New York International Latino Film Festival 2010

1 DAY is a high-octane caper through a day in the life of an inner-city hustler. The film follows Flash, whose day gets steadily worse when he finds out he suddenly has to repay a debt… fast. The film follows Flash’s race against the clock, as he is pursued by everyone from a rival gang, the police, three irate baby-mothers and his grandmother. Directed by art-house director Penny Woolcock, 1 DAY is described by some as the British "Boyz In The Hood" and dubbed Britain’s first "Hip Hop Musical".

In this ambitious sci-fi film, Villaparaiso (formely Mexico) is ruled by a totalitarian regime led by General Jamaro. Jamaro is also the president of Phaarmax, a company that produces an addictive beverage that can control the minds of the working class. Their fate rests on the shoulders of Pablo, a young man born into privilege, who awakens to the truth and joins the revolutionary movement. Partly inspired by the Cristero War, "2033" is boldly allegorical and richly designed, heralding the arrival of a visionary filmmaker.

25 Kilates is a sexy and intense thriller that twists and turns its way though the lives of minor criminals in Barcelona's dirty underworld. Abel is an ex-boxer reduced to collecting money for his petty gangster boss. He falls for Kay, who stages car accidents and lives with her father, Sebas, a scheming little con man with a king-sized gambling addiction. Each hopes that one of their scams will eventually take them away from their dead-end life of crime. NEW YORK PREMIERE

Mike, Mark and Angelo are life-long friends who have survived the trenches of the hood together. But when Angelo and Mark are suddenly at odds, Mike is stuck in the middle.

Andres works as a draughtsman, but what he really likes is drawing. Meanwhile, Daniela is looking for an artist to illustrate the pornographic stories she writes.

Alejandro is the heir to his father's banking fortune, but he sees this wealth -- embodied by his controlling father and his corrupt cronies -- as a burden rather than a blessing. One night, in an act of rebellion, he goes drag racing on a Mexico City street and a horrible accident results. Badly shaken, he flees to an impoverished seaside village. But when he falls in love with a troubled local girl, who is entangled with a gangster, Alejandro must finally find the courage to fight for the life he wants. NEW YORK PREMIERE

Adalberto, a port employee with unwavering ethical standards, is about to retire. His new young boss, Silva, is an avid collector of an old literary magazine, "Tertulias." To make his collection complete, Silva needs but one issue: #48 -- which Adalberto happens to own. And refuses to sell. Not giving up, the boss makes a series of lavish offers, which, to his amazement, Adalberto keeps turning down. It seems the old retiree is intent on teaching this "yuppie" that "not everything has a price tag." NEW YORK PREMIERE

A young Latino man, William Caballero, juggles unconditional family love with the challenges of breaking the cycle that has kept so many relatives from reaching their dreams. Set against a backdrop of Coney Island and Fayetteville, North Carolina, an NYU graduate student turns the camera on his Puerto Rican-American family plagued by social, medical and public health issues. U.S. health care and culture is examined through this young man's lens, which also explores both his and family’s dreams. Many immigrants in the U.S. aspire to achieve the American dream and this Latino family comprised of immigrants to second-generation Americans is no different. As subjective as the barometer of reaching this goal is, the film begs the ultimate question: who attains their American dream? WORLD PREMIERE