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2026 Festival – Live the Experience

We bring together filmmakers, industry leaders, sponsors, media, and audiences in Los Angeles.

5 — 7

November 2026

XVI

Edition

Locations in Los Angeles

100 %

Tickets donated to the community

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Galas

Opening Night Gala

Ceniza en la boca

Ashes
Dir. Diego Luna

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Centerpiece Gala

14th

14th
Dir. Ava DuVernay

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Closing Night Gala

Mexicanamerican

Mexicanamerican
Dir. Eddie Sánchez

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Feature Films

Adam's Apple

Adam’s Apple
Dir. Amy Jenkins

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Chicas Tristes

Sad Girls
Dir. Fernanda Tovar

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Ciudad de Muertos

City of the Dead
Dir. J.M Cravioto

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Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger
Dir. James Gray

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Querida Fatima

Querida Fatima
Colectiva Varinia

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Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars
Dir. Daniel Poler

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Short Films

Busy Bodies

Next Chapter
Busy Bodies
Dir. Kate Renshaw-Lewis

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He's Out There

In Good Company
He’s Out There
Dir . Kurt Andrew Schneider & Sam Davis

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Dress Shopping

Dress Shopping
Dir. Rachel Deutsch

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Duele Más No Saber

Next Chapter
Duele Más No Saber
Dir. LUZROJA

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La Mar

Next Chapter
La Mar
Dir. Jean Chapiro

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Lucrecia & the Witches

In Good Company
Lucrecia y las Brujas
Dir. Eduardo Lecuona

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Marga en el DF

Next Chapter
Marga in Mexico City
Dir. Gabriela Ortega

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Miriam

Miriam
Dir. Karla Condado

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Para los contrincantes

For the Opponents
Dir. Federico Luis

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Stalin Boys

In Good Company
Stalin Boys
Dir. Ora DeKornfeld & Bianca Giaever

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The Buzz

Zumbido
Dir. Kate del Castillo

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Still Standing

Next Chapter
Still Standing
Dir. Victor Tadashi Suarez & Livia Albeck-Ripka

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The Long Con

In Good Company
The Long Con
Dir. Aitch Alberto

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The Motive

Next Chapter
The Motive
Dir. Jorge Molina

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They're Here

They’re Here
Dir. Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller

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Tiliche

Next Chapter
Tiliche
Dir. Alejandro Maytorena & En-Kuang Chiao

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Meat

In Good Company
Vyann/Carne
Dir. Adolfo Margulis

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Schedule

GLAFF is an experience that brings together screenings, industry, education, networking, and community.

Thursday · November

16:30 Next Chapter
Short Blocks
Alamo Drafthouse

18:00 Opening night Gala
Red Carpet

20:10 They’re Here
United Artist Theater

20:30 Ceniza en la boca
United Artist Theater

22:10 After Party
United Artist Theater

Friday · November

12:00 Discussion Panel:
A Guide For Documentaries Today: Funding, Distribution, Public Policy, and Latine Coalition Building.
ASU Yuuhaviatam Center

14:00 Discussion Panel:
The Future of US x Mexico Co-Production.
ASU Yuuhaviatam Center

15:30 In Good Company
Shorts Block
Vidiots

16:30 Ciudad de Muertos
Alamo Drafthouse

16:30 Zumbido
Alamo Drafthouse

18:30 14th
Centerpiece Gala
Vidiots

21:00 14th
Centerpiece Gala
Vidiots

Saturday · November

13:00 Shooting Stars
Alamo Drafthouse

13:30 WIP Latino Awards Ceremony
Fundación UDGLA

14:00 Adam’s Apple
Dress Shopping
Leammle Royal

16:00 Querida Fátima
Milagro Cinema

16:00 Miriam
Milagro Cinema

16:00 Masterclass Model Behavior:
Crafting High-Concept Satire & Sets for ‘I Love Boosters’
Linwood Dunn Theater

16:30 Chicas Tristes
Leammle Royal

16:30 Tiliche
Leammle Royal

18:00 Closing Nigth Gala:
Red Carpet
Linwood Dunn Theater

20:00 Para los contrincantes
Linwood Dunn Center

20:00 Mexicanamerican
Linwood Dunn Theater

21:30 After Party
Linwood Dunn Theater

Filmmakers Forum

Masterclass

A Guide For Documentaries Today: Funding, Distribution, Public Policy, and Latine Coalition Building

Discussion Panel

Model Behavior: Crafting High-Concept Satire & Sets for 'I Love Boosters’

The Future of US x Mexico Co-Production

Árbol de la Vida Award

With El Árbol de la Vida Award, GLAFF recognizes those whose vision, leadership, and legacy have left a lasting impact that extends beyond the screen.

El Árbol de la Vida Award, presented in the Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer categories, honors leaders whose impact reaches beyond film, inspiring their communities and the industry.