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This 3D animated film is a free adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream. The legend says that on Saint John’s Night (the summer solstice), humans can reach the world of fairies and elves, where all dreams come true. But Elena does not believe in fairies. Her father, the Great Duke Theseus, an idealistic governor lost in dreams, is ill. As she tries to make him feel some excitement again, she parts on a voyage in search of Titania, the queen of all fairies, the only one that can help her.

On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents. But María wants to migrate to the United States. Watch the trailer here.

SIPFilmFest 2017: FEMALE VOICES FROM THE SOUTH (9/21 - 9/24)

La puerta abierta (Marina Seresesky, Spain): Rosa is a prostitute who inherited the profession from her mother, Antonia. Antonia now believes she is the famous actress and singer Sara Montiel, making Rosa’s life extremely difficult. Rosa does not know how to be happy, or something keeps her from achieving happiness. The arrival of an unexpected new member to her absurd and awkward family will provide her with a new opportunity to give happiness another chance. Watch the trailer here.