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‘Landfall’ Documentary Highlights The Strength of Puerto Rico & Its People

Toni Gonzales — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:13:02 +0000

On the surface, Landfall is a film about the life of Puerto Rican people post-Hurricane Maria. But this latest documentary from director Cecilia Aldarondo, which premieres today, goes beyond what’s seen in the mainstream media following the tragic natural disaster that struck the island in 2017. Instead of the usual narratives, Aldarondo is spotlighting the

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Here’s Your Guide to the Latino Films That Played the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival

Monica Castillo — Thu, 14 May 2020 17:10:26 +0000

COVID-19 has disrupted the film festival circuit like no other global event before, yet despite these challenges, a handful of fests are soldiering on virtually, connecting filmmakers with audiences far beyond their physical screening venues. The Tribeca Film Festival in New York City is one such event still providing a platform to new works from

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From Lowriders to Comadres: This Event Features the Work of Latina Directors

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:17:45 +0000

The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective is turning 10! The New York City-based group has been working now for a decade to support its members. Described as “a consensus-based group that values equitable interactions and diverse voices,” the collective is celebrating with a series of screening events throughout the city all summer. Up next is an event

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20 Latina Directors You Should Know

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:32:36 +0000

Back in October 2015, Women in Film launched the #52FilmsByWomen campaign. The brief was simple: pledge and commit to watching (at least) one film directed by a female filmmaker a week. It sounds easy enough. That it would be a challenge at all spoke more to the systemic sexism that plagues filmmaking. In Hollywood alone, the

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Director Cecilia Aldarondo Takes Us on a Journey to Uncover Her Late Uncle’s Forgotten Life

Vanessa Erazo — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:57:59 +0000

In our "Short Cuts" video series, Cecilia Aldarondo explains the process behind creating her intimate and moving feature film debut.

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Documentarian Cecilia Aldarondo Tenderly Tells Her Uncle’s Story 30 Years After His Death from AIDS

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 23:48:28 +0000

We talked to Cecilia Aldarondo about what she hopes her highly personal film teaches us about Latino AIDS narratives.

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Number of Latinos Featured on Filmmaker Magazine’s Famed “25 New Faces of Indie Film” List Is Growing

Andrew S. Vargas — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:05:32 +0000

This year Latinos have even more artists than ever on Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film" list.

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