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There’s no place like home. Featuring a diverse range of Made in MIA short documentaries, this program reminds us that Miami really is one-of-a-kind.
El Soldador
World Premiere, United States, English, Spanish, 9 minutes
A houseless welder contemplates his health after receiving care from a team of doctors at Miami Street Medicine.
Directed by Alexandra Martinez
Open Dialogues: Queer Allies
World Premiere, United States, English, 26 minutes
The third in the “Open Dialogues” anthology series of documentary shorts produced by the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood. “Open Dialogues: Queer Allies” offers six compelling narratives and lived experiences of people who identify as LGBTQ+ (Queer) and those who love and support them.
Directed by Freddy Rodriguez
Gainza
World premiere, United States, Spanish, 8 minutes
A condensed journey through Agustin Gainza’s more than 40 years of relentless work in the city of Miami, and his dedication, from a young age, to painting, drawing, and ceramics.
Gainza emotionally recounts how he overcame his parents’ opposition to pursuing his vocation and studied painting in secret. He paid the price for opposing the ruling regime in Cuba–imprisoned for his political ideas, he watched helplessly as the guards tore up his artwork. Since 1979, Gaínza has lived in the city of Miami, establishing Gaínza Art Gallery on Calle 8 in 2001.
Directed by Mariela Coromoto Farfan
Garden High
Miami Premiere, United States, English, 11 minutes
Garden High is a meditative journey into the magically surreal world of a backyard community garden in Miami, FL
Directed by Jayme Kaye Gershen
Uncle Ahol
World Premiere, United States, English, 4 minutes
This is a short story about a nephew, Liam, who makes his own documentary about his Uncle Dave aka Ahol Sniffs Glue. Liam has always adored his uncle and is the biggest fan of his art. Some of his uncle’s friends have been working on the a documentary for over 10 years about his origin story, how he overcame drug addiction issues, his relationship with the city of Miami and his current Geographies of Trash art he is doing now. Liam got tired of waiting for them to finish the documentary and with the help of those friends, this is what he came up with.
Directed by Michael Arcos
In God’s Hands
World Premiere, United States, Spanish, 15 minutes
The missing piece in the immigration narrative—what happens after the journey to refuge and navigating the immigration roulette. In this intimate portrait of a new father, trauma is replaced by tenderness and the promise of a future.
Directed by Alexandra Codina
