2026 New Orleans Film Festival

Youth Friendly Narrative Shorts 1

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6 films in package
Xianglian's Room (《王香蓮》)
Three children return home to visit their dying mother. The siblings argue endlessly over whether to remove life support, the inheritance, and matters of faith.
Drifting Tides (Mareas a la Deriva)
Maite, a young graffiti writer in Puerto Rico, faces a life-altering choice: leave the island for a promising career opportunity abroad or stay and navigate the challenges of a nation in crisis.
High Water
While caring for his forgetful mother, a son weathers the tides of change threatening his Gullah Geechee home and way of life in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Them That's Not
A sudden prison furlough unexpectedly bonds an estranged father with his emotionally avoidant daughter - a Queer, Deaf poet - at their matriarch’s repass.
Under the Mountain’s Shadow (La Sombra de la Montaña)
An old hermit in the Colombian mountains must decide between returning to care for his ailing mother or remaining bound to the past and the mountain that defines him.
You Do Not Exist
In the stillness of his yard, Booker watches the sky fill and empty with passing planes. As the world moves around him, he lingers, circling a memory whose edges blur with time.
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An aging hermit, Eloy, lives in seclusion in the Colombian mountains, haunted by his grandfather’s ghost and bound to the land. When park rangers bring news of his dying mother, Eloy faces a choice between returning to his family or remaining in the mountain that defines him.


Director bio:

Estrada is a Venezuelan filmmaker who graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. His films move between documentary and fiction, weaving elements of magical realism into lived reality. His debut documentary short, "Audio y el Caimán"(2024), has screened at over 20 festivals (inc. Sheffield DocFest and Hot Docs), and has received multiple awards. He is currently developing his first feature film, "El Padrote."

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Colombia, United States, Venezuela, Canada
  • Premiere
    Louisiana
  • Director
    Andrés I. Estrada
  • Screenwriter
    Andrés I. Estrada
  • Producer
    Paolo Maria Pedullà, Carlos López Estrada, Valerie Bush, Amanda Scheider, Glenn Kiser
  • Cinematographer
    Rodrigo Michelangeli
  • Editor
    Crist Ortiz
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