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Help This Team Make a Documentary About El Salvador’s Vibrant Creative Scene

Yara Simón — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:26:52 +0000

When it comes to El Salvador, the media mostly focuses on the violence, gangs, and poverty that makes life difficult for many. And while it’s true that these things are a part of the country, they shouldn’t wholly define this, or any, nation. That’s why a group of Salvadoran Americans – both born in the

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‘The Pineapple Diaries’ Web Series Follows 4 BFFs Living in a Dominican Neighborhood in Boston

Isabella Gomez — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:58:55 +0000

Your twenties come with a lot of learning experiences about jobs, heartbreak, accepting your own body, and finding the friendships that make it all worth it. And although we get plenty of those themes in TV shows ranging from Friends to Girls, when it comes to Latinx narratives, there’s a few added layers that might

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This Documentary Charts the Birth of Bakosó, Cuba’s Irresistible Take on Afrobeats

Beverly Bryan — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:37:30 +0000

What happens when musicians from Africa and Latin America connect and create together, without the mediation of Western gatekeepers? In the case of bakosó, you get a whole new musical culture. The sound combines Afro-Cuban music with the rhythms of Afrobeats and other African genres, such as Afro-house and Angolan kuduro. The genre grew out

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This Doc Spotlights Pauline Oliveros, the Queer Tejana Who Revolutionized Experimental Music

Pablo D — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:36:21 +0000

To anyone acquainted with her work, the name Pauline Oliveros not only symbolizes a spirit of experimentation in sound and music, but also one of self-determination and compassion. The pioneering composer, a queer Tejana who revolutionized electronic music as part of the San Francisco Tape Music Center and her own Deep Listening Institute, died at the

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Betzabé García On Her New Documentary About Queer YouTube star Mickey Cundapí

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 19 May 2017 16:34:17 +0000

There’s a boldness to titling a documentary #Mickey, but Betzabé García, who directed the powerful Sinaloa-set doc Kings of Nowhere, has an ambitious idea in mind for her sophomore feature. She’s offering up a profile of Mickey Cundapí, a Mexican YouTube star who won the Miss Sinaloa Gay pageant at 18. Born in the same region García mined in her dreamy first

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Venezuela’s Financial Crisis Might Keep This Young Director From Attending Her Tribeca Premiere

Kristen Lopez — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:52:15 +0000

Like many film festivals presented throughout the US and worldwide, the Tribeca Film Festival in New York is an opportunity for directors, both veterans and ingenues, to have their work seen by industry insiders and cinephiles, but sometimes life gets in the way. Venezuelan director Marianne Amelinckx Labrador is one such auteur lucky enough to

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‘Osito’ Is an Honest, Edgy Comedy About “Homo-Hetero” Friendship From Two Undocumented Activists

Andrew S. Vargas — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:35:08 +0000

Latino representation has come a long way over the last few years, but there’s still a whole lot to be desired from US film and television. Not only have roles become more stereotypical over the last few years, but studios and networks are still profoundly averse to reflecting the experiences of more marginal populations within

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In an Effort to “Build Bridges, Not Walls” Kickstarter Launches in Mexico

Andrew S. Vargas — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:25:33 +0000

Since it first launched in 2009, Kickstarter has emerged as one of those rare tech companies that goes beyond some convenience-oriented pain point and actually changes the way we interact and engage with one another. That is, if you happen to live in the US, Canada, Australia, or the EU. For the rest of the

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A Pair of Brothers From Mexico Pursue Olympic Glory in This Inspiring Documentary

Andrew S. Vargas — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:27:19 +0000

Every four years, Olympic athletes inspire the world with their dedication, sportsmanship, and God-given talent – and then we forget about them again until the next games. So few people can really appreciate the years of hard work and sacrifice that goes into training for the world’s most prestigious sporting event, even for those who

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‘Valentina’ Is a Hilarious Short Film About a Maid Whose Talking Vagina Fights for Labor Rights

Mary Angelica Molina — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:52:00 +0000

In this short film, Valentina is a maid working on a hot day when suddenly her vagina starts talking to demand higher wages and better working conditions.

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