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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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Latina Director Launches Production Company to Tell Stories About Queer Women of Color

Kristen Lopez — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:23:21 +0000

Back in 2016, director Deborah S. Esquenazi’s documentary Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four documented the case of four Latina lesbians put on trial for assaulting two young girls. The four were convicted and served time before their case was investigated as an example of prosecutorial prejudice and the well-known homophobia

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From Madonna’s Dancers to Cuban Activists: 5 Must-See LGBT Documentaries at Portland’s QDoc

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 16 May 2016 17:07:42 +0000

QDoc – The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival runs May 19-22, 2016.

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In ‘Southwest of Salem,’ Four Gay Latinas Endure a Witch Hunt and Wrongful Imprisonment

Mary Angelica Molina — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:51:04 +0000

We talked to the women whose story is told in 'Southwest of Salem' for an emotional interview about serving jail time for a crime they didn't commit.

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