Nicole Chi Amén

Born into the Chinese community in Costa Rica, filmmaker Nicole Chi Amén was never able to communicate with her grandmother Guián, who couldn’t speak Spanish. After her death, Nicole heads to China to rediscover her roots. The result is a sublime cinematic travelogue in which sensuous shots capture the essence of a place, in spite of linguistic differences.

Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran teen, and her younger cousin, Nata, who has just arrived in the US, forge new bonds and redefine the concept of family for each other.

Marielitos is a Mexican immigrant nanny struggling with the last days of her current nanny job, and trying to find a new one.

On the night of Setsubun, the Japanese celebration to welcome spring and drive away evil spirits, a young boy and his father have a disturbing encounter at the local grocery store, blurring the lines between myth and reality.

Born into the Chinese community in Costa Rica, filmmaker Nicole Chi Amén was never able to communicate with her grandmother Guián, who couldn’t speak Spanish. After her death, Nicole heads to China to rediscover her roots. The result is a sublime cinematic travelogue in which sensuous shots capture the essence of a place, in spite of linguistic differences.

Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran teen, and her younger cousin, Nata, who has just arrived in the US, forge new bonds and redefine the concept of family for each other.

Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran teen, and her younger cousin, Nata, who has just arrived in the US, forge new bonds and redefine the concept of family for each other.

Marielitos is a Mexican immigrant nanny struggling with the last days of her current nanny job, and trying to find a new one.

On the night of Setsubun, the Japanese celebration to welcome spring and drive away evil spirits, a young boy and his father have a disturbing encounter at the local grocery store, blurring the lines between myth and reality.