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aluCine 2026

2026 Programming

September 30 – October 2, 2026 • Spadina Theatre, Toronto • Four distinctive programs celebrating Latin Film + Media Arts

*All films have English subtitles. According to the Ontario Theatres Act, regular screenings are restricted to those 18 years of age or older.

Curatorial Statement

Curatorial Statement

A message from Festival Director Sinara Rozo Perdomo for the 26th edition.

Venue

Venue

Spadina Theatre — the home of aluCine 2026.

Opening Night

Opening Night

The Red Hangar

Open the 26th festival with The Red Hangar and a short, plus an opening reception.

The Memory Keepers

The Memory Keepers

The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World

Memory, creativity and community as acts of resilience after displacement and war.

The Art of Resistance

The Art of Resistance

Comparsa

Creativity as survival — a Guatemalan community turns performance into resistance.

The Shape of Belonging

The Shape of Belonging

Latin Canadian Shorts

Fiction, documentary, animation and experimental shorts by Latin Canadian filmmakers.

aluCine

Latin Film + Media Arts Festival

Celebrating Latin American cinema and empowering Latino-Canadian artists through film, education, and community engagement.

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The Art of Resistance

The Art of Resistance

Date

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 9:30 PM

Location

Spadina Theatre (24 Spadina Road, Toronto)

Tickets

$15 General Admission

About This Program

Art can be a language of survival, a tool for healing, and a way to reclaim space. The Art of Resistance program explores the transformative power of creativity in the face of violence and injustice. Through Comparsa, a film that follows a community turning performance, movement, and collective expression into a force for change, we witness how creativity can challenge systems of oppression, strengthen connections, and inspire new possibilities for the future.

Featured Films

Comparsa

Comparsa

Directed by Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson • 1h19m • 2025

Guatemala / USA • Documentary

Toronto Premiere

Comparsa fully immerses audiences in the intense world of Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art to inspire local youth and heal deep wounds. After 41 girls are killed in a State-run "Safe Home" and the government refuses to act, the sisters respond with a community comparsa—an exuberant street performance featuring towering puppets, fire-breathing stilt walkers, and thundering drums. With brave vulnerability, they expose a system that permits and commits violence against women, and they open up about surviving violence in their own home. Their youth movement takes to the streets, confronting corruption and reclaiming public space for women and girls. Rooting their efforts in joy and community care, they find healing along the way. Built on a 17-year relationship between the subjects and the film team, Comparsa offers a stirring portrait of sisterhood, peacebuilding, and the transformational power of art.

Program Trailers

Meet the Directors

Co-Presenters

Regent Park Film Festival logo
The Redhood House logo

$15 General Admission

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