Thank you to everyone who screened and participated in our MILESTONE 3rd Katra Latinx Festival! It was our honor to screen over 25 phenomenal selections at the historic Latea Theater in the Lower East Side this July. Each showcased the diverse and immense talent of Latinx creators. Your stories are valuable and necessary during these times, and it was our pleasure to bring your selections to the big screen. To all our filmmakers and participants, we are grateful for your continued support of the Katra Film Series and independent cinema!
Special HUGE thanks are in order for all of our amazing sponsors and supporters Digital Ocean, Canon, JMR Rentals, NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Freelancers Union, Media Makers, UKW Media, Urbn-TV, Final Draft, Screenblade, BKLYN Commons, NYWIFT, International Screenwriters Association, Meditative Writing, GPop TV, and more!
KLX 2022 Winners
Audience Choice Award: Love Is Love – directed by Alex Hugo, Lourdes Bigio & Monte Graham
Best Short Film: TECATA – directed by Mario Theodosio Gallegos
Best Short Documentary: Croqueta Nation – directed by Guillermo Alfonso
Best Episodic or TV Pilot: Multi-Hyphenates – co-directed by Khaya Fraites & Arianna Flores-Moya
Best Animated Short: Compositions For Understanding Relationships – directed by David De La Fuente
Best Sci-Fi Short: An Indulgence – directed by Valeria Lima
Best Short Comedy: The Dark Essence – directed by Mari Assad
Best Feature Screenplay: Figmental State – written by Roberto Espinosa
Best Short Screenplay: Confessions to the Moon – written by Lauren Ballesteros