CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.

This emotionally charged ensemble piece unfolds during Alejandro’s 70th birthday celebration, where friends and family members gather for an unforgettable night that will redefine their relationships. As secrets surface, tensions simmer and truths emerge, Blue Lights explores the intricacies of love, los, HIV, friendship and the evolving dynamics of gay and lesbian relationships in a changing world. With stellar performances and a poignantly insightful narrative, the film offers a nuanced reflection on life’s complexities and the ties that bind us.

Today marks the end of Dante's contract with La Flaca, death personified. As Dante starts recalling who he was before he died, he aids Monet, a ghost desperate to return to his body before it decomposes. Caught between his orthodox upbringing and his passion for drag, Jacob faces the ultimate test as he prepares for his debut performance. But keeping secrets from his devout parents threatens to derail his dreams. To save his father's life, Timbí travels through the circles of hell accompanied by Uma, a gypsy determined to settle a bet with La Flaca to save her dying daughter's life. El Boticaro, the devil himself, and Erato, a fallen angel, act as the omniscient narrators of this world. Against this backdrop, the lives of these characters intertwine at the mythical bar Babel, one night where the living and the dead collide.

From childhood dreams to cosmic love stories, this collection of Latinx short films pulses with queer rhythms and romances.

Jero and Tom are the young couple that everyone wants to be. On their first anniversary, Jero returns home and discovers that Tom has abandoned him, leaving a box with 300 letters as the only explanation and the ghosting as an answer. The reading proposes to Jero, a trip to the past to meet completely different Tom than what he seemed to be. Each letter sheds light on a extremely unequal relationship riddled with double intentions. And the great love story they lived seems to sink under the title of the "Jero project". But all pain comes to an end and the hope of a new love could be the cure for so much suffering.

The good times, the bad times, the hilarious times. In six poignant shorts, the journey for identity of those in search of it, and of those who have found it.