Film Invasion – L.A. & Lima

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Horror – Featurette

An Assassin is cursed by the souls of the people he killed in the past. Now, he is a Grim Reaper, a demon who receives constant punishments because of his sins. In this context, an Entity appears, a neutral being who oversees the Assassin’s curse. Consequently, and on a journey to hell, both characters confront each other in a philosophical-moral debate about the meaning of forgiveness, the prison of guilt, and the existence of redemption.

Director(s): Arnold Sotomayor                                                                                         Writer(s): Arnold Sotomayor
Producer(s): Arnold Sotomayor, Domenica Granados, Sergio Monchón
Key Cast: Carlos Licapa, Adam Gonzales

Country: Peru
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – SciFi 

Micro-Short Dystopian Sci-fi. When society divides into sectors, drones are everywhere, who can you really trust?

Director(s): Karen Elaine Lutz
Writer(s): Karen Elaine Lutz, Erika Arlee
Producer(s): Karen Elaine Lutz
Key Cast: Karen Elaine Lutz

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Featurette

Sergei Paradjanov (1924-1990), a brilliant filmmaker of Armenian origin, remains a legendary figure in the opposition to the Soviet regime which landed him in prison, notably for homosexuality, for years. A pilgrimage to his house in Yerevan by a French director of Russian origin who admires his work turns into a mystical experience in search of the spirit of the Master.

Director(s): Jérôme AMIMER
Producer(s): Jérôme AMIMER, Vilen Gharibyan
Key Cast: Jérôme AMIMER, Serge AVEDIKIAN

Country: France

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Documentary

Based on the true story of a teenage girl who escaped twice from a concentration camp and finally freed herself and 3 other young women on, The Long Road Home.

Director(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Writer(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Producer(s): David Brock
Key Cast: Hanna Sukiennik

Country: United States

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Drama

Leonardo and Ricardo meet again after several years. They decide to reminisce about a past incident through a tense game of chess.

Director(s): Marcelo Cabello Quiñones
Writer(s): Alvaro Rojas Sánchez, Jesús Casas Tito
Producer(s): Marco Cueto Zavaleta, Brenda Callalli Zavalla
Key Cast: Cesar Rengifo Salazar, Jesús Romero Guelespe

Country: Peru

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

A man who has long withdrawn from the world realizes that no sign of human presence reaches him anymore.

Director(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Writer(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Producer(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Key Cast: Giampiero Bonomo

Country: Italy
Peru Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Drama

A young street artist, lost in the chaos of the city, struggles to find his path—until an unexpected act of kindness from a fellow artist changes everything. But life on the streets is unforgiving, and every choice comes at a cost. When desperation takes hold, how far will he go to survive?

Director(s): Laura Jean Bransky                                                                                     Writer(s): Jonatan Pinke
Producer(s): Jonatan Pinke, Pablo Sanchez
Key Cast: Jonatan Pinke, Hugo Mejia, Steve Crawford, Sofia JoAnna

Country: Hungary, United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Music Video

A introspective look at the symbiotic relationship between technology and nature and it’s impact on society, presented through a live music performance set atop of Mt. Baker in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State.

Director(s): Braeden Lambert
Writer(s): Nathan
Key Cast: New Monk

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Drama

“In a desperate desire to outrun failure, an anxiety-driven actress must discover the steep price of losing one’s self and her celestial sisterhood .” **THIS PROJECT HAS A GREEN SEAL FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION**

Director(s): IB Asanga
Writer(s): Sofia Folgia
Producer(s): Michaela Bidon
Key Cast: Gabrielle King, Faith Harrison

Country: Nigeria, United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy

When sensitive information falls into the hands of a Bigfoot hunter, Sasquatch must find a way to keep it from ruining his roommate’s life.

Director(s): Eric Rivera
Writer(s): Eric Rivera
Producer(s): Eric Rivera
Key Cast: Alex Jordan

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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