The GuadaLAjara Film Festival announced its full lineup for the annual event running from Nov. 5-7 at venues across Los Angeles. The festival will open with Watermelon Pictures’ “Ashes” directed by Diego Luna at the United Theater. The film follows Lucila who moves to Spain with her brother to reunite with the mother who left eight years earlier.
Confronted with discrimination and family obligations, she struggles to claim her independence while facing the wounds of her past. To close the festival, there will be a 35mm screening of “Mexicanamerican” directed by Eddie Sánchez at the Linwood Dunn Theater. The Centerpiece Gala will present Netflix’s “14th” from Ava DuVernay.
The film looks closely at the constitutional crises dominating headlines today and the pattern that emerges, which is hard-wired into history. The film will screen at Vidiots. Additional events and participating talent will be announced later.
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