Directed by Marlén Viñayo, “Unforgivable” follows a hitman for the 18th Street gang as he serves his sentence in an evangelical Salvadorian prison, where he is punished not only for his crimes, but for being gay.
“Step Into the River,” from both China and France, won best animated short at the festival, with French film “Navozande, the Musician” earning an honorable mention.
“Queen of Basketball,” an American documentary about basketball player Lusia Harris directed by Ben Proudfoot, was awarded best documentary short, also receiving $1,000.