Wagner Moura Helps Puts Journalism Front and Center in “Civil War”
…realized is that [being a civilian/journalist in a war zone is] pretty similar to what happens to soldiers. You live such an incredibly crazy experience in a war zone that…
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Latinos at SXSW 2024 Killed It (And Took Home Big Prizes)
…types. It falls in the gray area, an area where soldiers exist yet are often underrepresented. Speaking of underrepresented, major shoutout to writer-director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes. Stokes wrote the film based…
"My Dead Friend Zoe" Is a Different Veteran Film
…because, “the rare times we do see female soldiers or veterans on screen, their characters tend to be defined by their gender or a sexual assault,” Hausmann-Stoke says, ”While these…
The Short List of the 8 Oscar-Nominated Women Directors
…directing and the first to have a Best Picture winner in her portfolio. The Hurt Locker, which follows a group of soldiers specializing in explosives during the Iraq war, has…
"La Llorona," Indigenous History, and Guatemala's Political Amnesia
…were drowned by Monteverde’s soldiers, killed like so many others and the collective memory of suffering emboldens her to seek revenge. Instead of becoming just another retelling of La Llorona,…
7 Sundance Horror Films To Be Excited For
…Kenneth Dagatan’s story is about a wealthy family stuck in their mansion in the country with Japanese soldiers plaguing them. While the head of the family, Aldo, sneaks away to…
Why Everyone Needs to Read Julissa Arce's Latest Book
…of an American is a soldier. Someone willing to put their life on the line for their country and fight for the freedoms we are supposed to be guaranteed. But…
What I Learned by Watching PBS' 'Latino Americans'
…anywhere from 85% to 92%. Latino Americans also mentioned that as American soldiers went into Santiago de Cuba as liberators, the Cuban fighters were “forced to wait outside the city.”…
#TheLatinaPress: Issue 1
…70-year-old Mexican-American woman to the hospital as reported by HipLatina’s Virginia Isaad. This month, Fort Hood honored murdered soldier Vanessa Guillen with a gate and plaque while singer-songwriter Karina Daza remembered her in the music video for…
'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' is Military Propaganda Taken to The Extreme
…the soldiers I could see roaming the streets were there to kill my family or me. If you think the anecdote is out of place, consider this: the only thing…