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New York City's LGBTQ film fest offers three Latin American narrative films this year. They include Cuba's Santa y Andres and these two:

A Cidade do Futuro (The City Of The Future), Brazil, 2016
In a remote part of Brazil, the triad of Mila, Igor, and Gilmar are determined to break away and form their own nontraditional family, defying the definitions that society has attempted to impose on them. As they prepare for the birth of their child, the three contemplate their intertwining relationships. Cláudio Marques and Marília Hughes Guerreiro have boldly collaborated on a naturalistic film that shuns convention, instead embracing love in all its dazzling iterations.

El Diablo es Magnifico (The Devil Is Magnificent), Chile, 2016
Exhausted by the difficulties of her life in the often-inhospitable Paris, Manu, a thirty-three year old trans immigrant, resigns to return to his native Chile after 10 years in France. In the days leading up to her departure, Manu’s platonic friend Daniel proposes marriage with the intention of solving her visa issues. Manu strongly considers the offer, but she’s wholly disheartened at the prospect of a life without love, romance, and sex. That is, until she meets a fellow foreigner who instills in her the hope for a romantic future.

New York: Oct. 19 - 24. Full lineup and details here.

Earlier Event: October 19
Margaret Mead Film Festival
Later Event: October 20
Tempestad