LIBERTY

SHORT FILM, 2019

Best friends Milagros (Loggy) and Alex have been neighbors their entire lives in Miami’s redeveloping Liberty Square. Loggy detaches when she learns that Alex is being displaced and relocated to another community. The two are chosen to dance together at the community’s groundbreaking ceremony but their plans are derailed when the memorial of Milagro’s slain mother is confiscated. The integrity of their friendship is tested as they search for its whereabouts.

GENRE

Drama, Coming of Age

FESTIVALS / Official Selections

  • Berlinale – Generation (February 2019), Berlin, Germany – World Premiere
    • Winner – Special Prize – Generation 14plus
  • Miami Film Festival (March 2019), Miami, FL – North American Premiere
    • Winner – Knight Made in MIA Award
  • SXSW (March 2019), Austin, TX 
    • Winner – Grand Jury Prize
  • Aspen Film Festival (April  2019), Aspen, CO
  • Atlanta Film Festival (April 2019), Atlanta, GA
  • Florida Film Festival (April 2019), Orlando, FL
  • Seattle International Film Festival (June 2019), Seattle, WA
  • Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (June 2019), Mammoth, CA
  • DeadCenter Film Festival (June 2019), Oklahoma City, OK
  • BAM Cinefest (June  2019), Brooklyn, NY
  • Palm Springs Shortfest (June 2019), Palm Springs, CA
  • Champs-Élysées Film Festival (June  2019), Paris, France
    • Winner – Best American Short Film
  • Indie Streets Film Festival (July 2019), Red Bank, NJ
    • Jury Award – Best Narrative Short Film
  • Indy Shorts International Film Festival (July 2019), Indianapolis, IN
  • BlackStar Film Festival (August 2019), Philadelphia, PA
  • Monmouth Film Festival (August 2019), Red Bank, NJ