Piñata Prayers
Screenings
- Closed captions online
- Open captions in-person
- Trigger warning: Homophobia
Screenings
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Breaking down the colonial tradition of piñatas, this personal film probes into a loss of faith while retracing a family history.
Directors Spotlight
Daniel Larios
Director
Daniel is a Salvadoran-American producer, director, writer, and cultural worker based in Los Angeles. His short films have been programmed at festivals including Blackstar, True/False, Atlanta, ÍCARO, Bentonville, and Paraguay International. He won the 2022 BlackStar Doc Shorts Pitch and was a 2023 Sundance Institute Latiné Co//ab Scholar.
- Year 2025
- Runtime 24 minutes
- Country United States, El Salvador
- Language English, Spanish
- Director Daniel Larios
- Producer Daniel Larios, Marcel Pérez
- Co Producer Brian Petillo
- Cast Andrew Flores, David Bernal-Fuentes, Erika Soto, Jason Caravantes, Krystal Castillo, Sandra Marisol Rodezno De Larios, Yesenia Prieto
- Cinematographer B. Rubén Mendoza
- Editor Daniel Larios, Eric Armando Ibarra
- Animator Ashley Thomas, Daniel Larios
- Production Design Astrid Anderson
- Composer Sansanto (Israël Mendez)
- Sound Design Victoria Sand
- Music Sansanto (Israël Mendez)
- Premiere Philadelphia
