Hansel Porras Garcia
Directing
Biography
Hansel Porras Garcia (all pronouns) is a queer artist and filmmaker born in Cuba and based in Miami. Hansel’s work is marked by an intimate gaze into Miami’s Hispanic multiculturalism, with a particular focus on the Cuban diaspora. Their projects explore themes of identity, family, migration, and affective memory, crafting narratives that engage both personal experience and the tensions and beauty of life between islands, cities, and borders. In addition to their creative practice, they manage the Cinematic Residency at Oolite Arts where they mentor, support, and nurture emerging filmmakers within a diverse and ever-evolving community.
Known For
With a taxidermy parrot and pistol in hand, Praxi, breaks into the home of a mute spiritual guru who trapped his lover’s soul inside the parrot years ago. Praxi must convince the guru’s estranged daughter to guide her father in freeing his lover’s soul in this darkly comedic tale of love and the afterlife.
The Old Man and the Parrot
During a driving lesson, two Cuban siblings: a newly arrived trans woman (Lola Bosch) and her estranged conservative brother (Ariel Texidó), face each other for the first time in years, with Miami passing silently outside the windows.
Tropical Park
Minutes before her perfectly planned evening, Lily accidentally summons a genie from a vinyl record. The fairy-godmother-like Reggaetonero is convinced he can help her woo her date, but Lily is skeptical about his methods.
El Reggaetonero
On her 64th birthday, Zoe, a lonely, widowed Cuban exile, is about to become a grandmother. She is also about to receive an unexpected visit. After more than forty years without seeing each other, Helena, her childhood best friend, returns to catch up and explore their lives through songs, letters, and memories from their past. Without imagining that this reunion will change their lives forever, when a secret comes to light, they both have to reconsider their relationship.
Febrero
A young actress performs the most important casting of her career while facing a difficult family situation.
Casting
Ana y la Distancia tells the story of a Cuban mother, exiled in Miami, as she anxiously waits for her son who, after the anti-government protests that occurred in Cuba in July 2021, decided to cross borders to reunite with her in the United States.
Ana and the Distance
After trying to revive once again the lost passion of her marriage, a young woman will make a radical decision she had planned some time ago.
The Absences
A young man about to commit suicide seeks help by calling the National Suicide Prevention Network.
mundo cruel
A 23 weeks pregnant young actress, struggles to find the perfect name for her daughter.