“Endless Cookie” Portrays Indigenous Life as Vibrant Chaos
The unconventional Sundance documentary “Endless Cookie” offers a vibrant portrait of one mixed and Indigenous family’s life.
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2024 Superlatives in Latina Media
2024 was A YEAR. Looking back, here are our superlatives in Latina media – our favorites (and most random moments) of the year. Best Rom-Com: Música Staring our girl Camila Mendes and Brazilian filmmaker Rudy Mancuso, this SXSW and Prime Video rom-com has all the things. Beautiful people falling in love. A hilarious take on […]
“Seeking Mavis Beacon” Uses Nostalgia in the Best Way
Nostalgia-powered documentary “Seeking Mavis Beacon” offers forward-thinking discussions about representation, digital footprint, and privacy.
Grateful and Funny, Julia Alvarez Has Lived a Life in New PBS Doc
“Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” presents a the author as comfortable acknowledging her own weaknesses as fighting for her community.
“Reading Rainbow” Is As Relevant As Ever
Our stories deserve to be protected and deserve to be told. “Reading Rainbow” spread that message twenty years ago and now it’s our turn.
“Sugarcane” and the Systemic Abuse of Indigenous Children
“Sugarcane” shows how state-funded, Catholic-run schools abused and killed tens of thousands of Indigenous children across North America.
How the New Mon Laferte Documentary Can Help Latinas Heal
I hope that by seeing Mon Laferte deal with abuse in this documentary, more of us get the courage to open up and finally, fully heal.
The Palestinian Girls of 2002’s “Jenin, Jenin” and Today Deserve Peace
“I’d like to say something that has nothing to do with hope or anything like that. But to the Israelis, I have [this] to say – ‘Proud as eagles we will live. Erect as lions we will die.’ May each Israeli bear this in mind.” The girl in the 2002 documentary, Jenin, Jenin, can be […]
“Cholitas” Inspires With Indigenous Latinas Reaching New Heights
“Cholitas” follows five mountain-climbing Aymara, representing women who have been silenced by cultural traditions and political forces.
“3 2 1 ¡Impro!” Spotlights Puerto Rican Theater
“3 2 1 ¡Impro!” gives a sense of the impact of Latine improvisational theater on our communities and the art form at large.