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 [...]
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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 [...]
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.
Screening & Article with Philadelphia Film Society
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. Read about the screening of To My Motherland at the May Philly Film Showcase as part of the Philadelphia Film Society.
“To My Motherland” At The Newark International Film Festival
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. Read about the screening of To My Motherland at the Newark International Film Festival.
Interview in Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Magazine
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. Who is that on page seven of the newest edition of the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Magazine? Check out To Call It Home with Kristal Sotomayor '17!
“To My Motherland” At The Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival At UICA In Michigan
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. To My Motherland is accepted into the Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival! The Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival is a free one-day celebration dedicated to elevating voices and showcasing talent from historically underrepresented groups in mainstream media. The festival is located in Michigan at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA). In the past three years, the festival has received over 2,000 film submissions and welcomed over 3,000 people of all genders, races, ages, religions and abilities.
“To My Motherland” Nominated for Best Experimental (University) Film at Rough Cut Film Festival
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. My film To My Motherland has been accepted into the Rough Cut Film Festival! Out of over 300 films that were submitted, roughly 80 made the cut!
“To My Motherland” At the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. From volunteer to official selection at the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival! This year will be the second in a row when I volunteer at the festival. To top it off, my short film To My Mother Land was accepted into the Youth Showcase!
“To My Motherland” Screening Internationally At The BACKUP_FESTIVAL In Weimar, Germany
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. My film, To My Motherland, screened for Backup audiences on Sunday, May 21st. It screened under the special programing "Trautes Heim, Glück Allein," or "Home Sweet Home" in English, a set of eleven curated films pertaining to belonging and acceptance. After the screening, there was a short Q&A with filmmakers.
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