How often are you in a room surrounded by Latina filmmakers? Never? LIFE Film Festival (Latina Independent Film Extravaganza) is changing that
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
I Can’t Protect ODAAT’s Elena From My Family
by Laura Andreaby Laura AndreaThe disdain my parents have for ODAAT Elena is blatant. I want to protect her, like I have myself, but her sitcom trappings make it impossible.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and to celebrate holistic health, I am sharing some of the best-selling self-help books of all time.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
Why I’m Breaking Up with Reality Dating Shows
by Sofía Garnerby Sofía GarnerI’ve had enough of watching BIPOC women be treated poorly and darker skinned Latinx people erased altogether in reality dating shows.
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The target of school book bans isn’t explicit material – but stories that normalize LGBTQ and kids of color’s experiences.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Made This Cis Gay Latina Reconcile With Her Femininity
by Yamily Habibby Yamily HabibI had to fall in love with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to make peace with a part of my identity that I had blocked and repressed — my femininity.
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‘West Side Story’ was crafted with the intention of matching the actors to the storyline, from the background actors to the principal roles!
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Latino Representation Statistics Low in Film, But We Have the Power to Change It
UCLA’s 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report is out, and with it comes valuable insight and new Latino representation statistics on the big screen.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
How ‘Spy Kids’ Helped Me Feel Proud of My Long Latinx Name
by Ces Herediaby Ces HerediaI have what my mom calls a “telenovela name,” and when a microaggression at work made me feel bad about it, I turned to “Spy Kids” for help.
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At SXSW, Latinos from John Leguizamo to Julio Torres to Cheech Marin sounded off on the importance of our community creating our own stuff.