Laredo Film Society

We want y’all to feel welcome, safe, and heard when you’re in community with fellow movie lovers. 💫 All LFS patrons are part of what makes LFS spaces what they are. We’re all here cause we care about film, storytelling, and our beloved bordertown community. So we want to ask everyone to move with a little intention when you’re in our spaces (even outside our microcinema). If you attend any of our programs, plz keep these agreements in mind. 🫶🏽 💥TL;DR the carousel? - Be respectful in every sense of the word & in all situations. - Help everyone enjoy the movie-watching or workshop experience by not talking during a movie or interrupting a speaker. Con cariño, the LFS Board. 🫶✨🎥💫🖤📸🥰☁️🌈🤝

Film doesn’t happen in isolation. It grows through creative exchange.🫰 Send us an email if your film is a solid work-in-progress and you’re working toward a goal (like submitting to festivals or completing a film for class!) — AND you’re open to constructive feedback! 🫶 Pls note! - Films created specifically for one of our calls for entries with awards/prizes are not eligible. - Due to capacity, not all requests will be accepted. THANK YOU @carlosevaristoflores and @cmarianog for helping us launch this program! ✨ Excited to see what you’ve been working on. 🎥💫

Want to make a horror movie but don’t know where to start? 🎥 SLASHER CAMP is a 6-day filmmaking intensive for *young/beginner filmmakers!* where you’ll learn the full filmmaking process by ACTUALLY making movies. No experience needed! Just pull up ready to collaborate and create. 🎬 You’ll live, learn, and create alongside other young filmmakers in a summer camp setting straight out of a slasher movie. GAME PLAN: 🪵 June 22-23 | 1-9 PM | hands-on film workshops & lecture + camp activities 🩸 June 24-25 | 1-9 PM | shoot TWO horror short films 💻 June 26 | 9 AM - 5 PM | editing day! 🍿 June 27 | public screening of your short slashers + a feature-length slasher at Alamo Drafthouse (@alamolaredo ) PLS NOTE: 🙋🏽 Ages 18-24 only!!! 💸 Payment plans available - if cost is an issue, email us! 🔗 Space is LIMITED! APPLY now through the link in our bio. HUGE THANKS to our sponsors!🫀 @alamolaredo @madisonavenuema DR. JOHN KILBURN @elmesononwheels @borderchildpro @sagradocafebistro

Peli Pachanga lineup is live! 🎥✨All local, all gorge, totally free, plz don’t miss out. Filmmakers, THANK YOU for your submissions, your work, and your love for storytelling and filmmaking! 💜: @enrique_fiscal @rebekahrdz @salem_boiii / @lifeaselsa @bella.eclipz @robertramirez14 @insomniac.films_ Come watch some locally crafted movie magic with us at some point this Saturday! The program will loop a few times so you can also stop by other Laredo Birthday celebrations. 🎂

Hey Laredo! I will be screening my previous short films at the LFS Microcinema to share my journey as a filmmaker so far and as a fundraiser for my current project, PONTE TRUCHA. 🎉🎉 To attend you MUST RSVP!!! LINK IN BIO There will two screening sessions followed by a Q&A + discussion of my current project. I hope to see y’all there! Thank you ❤️

LFS Study Hall: Movies on Movies continues THIS THURSDAY 📣 Session 7 of 8 of our deep-dive series that explores filmmaking techniques & perspectives across decades, genres, and movements in film history centers ✨screenwriting.✨ 🎥 In this week’s film + discussion, we’ll be asking the real questions: - Where does a movie start? - How do we shape ideas into films? 🤯 - What is the role of screenwriters in a messy, complicated pipeline? - Am I a hack??? 😩 But mostly: What are the unwritten rules of cinematic storytelling that the history of movies has ingrained in us? When should we follow those rules and when should we break convention in pursuit of something wholly new and singular? 👾 Join us! RSVP thru the link in bio. ✅ Programmed & presented by LFS Board Member @robertramirez14 .

