Justice for My People
Film Festival 2026

Welcome to the Justice for My People Film Festival 2026, where filmmakers dedicated to telling stories about healing and transformation are celebrated and put center stage. Championing our slate of films that reimagine justice through film. Our films are intended for mature audiences, touching on significant themes in a trauma-informed manner. Parental discretion is advised.

Thursday, October 8th | PROGRAMMING

Block 1: Spotlighting JFMS Programs: 5:00

Title: A Love Letter to My Mother Year: 2026
Runtime: 2:37 min
Director: Jennifer Pedroza

Logline: A love letter to every parent who ever worried they weren't doing enough. It explores the beautiful truth that what a child remembers isn't the wealth or perfection, but the fierce, unconditional love that kept them safe.

Title: Valencia Brown: Keeping the Recipes
Year: 2026
Runtime: 3:14 min
Director(s): Julio Revilla and Chelsea Brown

Logline: Chelsea recounts the memory of her late mother and her passion for community service and cooking.

Title: What's in a Name
Year: 2026
Runtime: 3:33
Director: Julio Revilla

Logline: A young man thinks about the meaning behind his name, that he shares with his father and grandfather.

Title: Thelma
Year: 2026
Runtime: 2:04
Director(s): Evelyn Gonzalez

Logline: A woman explores how Imperialism in Guatemala affected her family history.

Title: I Have Wings but I Cannot Fly
Year: 2026
Runtime: 14:50
Director(s): Victor Velasco

Logline: A struggling single mother secretly brings her troubled son to work at the towering Bank of Avalon. When her son suddenly exhibits alarming signs of turning into a bird, she’s forced to protect him before others discover his true nature.

Title: Breathe, Brother, Breathe
Year: 2026
Runtime: 18:52
Writer/Director(s): Arman Khaghani

Logline: An asthmatic Iranian-American high schooler learns the trumpet to keep a precious friendship intact, reconnect with his emotionally distant family, and take control of his fragmented life.

PANEL 1: 6:00 PM

Evelyn Gonzalez, Chelsea Brown, Julio Revilla, EN’B Kim, Jennifer Pedroza, Natalie Garcia, Andrea Diaz, Victor Velasco, Arman Khaghani

2025 - 2026 PA Cohort Graduation: 6:30

Intermission: 7:00 PM

Title: Everybody Deserves a Fair Chance"
Year: 2026
Runtime: 6:00
Director(s): Andrea Diaz

Logline: A short documentary spotlighting LA County’s “Fair Chance to Thrive: Building New Futures Through Work” campaign.

Panel: 6:00

Block 2: SPOTLIGHTING TRAUMA INFORMED STORIES AND HEALING NARRATIVES

Title: Hatchlings
Year: 2026
Runtime: 15:00
Writer/Director: Jahmil Eady

Logline: A resentful teenager babysits her turtle-obsessed half-brother as he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.

Title: Glimmer
Year: 2026
Runtime: 15:04
Writer/Director: Vicente Garcia

Logline: After losing a career-making deal, a queer Latinx fashion designer discovers the power of "glimmers" small, magic-like moments that lead him to take an unexpected leap of faith in his life.

Title: I Think My…
Year: 2026
Trailer
Runtime: 4:00
Writer/Director: Augusta Mariano

Logline: A dark comedy about FRANKIE, an outgoing college student, who struggles to process and accept her experience of sexual assault.

Title: All the Words but the One
Year: 2026
Runtime: 17:25
Director(s): Nava Mau

Title: Moleguan
Year: 2026
Runtime: 10:00
Writer/Director: Jacqueline Guido

Logline: A Filipine and Latine elder go from bickering and trying to outshine one another while preparing their cultural dishes, to combining their shared ancestral culinary powers to protect their LGBT senior community center from an ICE raid.