“Las Cosas Que Brillan” Knows Visibility Is Not Freedom
Mermaids are warnings disguised as fantasies. Kristal Sotomayor’s “Las Cosas Que Brillan” takes that mythology back from the colonizers.
Shorts
NFMLA Short “Plaster Saints” Gives Insight to Living in Our Fascist Moment
Coverage of “Plaster Saints” created in partnership with NFMLA Carolina Sabrina Caruso’s Plaster Saints takes a sacred space that many women know, the pre-party time when we “get ready” together before a function, and turns it from playful to high stakes in under 13 minutes. The satirical dystopian thriller is set in an America under […]
NFMLA Film Festival, Latin Edition Highlights the Complicated in the Ordinary
This year, NFMLA collects Latin and Hispanic shorts that demonstrate how much meaning can emerge from seemingly ordinary situations.
Five Short Films Making the Most of Their Format
What connects these short films is the way each filmmaker turns their quick format into a creative opportunity.
Netflix’s “Fresh Perspectives” Platforms Unique Stories from Our Community
LatinaMedia.Co spoke with Eileen Álvarez and Eunice Levis about their short films, available now in Netflix’s “Fresh Perspectives” collection.
Shakira Barrera on ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival
Q+A with Shakira Barrera, actress and ¡Tú Cuentas! ambassador about what makes this Latinx youth film festival so important.