Hola Mexico Film Festival

Welcome to the 16th annual Hola Mexico Film Festival! From gripping dramas to heartfelt comedies, thrilling documentaries to spine-tingling horror, this year's festival brings together an exciting lineup of films that showcase the richness and diversity of Mexican storytelling.

Schedule of Events:

5:00pm: TransMéxico

Based on the true stories of three transwomen, this documentary explores how in Latin America, unchecked transphobia severely limits transpeople's access to education, employment, housing, and medical services. By bringing these challenges to light, TransMéxico highlights how three incredible transwomen live empowered lives, how they live in truth, and how they have found respect, acceptance, love, and fulfilling careers.

Running Time: 84 min

Director: Claudia Sanchez

7:30pm: Un Actor Malo / Bad Actor

Bad actor is an intense drama where an actress accuses her co-star of misconduct during an intimate scene. While she pursues legal action, the film's production fights to contain the escalating fallout of a public scandal. Bad actor explores the duality of ethics, professionalism, and artistic integrity in the film industry where one wrong gesture can erupt into a flurry of uncontrollable chaos.

Running Time: 125 min

Director: Jorge CuchI

10:00pm: Parvulos

Toddlers: Children of the Apocalypse is a horror film about three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods and the evil secret they've hidden in their basement. This film is intense, gory, and lush in a dark cinematography that captures an essence of evil even children are capable of embodying when their world is nothing but a carnage-ridden hell.

Running Time: 118 min

Director: Isaac Ezban