BARAH X BARAH, a film by Gaurav Madan, is presented in partnership with Indie Meme Film Festival 2022
Sooraj, a death photographer at the burning banks of Manikarnika, is going through troubled times. He stands at a crossroads - either he continues as he is or he looks for greener pastures to secure a better future for his family.
A SONG FOR CESAR, a film by Abel Sanchez and Andres Alegria
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 @ 7:00 PM CT
Tells a previously untold story about the musicians and artists who dedicated their creativity to peacefully advance Cesar Chavez’s farmworker movement.
OUTsider Fest 2022: Unplugged, a transmedia LGBTQ+ festival based in Austin, TX
February 16-20, 2022
Featuring stunning dance sequences choreographed for the film by the characters, CUBAN DANCER embraces the narrative and expressive possibilities of dance on camera; and is an enduring portrait of the challenges of immigration for a family determined to follow their dreams.
CUBAN DANCER, a film by Roberto Salinas, is presented in partnership with Austin Film Society
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 4:15 PM CT
Featuring stunning dance sequences choreographed for the film by the characters, CUBAN DANCER embraces the narrative and expressive possibilities of dance on camera; and is an enduring portrait of the challenges of immigration for a family determined to follow their dreams.
Las Marthas, a film by Cristina Ibarra
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021, 7:00 PM CT
Screening for FREE on the ESB-MACC Facebook page and the event website.
Synopsis
LAS MARTHAS unravels the origins of the celebration and explores why a town like Laredo, with such deep Mexican roots, feels such affinity for America’s Founding Father, and how against all odds, the Washington’s Birthday Celebration has managed to persevere and even flourish, thanks to the Mexican American girls who continue to wear the gilded burden of tradition.
Co-presented with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) at their annual womxn in the arts event- La Mujer (April 21 - 24, 2021).
