SALSIPUEDES — Panamá Description A young man returns to a tough Panama City barrio after years abroad and must confront the legacy of his imprisoned, ex-boxer father. Gritty yet deeply humane, Salsipuedes is a street-level drama about family ties, loyalty and second chances. For Brisbane audiences it offers a vivid slice of contemporary Panama—its rhythms, […]

MALU — Brazil Description Set in 1990s Rio, Malu paints a fearless portrait of three generations of women navigating a city – and a family – in transition. Malu, a once-celebrated actress, faces unemployment and stalled dreams while reckoning with a combustible relationship with her traditional mother and the growing distance from her teenage daughter. […]

Opening Night — EL SALVADOR INDOMABLE (Untamed El Salvador) — El Salvador Description From misty cloud forests to lava-scarred volcanoes and the teeming Pacific coast, this sweeping documentary guided by wildlife presenter Nigel Marven reveals a side of El Salvador rarely seen on screen. Dazzling close encounters with hawks, iguanas and sea turtles sit alongside […]

CHUZALONGO — Ecuador Description A gothic Andean fable inspired by local legend, Chuzalongo unfurls in the eerie beauty of the Ecuadorian highlands. When disturbing events plague a remote hacienda, folklore and reality blur, stirring a creeping dread that touches on family guilt, colonial echoes and the spirits that haunt the land. With its striking landscapes […]