17th San Francisco Latino Film Festival Kicks Off

Cine+Más SF proudly launches the 17th San Francisco Latino Film Festival (SFLFF) this week, celebrating Latin American and U.S. Latino stories with 24 in-person screenings—featuring 16 features and 8 short film programs—across some of San Francisco’s most beloved cultural venues.

The festival opens Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 PM at the Roxie Theater with ASCO: Without Permission, directed by Travis Gutiérrez Senger and executive produced by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna.

A genre-defying documentary, ASCO: Without Permission profiles the extraordinary Los Angeles-based Chicano art collective ASCO, whose provocative blend of activism and performance challenged representation in the art world, Hollywood, and the media throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

“This year’s festival captures the full scope of the Latino experience—from rebellion and resilience to art, love, and legacy,” said Lucho Ramirez, Festival Director. “We’re honored to open with ASCO: Without Permission, a film that embodies the creative courage and cultural impact we aim to celebrate.”

Screenings will take place after 6 PM on weekdays and after 1 PM on weekends at Artists’ Television Access, Apple Cinemas, 9th Street Independent Film Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and SPARK Social SF.

Festivalgoers can explore new voices in Latin cinema through powerful narratives, documentaries, and short film programs including Love & Belonging, Resilient Women, Laughter Is Medicine, and Queer Shorts: Connections.

Schedule 

October 23, 6:00 PM – ASCO: Without Permission

October 24, 6:15 PM – Love & Belonging (Shorts)

October 24, 7:15 PM – The Dog, My Father And Us

October 25, 1:00 PM – Lovers In The Sky

October 25, 2:00 PM – The Young & The Dramatic (Shorts)

October 25, 7:00 PM – Spy Kids

October 26, 1:00 PM – Resilient Women (Short Documentaries)

October 26, 2:00 PM – Laughter Is Medicine (Comedy Shorts)

October 26, 3:00 PM – The Leap of Angels

October 26, 5:00 PM – Between Actors (Entre Actores)

October 27, 6:30 PM – Norita

October 28, 6:30 PM – Relentless Memory

October 29, 6:30 PM – The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World

October 30, 6:30 PM – Own Hand

October 31, 7:15 PM – Darker Side of Life (Shorts)

November 1, 1:00 PM – Encuerados

November 1, 3:00 PM – Queer Shorts: Connections

November 1, 5:00 PM – American Agitators

November 2, 2:30 PM – A House With Two Dogs

November 2, 4:30 PM – Violent Butterflies

November 4, 6:15 PM – Local Shorts!

Visit www.cinemassf.org for the complete schedule, tickets, and festival passes.