Have you heard of MIRAAA Media Fest? 🎬✨ MIRAAA is a tri-city film festival bringing together filmmakers, artists, and communities across the frontera through storytelling, film, and culture. 📍 Rio Grande Valley — August 15 📍 Eagle Pass — August 22 📍 Laredo — August 29 From screenings and artist talks to workshops and community events, MIRAAA celebrates borderland voices and creates space for independent media to thrive across our region. 🌊🎞️ We’re currently accepting short film submissions for the 2026 festival series! 🎥 Categories: • Narrative • Documentary • Animation • Experimental 🌊 Theme: The River ⏰ Open Call Deadline: June 14 Selected films will screen across all three festival cities. Submit your short film now now: / Follow along for updates, filmmaker announcements, workshops, and more. 🌵 _________ ¿Has oído hablar del MIRAAA Media Fest? 🎬✨ MIRAAA es un festival de cine que abarca tres ciudades y reúne a cineastas, artistas y comunidades de toda la frontera a través de la narración, el cine y la cultura. 📍 Valle del Río Grande — 15 de agosto 📍 Eagle Pass — 22 de agosto 📍 Laredo — 29 de agosto Desde proyecciones y charlas con artistas hasta talleres y eventos comunitarios, MIRAAA celebra las voces de la zona fronteriza y crea un espacio para que los medios independientes prosperen en toda nuestra región. 🌊🎞️ ¡Actualmente estamos aceptando inscripciones de cortometrajes para la serie de festivales de 2026! 🎥 Categorías: • Narrativa • Documental • Animación • Experimental 🌊 Tema: El río ⏰ Fecha límite de la convocatoria abierta: 14 de junio Las películas seleccionadas se proyectarán en las tres ciudades del festival. Envía tu película corta ahora: / Síguenos para conocer las últimas novedades, anuncios de cineastas, talleres y mucho más. 🌵

HYPED for this Saturday’s PELI PACHANGA, in honor of Laredo’s 271st Birthday!!! Thank you @webbheritage for including us and for your unwavering love for Laredo. 🎂 All shorts are by LAREDOANS and feature Laredo in some way. 📣 Lineup drops SOON! The program will screen multiple times throughout the day (first block starts at 12 NOON), with short breaks in between. There’s no charge/rsvp for this showcase! But we’ll happily accept donations for snacks. 🫶 See y’all THIS SATURDAY! ✨✨✨✨

Lights, camera, Sony FX30 🎥🔥 Join us May 9 | 1–4 PM for a Sony Camera Workshop with Jaiziel Hernández Máynez at Laredo Film Society. Tickets: laredofilm.org/tickets

Hey filmmakers + storytellers (local & beyond!) 📣🎬 Film lets us share perspectives, experiment, and learn from each other’s imaginations. And we want to see your stories! Loud, proud, intimate, personal, chaotic, all of it (regardless of experience).💜 ✨MORE DETAILS✨: 📽️ All *qualifying* submissions for Peli Pachanga for @webbheritage ’s Birthday Celebration for Laredo on Saturday, 5/16 will be accepted until we fill a 2-hr block! Submit short home videos, documentaries, or narrative films about/featuring Laredo. Email to [email protected] pls! 👾 *Selected* Video Nasties works will screen at our microcinema on Friday, 8/28. 👁️ For MIRAAA, see @miraaamediafest ’s link in bio for submissions + details. The theme is THE RIVER! 🌀 The Laredo screening is on Saturday, 8/29. 🩸⁉️ FRONTERROR FILM FEST is a total revamp of our usual annual October horror showcase. Stay tuned for our official announcement & deets!!!

Film Club May 8: DÍAS DE INVIERNO (Spanish w/ English subs) + Q&A with writer/director Jaiziel Hernández Máynez. Doors 7 ⭐️🎥 Follow @laredofilm for more!

For Film Club on May 8 — A bilingual screening of DÍAS DE INVIERNO (@dias_de_invierno_film ), joined by the film’s writer and director Jaiziel Hernández Máynez (@jaizielmaynezdp ), all the way from CDMX! ✨Hosted by LFS Board Member Gabriela Treviño — with Jaiziel present for a Q&A after the film! 🎥 ABOUT THE FILM: In a quiet border town, a son and his mother face change, routine, and the unspoken tension between holding on and letting go. 💬The film is in Spanish with English subtitles! 🚪Doors & preshow at 7 🎞️ Film at 8 🎬 Q&A at 9:30 (ish) 🎟️ Get tickets thru the link in our bio! ——— Para el Film Club del 8 de mayo — Una proyección bilingüe de DÍAS DE INVIERNO (@dias_de_invierno_film ), con la presencia del guionista y director Jaiziel Hernández Máynez (@jaizielmaynezdp ), ¡directamente desde CDMX! ✨Presentado por la miembro de la mesa directiva de LFS, Gabriela Treviño — ¡con Jaiziel presente para una sesión de preguntas y respuestas después de la película! 🎥 SOBRE LA PELÍCULA: En un tranquilo pueblo fronterizo, un hijo y su madre enfrentan el cambio, la rutina y la tensión no dicha entre aferrarse y dejar ir. 💬¡La película está en español con subtítulos en inglés! 🚪Puertas y pre-show a las 7 🎞️ Película a las 8 🎬 Q&A a las 9:30 (aprox.) 🎟️ ¡Consigue tus boletos a través del enlace en nuestra bio!