SIFF

2025 | 97 min | Mexico

Winner of Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival, Vainilla is a tender, witty, and deeply moving family drama.

When an eviction notice threatens their home, 8-year-old Roberta and her lively, multi-generational household of seven women band together to fight foreclosure. What unfolds is a portrait of resilience powered by fierce love, sharp humor, and unbreakable bonds. As tempers flare and loyalties are tested, the women rediscover their shared strength and the meaning of belonging.

Exquisitely feminine without losing its bite, Vainilla is a heartfelt celebration of family, solidarity, and the place we call home.

Showtimes

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall #2 @ 4:30 PM

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Andrews Hall at Sonoma Community Center @ 2:00 PM

Details

  • Year 2025
  • Runtime 97
  • Language Spanish
  • Subtitle Language English
  • Country Mexico

Credits

  • Director Mayra Hermosillo
  • Screenwriter Mayra Hermosillo
  • Producer Stacy Perskie, Karla Luna Cantú, Andrea Porras Madero, Paloma Petra
  • Cast Aurora Dávila Dabdoub, Maria Castellá, Natalia Plascencia, Rosy Rojas, Paloma Petra
  • Cinematographer Jessica Villamil
  • Editor Sonia Sánchez Carrasco, Carlos Lenin

Awards

  • 2025 Venice Film Festival: Best Screenplay
  • 2025 Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Best Director; Best Supporting Performance
  • 2025 Morelia International Film Festival: Audience Award

Location

Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall #2

126 First St West Sonoma, California

Andrews Hall at Sonoma Community Center

276 East Napa St Sonoma, California