PERSONAS ESPECIALESÂ
THE FUNKY LATINA
Director:Â Ernie Bustamante
Producer:Â Liz Ohanesian
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement, a young Afro-Latina blogger, produces Arizona's first Latin indie music festival. And ultimately, a safe space.
I AM DANNY TORRES
Director, Writer, Producer:Â Abigail Torres Melendez, Eric Melendez
Created by Abby Torres, #SOMOSSOCIETY: I Am Danny Torres is part of a series of short documentaries, highlighting the everyday people of Philadelphia's Puerto Rican community. I Am Danny Torres shows what it takes to keep our community beautiful while teaching Puerto Rico's rich culture in Philadelphia.
BRONX BANDA: ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE BRONX
Director:Â Taylor Krauss
Producer:Â Taylor Krauss, Gail Heidel
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Bronx, our nation's most economically poor congressional district, 6-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill (2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016, 2016) brings to life a 9-piece hip-hop-jazz ensemble converting stories of South Bronx life to music resounding in the streets. This music documentary pays homage to the history of the Afro-Latinx music that was born in the Bronx.