Stop into the Loft Auditorium during the Des Moines Latino Film Festival and enjoy a rolling program of short films… free of charge! Feel free to come and go at any point during the program.

Celebra lo mejor del cortometraje latino en el Des Moines Latino Film Festival. Te
esperamos en el Auditorio Loft para disfrutar de una muestra ininterrumpida…
¡completamente gratis! Siéntete libre de entrar y salir en cualquier momento de la
programación.

Program

Estela, Is It You?

Fabian Martin, Victor Martin | 2024
A grieving woman communicates with her dead husband through her car radio.

I’m Leaving / Me Voy

Vance McLean | 2025
After being diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, a resident of a poor, run-down neighborhood in Puerto Rico must get his affairs in order—if his troubled past allows him to.

The Beat of the Game

Deyaneira González | 2025
Brian, a young footballer, has to decide between fulfilling his dreams or leaving behind the community where he grew up. His decision will mark his life on a night he will never forget.

Final Frame

Andrew Nuno, Adrian Nuno | 2025
A film editor scrambles to finish a job as his partner prepares for life-critical surgery, caught between the pressure of financial survival and the need to be there for the man he loves.

La Estrella

Gabriela Diaz Arp | 2025
Rooted in the lived realities of Latino families affected by counterfeit prescription pills, La Estrella explores grief, love and community healing.

Zero Tolerance / Cero Tolerancia

Luis Guereca | 2025
An immigrant couple of mixed legal status struggles to decide their future while confronting the devastating possibility of deportation and family separation, under the Cero Tolerance anti-immigrant US policy, until their Autistic son has a medical emergency that threatens his life.