The III CIMCiH: International Conference of Hispanic Women Filmmakers will take place in person and online on October 24-25, 2025, at Clark University (950 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts). The keynote speaker and invited guest for this event is filmmaker, producer, and interdisciplinary artist Glorimar Marrero (Puerto Rico), director of the award-winning La pecera [The Fishbowl].
The International Conference of Hispanic Women Filmmakers (CIMCiH) intends to actively contribute to the body of scholarly work on Women Directors, specifically those whose films are conceived and conducted in Spanish. This conference serves as a platform where creators, authors, scholars, and students can discuss their research, and ultimately promote their work, expanding the boundaries of this historically overlooked collective.
What challenges are faced by the audiences interested in films directed by women? How distinct is a woman filmmaker’s gaze behind the camera? To what extent are political issues, artistic tendencies, and contexts of social change shaping the cinematic product? These questions are the foundations of this conference, which seeks to heighten the visibility of Women Filmmakers and their work across and beyond the Hispanic world.
Glorimar Marrero Sánchez is a Puerto Rican filmmaker, writer-director, and interdisciplinary artist. Her work as a director and screenwriter spans fiction, documentary, and hybrid cinema, as well as audiovisual installation and photography. Her practice is rooted in a feminist and decolonial aesthetic, exploring themes such as colonial violence, environmental degradation, memory, and resistance, with a particular focus on Afro-Caribbean and Puerto Rican experiences.
Her debut feature film, La pecera (The Fishbowl), premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and became the first Puerto Rican film nominated for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film (2024). The film received numerous international accolades, including Best Film at the Cyprus Film Days and the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Latin American Film at the Forqué Awards and received two nominations at the Platino Awards.
She has been an artist-in-residence at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, Studios at MASS MoCA, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago. Her work has been presented across Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States. She currently lives and works between San Juan and Chicago.
Read more on the director at https://www.glorimarmarrerosanchez.com/
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The III CIMCiH: International Conference of Hispanic Women Filmmakers will take place in person and online on October 24-25, 2025, at Clark University (950 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts). The keynote speaker and invited guest for this event is filmmaker, producer, and interdisciplinary artist Glorimar Marrero (Puerto Rico), director of the award-winning La pecera [The Fishbowl].