10th Annual FBA Film and Zine Festival
Online Program & Schedule
Friday, June 6 Schedule
Saturday, June 7 Schedule
Please note: The films presented in the Feminist Border Arts Film Festival are not rated by the MPAA. Viewer discretion is advised. These works span a wide range of topics, styles, and approaches—some include nudity, mature subject matter, or other adult themes. We encourage audiences to consult individual film descriptions for content details.
Films that include captions in English are noted in the program.
Some screening times have recently been updated. For the most accurate information, please check the current online schedule here or refer to the printed program available at the festival.
The 10th Annual FBA Festival is dedicated to Cynthia Sue “Jonsey” Jones (1950–2025), film lover, media enthusiast, and beloved mother.
Celebrate a decade of independent storytelling at the 10th Annual Feminist Border Arts Film & Zine Festival. This two-day community event features an exciting mix of short and feature-length films from the US and around the globe, spotlighting women's and LGBTQ+ narratives and Borderlands perspectives. The festival also includes a day-long Zine Fest, where independent artists and writers share self-published works—zines—that blend storytelling, visual art, comics, and personal expression in inventive and accessible formats.
Engage with visiting filmmakers, zinesters, and special guests through screenings, presentations, and Q&As, including:
Nicole J. Georges: Nicole J. Georges is an award-winning graphic memoirist, zinester, podcaster, and educator. Known for her Lambda Literary Award-winning Calling Dr. Laura and Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home, her work blends humor, vulnerability, and sharp insight.
Tony Candelaria: Tony Candelaria is a NM Borderlands-born artist whose imaginative work spans sculpture, puppetry, and film. His creative fingerprints appear in Coraline, ParaNorman, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, David Lynch’s Rabbits, and Apple TV+’s Shape Island.
Stef Choi: Stef Choi is a character designer, filmmaker, ceramicist, and zine creator based in Los Angeles. She has contributed to animated classics including Coraline, The Boxtrolls, and Rugrats (2021), working with LAIKA, Disney TV, Marvel, and more. Her graphic memoir zine series Jelly Cake offers a vivid blend of tenderness, visual wit, and personal storytelling.
Cassils: NMSU UAM and FBA present Movement II (Half Life), a recent film work by internationally renowned Trans* artist Cassils, filmed at White Sands National Park. This powerful visual meditation on land, history, and embodiment is paired with an exclusive video interview with the artist offering insight into Cassils’s performance practice and creative process.
Dr. David Tenorio: Dr. David Tenorio’s research examines the representation of queer futurity as portrayed by contemporary artists, performers, writers, and filmmakers from Mexico, Cuba, and their diasporas in the United States. Using participatory video, digital ethnography, performance studies, and literary analysis, he surveys the contradictory sites that allow queer artists to produce cultural texts within normative structures, creating networks of dissidence that challenge the social binary of homo/heterosexuality.
Zine Fest: On Saturday, June 7, from 11 AM to 5 PM, browse and buy zines from a wide range of independent creators. Most exhibitors accept cash, with many also offering Venmo, PayPal, or other options.
Plus Q&As with visiting directors and actors featured in festival films.
This Pride-aligned festival is a space for everyone—whether you're a film enthusiast, zine collector, woman, LGBTQ+ community member, ally, or curious newcomer. Come as you are, or as you want to be. Dress to stand out—our photo op space is ready to capture the moment and your style.