DEATH & DEATHABILITY
(A PERIOD PIECE)
Mystified by the unexpected arrival of her first period, Ceci (Blanca Ordaz) concludes she must be dying. She prepares a bucket list to accomplish on her final day, including her first real kiss and her own funeral, because death should be an art.
Written, directed and produced by Maria Victoria Ponce.
Produced by Sofia Cortez, Vincent Cortez and Heather MacLean.
Recipient of:
PBS The Latino Experience Grant 2021
Berkeley Film Foundation Grant 2021
Official selection of:
Morelia International Film Festval 2021
Aesthetica Shorts Film Festival 2021
Urbanworld Film Festival 2021
Chicago International Children's Film Festval 2021
NALIP Media Summit Official Selection 2021
Official Latino Film and Arts Festival 2021
Children's Film Festival Seattle 2022
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2022
Setting Sun Film Festival/Melbourne Australia 2022
Watsonville Film Festival 2022
Houston Latino Film Festival 2022
Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival 2022
Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival 2022
RUDA
Stuck indoors, instead of battling imaginary villains, adventurous Aurora must help her grandmother, the local curandera, ease the pains and ailments of neighbors and family. Only when she herself needs some healing does she recognize the real superhero.
Official Selection of,
WIF Shorts Night 2021
Natve Crossroads Film Festval 2020
Morelia Internatonal Film Festval 2019
Urbanworld Film Festval 2019
Seatle Latno Film Festval 2019
Boston Latno Film Festval 2019
San Francisco Latno Film Festval 2019
San Diego Latno Film Festval 2019
Femme Frontera Film Festval 2019
CineFestval San Antonio 2019
Boston Latno Film Festval 2019
ENGAGE HER
Over 30 million minority women don't vote, and no one seems to care. Historically, the vast majority of Latina, African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander women have not shown up to the polls.
In Engage Her, individuals share their personal histories and reasons for avoiding the political process, as well as their struggles and triumphs. Hear the voices of those busy raising families, working multiple jobs, and constrained by time, culture, family, history, language, and fear of political engagement. Luminaries such as Barbara Lee, Dolores Huerta, Aileen Hernandez, Maria Teresa Kumar and Margaret Ouye share their personal journeys of struggle to nurture both their activist lives as well as their day to day lives raising families.