Photo Credit: Reggo Wilson |
Sunday, July 5, 2015
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House Music Artists
Monday, November 17, 2014
IPRHFF Film Festival Premiere of "Papi's Promise"
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Jasmine Clemente wearing Gamakache_Black in Camaradas El Barrio
Saturday, July 19, 2014
ACT Film Festival Curated by Jackie Rosaone (Artists for Creative Theatre)
Jasmine Clemente & Jackie Rosaone |
ACT Film Festival
Curated by Jackie Rosaone
Independent films are really underrated. Of course there's tons of mainstream masterpieces that show in national theatres like this summer's "Planet of The Apes" and "Lucy", but still... low budget, independent films need way more recognition than they're receiving due to the very powerful messages told through the big screen with the help of some very gifted actors.
Ok, so maybe it isn't fair to compare indie films with multimillion dollar block busters, but what I mean to say is that with the small amount of resources that these indie artists have, they truly have a big stretch of the imagination and know how to expand on their potential, using every last drop of their creative juices until their projects reach heights that touch the human spirit which makes their art true art. See for yourself!
I say this because tonight I had the pleasure of being a guest at the ACT Film Festival curated by Jackie Rosaone (who also coordinates The Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival), and was able to watch an array of truly beautiful films - along with one crazy comedic short featuring a very lustful, Latino cast called 912.
Deep in the L.E.S. at The University Settlement Society of New York, audience members watched a string of short films back to back. One of my personal favorites is Goddess of Time directed by Gabriel Rodriguez who is an award winning filmmaker, writer, and lyricist. I've always been a sucka for new age spirituality, so this film really caught my attention. After hearing complaints from the community's neighbors, two female cops drive to a Psychic's apartment to send her a warning before they decide to go in with a search warrant next time they receive a complaint. Well, the Psychic turns around and decides to give one of the officers a warning in return. And that's all I'm saying so I don't spoil the whole movie before you see it! ;)
Although there's tons of other films that I didn't mention here, this festival is definitely worth checking out next time they premiere. So far, this has been their second time featuring a variety of films; All of them that were carefully selected and definitely entertaining.
Jasmine Clemente, Rob Torres, Cynthia Sepulveda Caballero |
A special thank you goes out to Cynthia Sepulveda Caballero C.E.O of Flaco Coquito for inviting me to this amazing event and for sponsoring it with her delicious beverages, made with alcohol and without, and with sugar or without. Please continue to support the NYC Latino Art scene by visiting the hyper links mentioned above in this blog, and also by checking out the up & coming Director, Writer, Actor and Comedian Rob Torres of "Bad Uncle".
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