Femme Frontera | CineFestival

The Esperanza is happy to announce that we are cohosting a screening this year during the 40th Annual CineFestival.
The Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase is a celebration of women filmmakers living on the U.S.-Mexico border region and serves as an opportunity to revise stereotypical cultural narratives through the simple act of showing the truth.

Memory Box – Directed by Angie Reza Tures
La Catrina – Directed by Ilana Lapid
Overland – Directed by Jazmin Harvey
Undocumented Freedom – Directed by Laura Bustillos Jáquez
The Appleseed Project – Directed by Jennifer Lucero

About CineFestival
This year’s festival will take place July 5 – July 8, 2018 with the theme Hecho En Tejas. Of the films featured in this year’s lineup, 41 of the films were shot in Texas or directed by Texas filmmakers with 23 of the films directed by San Antonio filmmakers or San Antonio natives. The four-day Latino film festival will feature 56 films from Latino artists. Now celebrating its 40th year, CineFestival is the longest running Latino film festival in the country.

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