By Gregg W. Morris
Winners were announced at the conclusion of the Festival Sunday, August 18: Best Webseries, UNO POR UNO: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS; Best Documentary, CLEAN HANDS; Best U.S. Feature, PAPER BOATS; Best Short Film, EL BALSERO; Honorable Mention (Best Short Film),SENECA; Latinos Stand-Up” competition Winners, ALEX CARABANO and MARK VIERA.
Category: New York Latino Film Festival 2019
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LONG GONE BY Red Carpet Interview of Erica Muñoz & Izzy Hau’ula
By Gregg W. Morris – The lives of Ana Alvarez, a single Nicaraguan mother living and working hard in Warsaw, Indiana, and her teenage daughter, Izzy, also working hard as well as going to school and getting great grades, are disrupted because of the cruel fate of a routine check that leads to a deportation order for mom – but not for her daughter, who has just been accepted to Indiana University. The sacrifices and risks that Mom takes risks to help her daughter realize her dreams before she is deported will make many in the audience cringe.
A Wrap Up of Sorts of the New York Latino Film Festival 2019 – Other Articles in the Works
The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), the nation’s premier and most diverse Latino film festival, and a touchstone of the nation’s thriving multicultural cinematic movement, featured more than 83 films representing 10 countries, spanning all genres including features, shorts, documentaries, web series and experimental films starring, about and for the U.S. Latino community.
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IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS Film Review (Audiences Should Know in Advanced That the Filmmakers Want to Terrorize the Bejesus Out of Them)
By Gregg W. Morris – The filmmakers really want you to have nightmares!
5Ws&H Q&A With PRINCESS OF THE ROW Director Max Carlson – Part 2, Wrapping Up
By Gregg W. Morris, Part 2 Includes: Synchronicity? Making a Big Promising Movie on an Ultra-modest Budget. The Magic of Moviemaking. Casting. What’s next after the New York Latino Film Festival?
5Ws&H Q&A With PRINCESS OF THE ROW Director Max Carlson – Part 1
By Gregg W. Morris – Bouncing around a sometimes-abusive foster care system, a creative and spunky 12-year-old Alicia Willis (Tayler Buck) ditches school to visit her military veteran father Beaumont “Bo” Willis (Edi Gathegi) who, because of a battle-induced brain injury during his service in Iraq, suffers from PTSD, and is homeless and living on LA’s Skid Row. This brief synopsis is the tip of the iceberg for this compelling story.
New York Latino Film Festival, August 12 to 18, Kicks Off Opening Night With …
NYLFF 2019 will feature more than 83 films representing 10 countries, spanning all genres including features, shorts, documentaries, web series and experimental films starring, about and for the U.S. Latino community.