LAFF 2025 | MELBOURNE

Join us for the Latin American Film Festival 2025 in Melbourne, VIC. A celebration of the rich and diverse film productions from across Latin America.

Proudly presented once again by the Latin American Embassies in Australia in collaboration with the Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR), the Australian Catholic University Melbourne and the Latin Stories.

All 13 films screening are FREE to attend and open to all, check individual films for classification.

Please note that the views and content expressed in the films do not necessarily reflect those of the University.

Films screened in their original language with English subtitles.

Screening Schedule:

1 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. Opening - Untamed El Salvador / El Salvador Indomable

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: El Salvador

Director: Nigel Marven

British conservationist Nigel Marven's documentary showcasing El Salvador's beautiful landscapes, natural biodiversity, and culture. (51 mins, 2023)

2 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Apego

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Costa Rica

Director: Patricia Velásquez

A divorced architect faces a dilemma: move her family to Mexico for a career opportunity or re-connect with an old love via Facebook. (82 mins, 2019)

3 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Uma & Haggen

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Mexico

Directors: Benito Fernández, Eduardo Cabrera, Martín Claudón

In a fantasy world, a Mesoamerican princess teams up a Viking boy on a mission to restore harmony to their very different kingdoms. (94 mins, 2024)

4 Oct @ 6:00 p.m. - Becho

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Uruguay

Director: José Infantozzi

A boy with the ability to see passion as golden energy is swept away by a group of musicians into the magical world of La Cumparsita. (70 mins, 2024)

5 Oct @ 5:00 p.m. - Sal si puedes

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Panama

Directors: Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manuel Rodríguez

A young boy returns to Panama after years in the US, where he reconnects with his imprisoned ex-boxer father to understand his past. (97 mins, 2016)

6 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Malu

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Brazil

Director: Pedro Freire

A 50-year-old ex-actress juggles difficult relationships with her mother and her own daughter while reliving memories of her past. (100 mins, 2024)

7 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Goyo

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Argentina

Director: Marcos Carnevale

A young autistic museum guide's structured routine is upended when he falls in love with a co-worker and must confront new emotions. (107 mins, 2024)

8 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Reinas

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Peru

Directors: Klaudia Reynicke, Diego Vega

In 1992, two teenage sisters are about to leave Peru for good when they unexpectedly reconnect with their estranged father. (104 mins, 2024) 

9 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - El Mayor

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Cuba

Director: Rigoberto López

In the 19th century, Ignacio Agramonte goes from romantic to husband to a warrior in Cuba's war of Independence with Spain. (113 mins, 2020)

10 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - Chuzalongo

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Ecuador

Director: Diego Otuño

In a remote Andean town, a priest cares for a lost child but soon discovers that he is a creature who needs human blood to survive. (95 mins, 2024)

11 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - El Ojo y El Muro

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Guatemala

Director: Javier del Cid

In the near future, within a walled city under totalitarian rule, a young woman helps the poor and needy through an underground network. (88 mins, 2021)

12 Oct @ 5:00 p.m. - The Chilean Building / El Edificio de los Chilenos

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Chile

Director: Macarena Aguiló

A powerful documentary about a generation of children raised in exile while their parents fought against the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. (82 mins, 2010)

13 Oct @ 6:30 p.m. - The Kings of the World / Los Reyes del Mundo

Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University Melbourne

Country: Colombia

Director: Laura Mora Ortega

Five street kids embark on a dangerous journey through Colombia to claim inherited land, facing unexpected dangers along the way. (103 mins, 2022)

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