The Charlotte Latino Film Festival is excited to present an FREE encore screening of the 2025 Hecho Aquí (Made Here) short film block,  five short stories made in North Carolina by or starring Latino talent, as part of 1CLT!

Charlotte Is Home: Celebrating 5 years of the Carolina Migrant Network (2025) by Iximché Media
Run time: 8 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles
This documentary celebrates 5 years of immigrant rights advocacy by the Carolina Migrant Network and the strong community bonds they’ve built.

Gabriela (2024) by Evelyn Lorena
Run time: 16 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles
A young undocumented Guatemalan dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.

German Painting (2024) by Reuben Bloom
Run time: 6 min. / Language: English
A story about misunderstandings of masculinity, cycling trauma and loss.

Refugio (2024) by dorian gómez pestaña
Run time: 11 min. / Language: English and Spanish with subtitles
After becoming a first-time homeowner, a young DACAmented woman named Refugio navigates the complexities of the immigration system as she gets the opportunity to travel back to her motherland for the first time since she and her family first migrated to the US.

Salpimienta (Work-in-progress) by Carolina Quintana Ocampo
Run time: 8 min. / Language: English
Siblings Alex and Paolo need to make a dramatic exit when they learn their mom is making Salpimienta, the spiciest topping ever to have a place at the dinner table.