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Science fiction has stoked a sense of wonder and liberation for people of color for generations. Launched by MonteVideo in 2021 to showcase sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers, Raza Cósmica is the signature program in our ongoing efforts to support Latinx-themed independent film screenings for underserved communities. The 5th annual festival runs October 9-11, 2025 and spotlights films from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States.
All screenings are FREE!
All screenings are FREE!
Raza Cósmica is sponsored by Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) and American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Mission (AIT-SCM). Interested in sponsorship? Please email info@montevideo210.org.
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raza cósmica schedule
raza cósmica schedule
Un futuro brillante | 7:00 PM
Un futuro brillante | 7:00 PM
In Lucia Garibaldi’s feature film, clever, curious and young, lucky Elisa has been selected for work placement in the North. While everything she’s heard about the North seems idyllic, the trouble is that the few people who do go there don’t ever come back.
Fresh off its Tribeca premiere where it won the Best Film Award in the Viewpoints competition for its original and inventive voice, Un futuro brillante (A Bright Future) was praised by the Tribeca jury as “captivating, thought-provoking, fresh and increasingly relevant."
Preceded by M.A.M.Ó.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) by Alejandro Damiani.
Excursions in Afrofuturism | 6:00 PM
Excursions in Afrofuturism | 6:00 PM
Afrofuturism expresses notions of Black identity, agency, and freedom through art, creative works, and activism that envision liberated futures for Black life. This vibrant selection of shorts by Afro-Latino and Black directors explores movement, family, and hope, and includes films from Ireland and the United States: Hands Performance by Rashaad Newsome, Why the Sun & Moon Live in the Sky by Aisha Bolaji, Happy Birthday by Jammal Lemy, Harlem Fragments by Cameron Tyler Carr, Bitter Leaf by Omar S. Kamara, and Granada by Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz.
barrunto | 8:00 PM
barrunto | 8:00 PM
A Berlinale selection, Emilia Beatriz’s feature film barrunto is a speculative fiction that takes place in a future of the past, in a present ruptured now. Its far-reaching network of affinities spans from Puerto Rico to Scotland, from the land to the bottom of the sea, and all the way to planet Uranus.
Preceded by the short film Todos los futuros by Bárbara Cerro.
xicanx versus aliens | 2:00 PM
xicanx versus aliens | 2:00 PM
Activist/Musician Joaquín Muerte hosts a live edition of his original podcast, Xicanx Versus Aliens, an exploration of “all things UFO, cryptozoology, paranormal, occult y mas from a person of color perspective.” San Antonio artist Amalia Ortiz and Occulto! editor Rodrigo Rendon join Muerte to discuss Latinx sci-fi cinema. Followed by Canción Cannibal Cabaret by Pepe García Gilling, Illegal Alien by Pamela Martinez Barrera, SERTAO 2138 by Deuilton Junior, and MisTik by Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin.
Free popcorn provided by the Latino Collection & Resource Center!
All screenings are free!
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