albino individuals—one a 7-year-old girl, the other a 65-year-old man—intersect in a poetic exploration of identity, skin, and resilience.

• Un Día Esperado (Chile)
  Two estranged sisters reunite in their childhood home, where a rural journey stirs memories and a long-held truth surfaces.

• CAMINO (USA)
  A road trip between a mother and daughter flows in and out of emotional harmony as they confront the next phase of their bond.

• You’re Irreplaceable, Matty Cat (USA)
  In this touching entry in the “Matty Cat” series, a beloved feline adjusts to becoming a big brother—learning love, loyalty, and growth.

• Sueños De Mi Hija (USA)
  A rebellious first-generation Mexican-American teen pursues punk rock against her mother’s traditional expectations in this story of creative courage and maternal reckoning.

🎬Comedy Shorts Block

Laughs, awkward encounters, and surreal detours abound in this lively collection of shorts:

• COUN7RY (Argentina)
  A bored teen in a posh gated community pushes back against his sheltered life—and risks his family’s pristine image in the process.

• Pan de la Esquina (Puerto Rico)
  A convenience store worker debates economics, ideals, and purpose with his boss and customers in this spirited satire.

• Hoy no espero a nadie (Puerto Rico)
  A gay man books a stripper and is mortified when it turns out to be a high school classmate. What starts as awkward embarrassment evolves into unexpected honesty.

• Dumpster Fire (USA)
  A struggling actress and a homeless man forge an unlikely friendship that offers hope amid life’s debris.

• Una habitación llena de polvo (Argentina)
  A comic book artist dreams of returning to his ex-girlfriend’s home—a surreal journey where love, memory, and reality blur.

Secure your tickets now at phlaff25.eventive.org/schedule.