THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
3 p.m. | Hotel check-in | Hanover Inn |
6 p.m. | Dinner Reception | Nearburg Forum, Black Family Visual Arts Center (VAC) |
7 p.m. | Sleep Dealer Screening (Directed by Alex Rivera. Runtime 1 hour 30 minutes) This event is free and unticketed | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
8—9 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet | Hayward Room, Hanover Inn |
9 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Hayward Room, Hanover Inn |
9:30—11:30 a.m. | BORDERS Panel with Alex Avina, Catherine Ramirez, Alex Rivera, and David Vazquez, moderated by Matt Garcia | Hayward Room, Hanover Inn |
11:45 a.m.—1:45 p.m. | Lunch Buffet and Author's Discussion with Zoraida Córdova, Carmen Maria Machado, and Vanessa Angélica Villareal, moderated by Marcela Di Blasi | Hayward Room, Hanover Inn |
2—4 p.m. | FILM Panel with Carmen Maria Machado, Orquidea Morales, and Ignacio Sanchez Prado, moderated by Jeffrey Romero Middents | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
4:30 p.m. | The Pod Generation Screening (Directed by Sophie Barthes. Runtime 1 hour 50 minutes) This event is free and unticketed | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
7 p.m. | Dinner (panelist-only event) | Birch Room, Hanover Inn |
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025
8—9 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet | Nearburg Forum, VAC |
9 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
9:30—11:30 a.m. | FICTION Panel with Zoraida Córdova, Maia Gil’Adi, Orquidea Morales, and Francisco Robles, moderated by Marcela Di Blasi | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
11:45 a.m.—1:45 p.m. | Lunch Buffet and Filmmakers Discussion with Alex Rivera and Sophie Barthes moderated by Desirée Garcia | Film Studio, VAC 108 |
2—4 p.m. | NATALISM Panel with Sophie Barthes, Robb Hernandez, Diana Adesola Mafe, and Vanessa Angélica Villareal, moderated by Mary Coffey | Loew Auditorium, VAC |
4:30—5:30 p.m. | Orozco Mural Presentation by Mary Coffey | Baker Library Lower-level |
6 p.m. | End of Conference Dinner Reception | Tacos y Tequila |
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025
11 a.m. | Hotel check-out | Hanover Inn |