“Amor Cronico” Is A Musical Homage To Cuba
“Amor Cronico” Is A Musical Homage To Cuba
“Amor Cronico” is the latest offering by director Jorge Perrugía. It stars Cucu Diamantes and is an open love letter to Cuba, paying homage to both independent Cuban filmmakers as […]
Music From Colombia, Mexico City, LA And More At SXSW
Tuesday was the first day of SXSW music, a day in which I realized that you couldn’t avoid watching performers even if you tried. Wander the streets surrounding the Austin […]
AFL-CIO Highlights The Importance Of Workers At SXSW
The Texas AFL-CIO and the Austin Central Labor Council launched a series of events during South By Southwest in Austin to highlight the importance of the workers who make the […]
Stand Up Comedians Hit It Out Of The Park At SXSW
I have always been a fan of stand-up comedy, so when I found out that there would be a free show for South by Southwest badge carrying members at Esther’s […]
Documentary Shows How Wonder Woman Catalyzed American Feminism
“Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” is a documentary directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. The film was screened during South by Southwest in Austin this week. The movie deals […]
Miami Stars In Short Films At South By Southwest
Narrative Shorts 2 was a panel here in Austin for South By Southwest at the Alamo Draft House. These shorts are one of a three-part series, a collection of short […]
“Marley” Wants To Be The Definitive Bob Marley Documentary
“Marley” was one of the highlighted feature documentaries here at South by Southwest this week. “Marley” was directed by Kevin McDonald, director of the widely acclaimed “Last King of Scotland.” […]
Online Buying For Latinos: A $25 Billion Market
Descuento Libre is a discount website that has been working to break into the Latino market since its launch in 2011. At a panel Monday at South By Southwest in […]
“Los Chidos” Is Half Flawless, Half Terrible
“Los Chidos” played recently at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. It is the new film by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, a musician of At the Drive-In and Mars Volta […]
Immigration, LGBT Advocates Telling Their Stories Digitally
Immigration and LGBT advocates spoke about the ways in which they utilized digital media to organize around their issues and campaigns at the Still Invisible? Waging Stories with Social Media […]