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Oscar Winner Juan José Campanella Looks Back On Harvey Weinstein’s Botched U.S. Release of ‘Metegol’

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:05:40 +0000

Nostalgia for movies “como las de antes” plagued the mind of Argentine director Juan José Campanella for the last 20 years. That’s how long it took him to develop his latest retro feature El cuento de las comadrejas (The Weasels’ Tale). In both content and form, the movie pays homage to Ernst Lubitsch and Billy

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This 24 Year Old Honduran Director Made a Soccer Film Inspired By Barristas & The 2013 Aztecazo

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:13:15 +0000

Four distinct segments, bridged though soccer and addressing relevant social issues, comprise 90 Minutos (90 Minutes). The Honduran debut feature from young director Aeden O’Connor Agurcia and writer Daniel Frañó — both Tegucigalpa natives — takes its name and running time from the duration of a soccer match. “Honduran audiences haven’t seen a story like

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The Director of ‘Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba’ on Telling a Rich Musical History of African-Caribbean Fusion

Carlos Aguilar — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:55:56 +0000

Music from Cuba and the African continent is at the center of Puerto Rican director Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi’s three documentary features to date, all of which were produced by his brother Khalil Jacobs-Fantauzzi. As Afro-Latinos with roots in the Caribbean themselves, the intersection between these two identities interests them profoundly. Through their long-standing relationship with independent

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SXSW & Other Film Festivals Are Canceled: What You Can Do to Support Latino Filmmakers Right Now

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:37:41 +0000

For a filmmaker, there’s no better launchpad for their project than a screening at a film festival. Such an opportunity offers the chance for critics to fall in love with a film and champion it in their reviews. It allows distributors and studios to negotiate the types of deals that bring such movies to theaters

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