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LatinX Futurism in Film

In film, LatinX Futurism is incorporating LatinX culture in science fiction and other related genres of speculative fiction. Cultural productions of LatinX futurisms are rooted in LatinX speculative and science fiction, which present themes such as "diaspora, colonialism, indigenous subjugation and hybrid cultures" which help paint a picture of the LatinX experience. LatinX futurism in film can be presented through relevant themes including the implications of migrations and conquest, which are an important part of LatinX history.

List of Films

Film	Year	Description
El Mariachi	1992	A traveling Mariachi is mistaken for a criminal and must hide from a gang that is set on killing him.
From Dusk Till Dawn	1996	In this film directed by Robert Rodríguez, the Gecko brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) are fugitives, and are on the run after a very interesting bank robbery. They kidnap the Fuller family, and drive to a Mexican bar to meet with other on-the-run criminals. It turns out the crooks in the bar are vampires, and if the Gecko brothers and the Fuller family can survive from dusk until dawn, the "crooks" will let em' go.
John Leguizamo: Freak	1998	This film, directed by Spike Lee, is a live performance of John Leguizamo's one-man show on Broadway. One important line in the film is when Leguizamo says "There were no Latin people on Star Trek," and that this "was proof that they weren't planning to have us around for the future"
Spy Kids	2001	In this film directed by Robert Rodríguez, Carmen (Alexa Pena Vega) and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara), two children who become involved in their parents' espionage.
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl	2005	In this film directed by Robert Rodríguez, a lonely boy named Max's dreamworld, Planet Drool, comes to life, including his characters Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner) and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley).
Sleep Dealer	2008	In this film by Alex Rivera, Memo Cruz (Luis Fernando Peña), is a young man in future Mexico. When his family is the victim of a misguided drone attack, he heads north towards the Mexico/U.S border, where he ends up in a strange digital factory in Mexico where he connects his body to a robot in America.
Protocolo	2013	In the future, cloning machines known as "multipliers" were prohibited from being used. However, they were still in use to make clones in an infinite loop that is perpetuated for its security protocol. Directed and produced by Rodrigo Hernández.
Guardians of the Galaxy	2014	In the superhero film, a group of intergalactic criminals joins forces to stop a villain with plans to purge the universe. The cast is comprised of known actors such as Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper among others. This film exhibits a concept that has been come to be known as "alien-face", which describes the idea that Hollywood is preoccupied with the idea that Latinas embody a particular "otherness" that makes them alien-like
The Head of Joaquin Murrieta	2015	Filmmaker John Valadez exhibits the horror that accompanies state-sanctioned violence against brown people in this part fiction, part documentary film that depicts John Valadez. John believed to have found the head of f a legendary Mexican rebel, 162 years after it vanished.
Beauties of the Night (Bellas de Noche)	2016	This Mexican documentary film is the first production of filmmaker María José Cuevas. Shows the glory and resurgence of five showgirls (vedettes) that were successful in Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Shape of Water	2017	In this film, produced and written by Guillermo del Toro, a lonely janitor stumbles upon an amphibious creature that is held captive in a secret research facility. The janitor then develops a relationship with the creature.
Buy me a Gun (Cómprame un Revólver)	2018	This Mexican drama film was directed by Julio Hernández Cordon. In this timeless México, women are disappearing, and a girl wears a mask to disguise her gender in order to help her addict father.
Alita: Battle Angel	2019	In this sci-fi film directed by Robert Rodríguez, Alita, a battle cyborg, sets out to learn about her past and find her true identity. Alita shows LatinX life in a multifaceted way and demonstrates pre-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial histories through the architecture of the film.
The Platform (El Hoyo)	2019	In the future, prisoners housed in vertical cells watch as inmates in upper cells are fed while the ones below starve. This film was directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia has one multiple awards such as the Goya Award for Best Special Effects, and the Gaudí Award for Best Visual Effects.