2016

The Sin Fronteras Film Festival is a student organized event devoted to films about Latin America and by Latin American filmmakers. Each year the festival is organized by a group of students from various departments who are members of SOLAS. The festival has been generously funded by a variety of UNM groups and academic departments, and continuously supported by the Guild Cinema. Thanks to the time and money donated by various students, staff, faculty, and community members, 2016's festival is a
Please see below for this year’s schedule, a brief description of each film, and each film's trailer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at

Please see below for this year’s schedule, a brief description of each film, and each film's trailer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at

Friday, March 25

Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales)

Damián Szifrón / 122 min. / 2014

6:00 PM

"Relatos Salvajes" is an Argentine-Spanish black comedy anthology film composed of six standalone shorts, all written and directed by Damián Szifron, united by a common theme of violence and vengeance: "Pasternak," "Las Ratas (The Rats)," "El Más Fuerte (The Strongest)," "Bombita (Little Bomb)," "La Propuesta (The Proposal)," and "Hasta que la muerte nos separe (Until Death Do Us Part)."

Saturday, March 26

Gringo Trails

Pegi Vail / 80 min. / 2013

3:00 PM

"Gringo Trails" a feature-length documentary that raises urgent questions about one of the most powerful globalizing forces of our time: tourism. Spanning South America, Africa and Asia, the tourist pathway known as the “gringo trail” has facilitated both life-altering adventures and the despoiling of many once virgin environments. The film follows stories along the trail to reveal the complex relationships between colliding cultures: host countries hungry for financial security and the tourists who provide it in their quest for authentic experiences.

Que Horas Ela Volta? (The Second Mother)

Anna Muylaert / 112 min. / 2015

6:00 PM

"Que Horas Ela Volta?" stars Regina Casé as Val, the housemaid of a wealthy family in São Paulo, and portrays the tensions that arise after her estranged daughter Jéssica moves into the family's house in order to apply for an admission exam at the city's university. With Jéssica's arrival, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.

Sunday, March 27

Dólares de Arena (Sand Dollars)

Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas / 85 min. / 2014

3:00 PM

Every afternoon Noelí, a young Dominican girl, goes to the beaches at Las Terrenas. Along with her boyfriend, they look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the hundreds of tourists that wander the beach. As people parade through her life, Noelí has a steady client, a mature French woman who, as time goes by, has found an ideal refuge on the island to spend her last years. Noelí’s boyfriend feigns to be her brother and outlines a plan in which Noelí travels to Paris with the old lady and sends him money every month. For Noelí, the relationship with the old lady is one of convenience, but the feelings become more intense as the departure date closes in.

American DREAMers

Jenniffer Castillo, Saray Deiseil / 88 min. / 2015

6:00 PM

“American DREAMers” tells the story behind the Campaign for an American DREAM (CAD), a group of six undocumented youth and an ally who risk their freedom when they publicly come out as undocumented and walk 3,000 miles to the nation's capital to organize for immigrant rights. These are college students, young professionals, activists, and community leaders. Follow their journey as they come out of the shadows, share their stories, empower communities, and put everything on the line to fight in what they believe is their civil rights movement. They are undocumented and unafraid. And some are UndocuQueer, too.

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