Screening of La Misma Luna

6:30pm Doors Open

7:00pm Movie Begins

8:45 Follow-up conversation Moderated by Alexi Martinez

Free and Open to the Public, Suggested Donations $5-$10 – all proceeds go to Carmen’s Cultural Research throughout Mexico

Single mother Rosario leaves her young son Carlitos in the care of his grandmother and illegally crosses the border into the U.S. though she hopes to eventually make a better life for herself and her son, she toils in a dead-end job as a cleaning lady in Los Angeles. When Carlitos’ grandmother passes away some years later, the boy begins a difficult and dangerous journey to join her.

Directed by Patricia Riggen, and written Ligiah Villalobos.

Feminine identity and family separation. Over the course of my childhood my father was deported several times, the final resulting in our separation for 12 years. I am embarking on a journey to understand the complex transformations of Latina Culture and will be investigating visual imagery, narratives, and the current feminist movement in reaction to the crisis of family separation at the boarder. My research will be conducted throughout Mexico in 2019, I am currently looking to bring awareness around the project, as well as seeking finical support.