Read my latest article for CineSPEAK interviewing Emily Cohen Ibañez about Fruits Of Labor Film! 🍓 🌷"For many children of immigrants, there is an immense pressure to support their family and siblings. The eldest child typically holds the most responsibility by translating for their parents, caring for their siblings, and putting their dreams on hold to support the [...]
Category: Film Festivals
aluCine Festival Jury
Felicidades to the winners of aluCine's 2021 film awards! 🏆I had such a great time working with fellow jurors Cecilio Escobar and Aashna Thakkar to award these incredible films!BEST FILM: The Ritual to Beauty"The Ritual to Beauty was awarded the aluCine Best Film Award for its stunning visuals and powerful message about the often unspoken ties between generations [...]
aGLIF Fest Documentary Film Jury
Thank you Bears Rebecca Fonté for asking me to be join the Documentary Film jury of aGLIF Fest!aGLIFF (All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival) is Austin’s oldest film festival running August 26 through today in hybrid form, both in-person and online.Learn more: aGLIFF.org https://www.instagram.com/p/CTcb90YthqU/
To My Motherland on Comcast Xfinity
Catch a selection of films from the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival on Comcast Xfinity that will be available this month! 🎬 My Bryn Mawr College thesis film To My Motherland is part of the Xfinity lineup! To My Motherland is an experimental personal essay film that blends personal photographs and home videos to explore the [...]
To My Motherland Screening with SIFT Media 215
On Thursday, October 19th at 7PM EST, join SIFT Media 215 for the last screening of the fall Philadelphia Filmmakers Community Online Screening Series. Catch the 'Calling On The Ancestors' program which includes my Bryn Mawr College thesis film 'To My Motherland,' a personal essay that explores the complexities of immigration to the US and the difficulties of returning [...]
Film Festival Lounge Panel
On Wednesday, February 12th at 6:30PM, I will be representing Philadelphia Latino Film Festival on Philm Factory’s Film Festival Lounge at CIC Philadelphia. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZimYbnbQa/
To My Motherland on Comcast Xfinity
My film To My Motherland is on Comcast Xfinity On Demand! Stream the film anywhere around the globe! Thank you Philadelphia Latino Film Festival for the opportunity to show my film to international audiences.
Screener for the Philadelphia Film Festival
As part of the 27th annual Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF), I was a festival screener watching and reviewing films. Every October, the Philadelphia Film Society hosts the Philadelphia Film Festival which gathers more than 25,000 dedicated film lovers and scores of talented filmmakers for eleven exceptional days of cinematic splendor. As a world-class film festival, [...]
Awarded Double Exposure Film Festival Scholarship
I am so thankful to have been awarded a scholarship to Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival! Double Exposure offers modest scholarships to journalists and filmmakers who wish to attend the festival, but lack the means to do so. Assistance is contributed to the registration, travel, and/or hospitality of journalists in print and other media, as [...]
Opening Night Speaker at Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
During the seventh annual Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF), I was selected to speak at the Opening Night, representing local filmmakers. My speech touched on the issues Latinx immigrants face in Philadelphia and steps the community can take to share Latinx stories. It was an honor to speak at PHLAFF! Over my three years with [...]
Kristal Sotomayor 