Since its launch in 1999, the New York International Latino Film Festival has always had plenty to offer on a global scale - especially with the filmmakers coming from different Hispanic backgrounds here and abroad.
Despite these differences, all share one common goal: the desire to change perceptions about Latino culture through the art of film.
Now in its ninth year, NYILFF runs Tuesday through Sunday at four Manhattan venues and includes several New York premieres among the more than 80 documentaries, shorts and features that not only break stereotypes about Latinos, but celebrate the diversity of the community.
The directors’ backgrounds are as unique as the movies themselves. Here’s a look at three films with New York ties:
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