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A Look at LIFE Film Festival, the Latina Independent Film Extravaganza

by Sophia LealJune 6, 2023

How often are you in a room surrounded by Latina filmmakers? Never? LIFE Film Festival (Latina Independent Film Extravaganza) is changing that

by Laura AndreaMay 24, 2023

The 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.

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.

by Sofía GarnerMay 18, 2023

I’ve had enough of watching BIPOC women be treated poorly and darker skinned Latinx people erased altogether in reality dating shows.

by Alyssa LizarragaApril 24, 2023

The target of school book bans isn’t explicit material – but stories that normalize LGBTQ and kids of color’s experiences.

by Yamily HabibApril 16, 2023

I 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.

by Damaly GonzalezApril 14, 2023

‘West Side Story’ was crafted with the intention of matching the actors to the storyline, from the background actors to the principal roles!

UCLA’s 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report is out, and with it comes valuable insight and new Latino representation statistics on the big screen.

by Ces HerediaApril 5, 2023

I 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.

by Sarah M. VasquezMarch 22, 2023

At SXSW, Latinos from John Leguizamo to Julio Torres to Cheech Marin sounded off on the importance of our community creating our own stuff.