2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Horror

An inexperienced assassin is hired by the Grim Reaper to carry out his work. Throughout this alliance, the assassin’s moral decline and the consequences of his decisions are monitored.

Director(s): Arnold Sotomayor
Writer(s): Arnold Sotomayor
Producer(s): Domenica Granados, Carlos Licapa, Arnold Sotomayor
Key Cast: Carlos Licapa, Alessandra García

Country: Peru

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Source: FILA

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy

A dark and uncomfortable comedy in which a heart-warming dinner party reunion turns into a violent nightmare as the host and the guest revisit their traumatic shared history to extreme ends.

Director(s): Donald Saunderson                                                                                     Writer(s): Donald Saunderson  
Producer(s): Donald Saunderson , Jen Saunderson, Karina Wolfe, Nick Richey, Zach Mann, Graham High, Brittany High
Key Cast: Juan Manuel Salcito, Dylan Saunders, Karina Wolfe, Susane Lee

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Feature Film

In Lisbon, where the Brazilian community exceeds half a million people, groups like Baque do Tejo, Baque Mulher, Palhinha Maluca, Pandeiro LX, and Lisbloco keep the Brazilian carnival tradition alive in foreign land. From intimate rehearsals to street celebrations, the documentary follows a community facing increasing bureaucratic barriers and institutional xenophobia to preserve one of Brazil’s most important cultural expressions. The film shows how drums, flutes, and tambourines become instruments of resistance and struggle for the right to occupy city streets. From the narrow lanes of Alfama to Chiado squares, “in my land, Carnival is religion” is a vibrant portrait of how the ancestral power of Brazilian carnival turns adversity into celebration.

Director(s): Rodrigo Resende Coutinho
Producer(s): Rodrigo Resende Coutinho

Country: Brazil

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Documentary 

Through intimate footage—from car seats to kitchens to weighing the prices of diapers and eggs—we glimpse the personal consequences of policy choices that have dismantled social infrastructure. While Andrea appears to be holding it all together—managing her business while caring for her daughter Eva Luna—that work also wears on Andrea, affecting her financial security and her emotional wellbeing. Inspired by the book “Holding it Together” by Jessica Calarco (who co-produced the short), this film is not just a portrait of individual resilience but a call to recognize how women’s labor maintains the illusion that America can function without robust social support systems. By sharing these stories, we hope to spark conversations about the institutional changes our society desperately needs.

Director(s): Si Boudoin
Writer(s): Si Boudoin
Producer(s): Cameron Kit
Key Cast: Andrea Pando

Country: United States

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Featurette

FUTURE OF ART is important, not only because it acts as a critique of the art that laid the stepping stones moving forward, but it also incorporates a unique style and language that steps away from rhetorics of the past, creating a fresh approach. Art needs a new landscape in which to pioneer and Zox & Cru’s film opens unexplored horizons.

Director(s): Zox, Cru
Writer(s): Zox & Cru
Producer(s): Zox & Cru
Key Cast: Zox & Cru

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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