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SHORTS 4: FINDING YOUR VOICE



RIZO

Directed by Jeanette Dilone (US 14:37)

An Afro-Latina struggles with her identity as she navigates the Hollywood machine.

NUMBER 10

Directed by Florence Bamba (France 2019 13:42). English Subtitles.

AWA is a young French girl originally from Senegal. She's a law student who practices soccer regularly with her neighbor friends. But her passion is not at everyone's taste.

I AM HERE, ESTOY AQUÍ

Directed by Gabriela Cartagena (El Salvador, Mexico, US 2020 06:00)

Between November 2018- January 2019, a handful of documented, DACA-mented, and undocumented youth and elders connected to Movimieto COSECHA, a national decentralizing immigrant rights movement, autonomously gathered from all over the country and met up in San Diego to use their organizing skills to support the Caravan Exodo.

DREAMER

Directed by: Stephanie Osuna- Hernandez (US 2020 9:00). Trailer.

Fran is a young, fab, Latinx queer man who dreams of leaving his small town in Texas and moving to LA to pursue his dream of becoming a famous YouTuber. Fran UNAPOLOGETICALLY expresses himself through his eccentric fashion in a place where he knows he is not accepted. But what are the consequences of being true to ourselves? Shot entirely in Vlog format, join us while we watch this DREAMER on his journey.

THE UNDOCUMENTED LAWYER

Directed by Chris Temple, & Zach Ingrasci (US 2020 19:02)

Lizbeth Mateo is an attorney in Los Angeles—one who started a law practice, hired four employees, and took an oath to uphold the U.S. constitution. She also has no legal options to stay in the country. Lizbeth is undocumented.  Since crossing the border at age 14, Lizbeth hasn’t let her immigration status hold her back. Frustrated by an unjust system, she’s drawing from her own experiences to fight for immigrant rights in the streets and in the courts.  Her latest client is Edith Espinal, a woman avoiding deportation by taking sanctuary in a church. As the months turn to years, Lizbeth is running out of legal options to help. Lizbeth returns to her activist roots and teaches Edith to fight back—because sometimes you need to ignore the law in order to change it.

FINDING ELIJAH

Directed by Yolonda Johnson-Young (US 2019 24:58). TW: Mental Health

Told from a mother’s perspective, Finding Elijah  follows a young man’s journey from home; into mental illness, to homelessness, and ultimately to suicide. It explores how a search for answers leads a mother to action.

MISSING

Directed by Carly Rogers (US 2020 05:42). TW: Suicide/Mental Health

A black woman struggles to find help when her teenage daughter goes missing.

Followed by a Q&A