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20 Latina-Directed Films to Stream During Women’s History Month

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:54:20 +0000

There are many statistics we could deploy here to remind you of the systemic ways female directors in general and Latina filmmakers in particular are undervalued and under-appreciated around the world. But for Women’s History Month, we figured it’d be more productive to celebrate instead the work of talented Latinas around the globe who are

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This Dominican Movie Starring Charlie Chaplin’s Daughter Is a Wild Ride Complete With Vampires

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:46:21 +0000

To describe La fiera y la fiesta (Holy Beasts) is to risk making it sound both tamer and much more outlandish than it is. Directed by husband and wife team Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas, this Dominican Republic-set film follows Vera, an aging actress played by Charlie Chaplin’s daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, who returns to

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The Directors of ‘Beauty Kingdom’ On Why Funding Dominican Films Is Much Easier Than in the Past

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:57:13 +0000

Husband and wife, Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán, are at the forefront of the film industry in the Dominican Republic. Their critically acclaimed 2014 feature Sand Dollars garnered the directors some of the best reviews of their burgeoning careers. Set in a dreamy and sun-kissed beach, the film told the story of a tender romance between an older French

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Netflix Finally Adds ‘Dolares de Arena,’ Dominican Film That Crushed the World’s Top Film Festivals

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:13:57 +0000

The DR's entry to the Oscars, 'Sand Dollars' about a French tourist who falls in love with a young Dominican woman is finally streaming on Netflix.

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The Director of the DR’s Oscar Entry Talks Writing Charlie Chaplin’s Daughter into Her Film

Mary Angelica Molina — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:56:21 +0000

We chatted with Laura Amelia Guzmán, director of 'Dólares de arena', to talk filmmaking philosophy and the state of cinema in the Dominican Republic.

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