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Explore Global Issues Through Documentaries

Thankyou everyone who participated in an incredible inaugural Bajio Documentary Film Festival 2025!!!

Our winners included!

BEST FILM: Dabucuri

BEST UBER SHORT: On the Edge of Aslyum

BEST SHORT: El Pan de Papá

BEST FOREIGN SHORT: Zainab's Heaven

BEST SHORT: Buscando Pam

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: Did You Guys Eat?

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA: Femmes Fatales of West Australian Wrestling

BEST FOREIGN FEATURE: Guerilla

Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change

★★★★★

Celebrating Local Stories, Global Impact

The Bajio Documentary Film Festival showcases local documentaries addressing global issues, highlighting the voices of activists, community organizations, and indigenous groups across Querétaro, San Miguel de Allende, and Guanajuato.

Bajio Documentary Film Festival

Showcasing local stories that address global issues through powerful documentaries.

BDFF connects audiences with powerful narratives that inspire change, fostering a deeper understanding of shared challenges through the art of documentary filmmaking.

Film at the Front Line

Highlighting local filmmakers and activists who address pressing global issues through their impactful documentaries.

Community Engagement

Connecting communities with global narratives through film, fostering understanding and collaboration among diverse groups.

Filmmakers

Open to all filmmakers, from students to seasoned professionals, the BDFF is a small but punchy event which aims to gather filmmakers with activists, defenders, community organizations and indigenous groups, using film as a catalyzing point of strength and influence. The opening night will feature a red carpet event at the Cineteca Nacional in Queretaro, followed by a series of subsequent events across a variety of cinemas and local community organizations in the region. Selected films will be shown to a variety of filmmaking professionals as well as be sited within a framework of socio-environmental activists and agents for change.

The BDFF is a festival which showcases real, on-the-ground change taking place across gloabl communities.

We're not just film; we're film at the front line.

Festival Locations

Explore the vibrant cities of Queretaro, San Miguel de Allende, and Guanajuato, showcasing impactful local documentaries addressing global issues.

Main Location

Calle del Acueducto S/N, Tequisquiapan, Qro 76750

Dates

November 27-30 2025