2023 Des Moines Latino Film Festival – Pride Night with Capital City Pride!

FEATURE FILM
La Alberca de los Nadies/The Pool of the Nobodies (2022)
An indigenous migrant named Alex is put to the ultimate test, forced to enter the criminal underworld just to live another day. Anayeli, another indigenous migrant, struggles to save the life of her unborn son, as well as her own. They will both do unthinkable things to survive the Pool of the Nobodies.

Un migrante indígena llamado Alex se somete a la prueba definitiva, obligado a ingresar al inframundo criminal solo para vivir un día más. Anayeli, otra migrante indígena, lucha por salvar la vida de su hijo por nacer, así como la suya propia. Ambos harán cosas impensables para sobrevivir en la Piscina de los Incorpóreos.

Genre | Drama
Country | Mexico
Director | José Luis Solís Olivares
Film Length | 1hr 21min
Language | Spanish, Nahuatl, Zapotec, Kaqchikel with English subtitles

SHORT FILM
The Butch and the Baby Daddy (2022)
Alex has wanted to have a baby almost as long as she can remember. But how is a trans/butch lesbian supposed to get sperm? When she considers asking Mateo, a close gay friend of hers, Alex is forced to investigate what she really values.

Alex ha querido tener un bebé casi desde que tiene memoria. Pero, ¿cómo se supone que una lesbiana trans/butch obtiene esperma? Cuando considera preguntarle a Mateo, un amigo gay cercano suyo, Alex se ve obligada a investigar qué es lo que realmente valora.

Genre | Animated short, LGBTQ
Country | Canada
Director | Karleen Pendleton Jiménez, Barb Taylor
Film Length | 6 min
Language | English

FEATURE FILM
Sublime (2022)
Sixteen-year-old Manuel loves to play bass in a local band, wander around the streets of the coastal town he calls home and boast about his sexualexperiences. But just as he is about to make love to his girlfriend, Manuel feels a sudden yearning for his childhood friend, Felipe. Manuel struggles with his feelings as he watches Felipe flirt with different girls. Mariano Biasin has crafted an empathetic, intimate coming-of-age story in his feature debut.

A Manuel, de dieciséis años, le encanta tocar el bajo en una banda local, pasear por las calles del pueblo costero al que llama hogar y alardear de sus experiencias sexuales. Pero justo cuando está a punto de hacer el amor con su novia, Manuel siente un súbito anhelo por su amigo de la infancia, Felipe. Manuel lucha con sus sentimientos mientras ve a Felipe coquetear con diferentes chicas. Mariano Biasin ha elaborado una historia empática e íntima sobre la mayoría de edad en su ópera prima.

Genre | Drama
Country | Argentina
Director | Mariano Biasin
Film Length | 1hr 40min
Language | Spanish with English subtitles