Latinx in film lack representation. According to the report titled Latinos in Film: Erasure on Screen & Behind the Camera Across 1,200 Popular Movies, across the 100 top grossing movies from 2007-2018, only 3% of films featured leads or co leads with Latino actors. In regards to content creators behind the camera, “only 4% of directors were Latinos out of the 1,335 holding top jobs. Forty-eight of those directors were male and 1 was female”.
Representation matters! Come hear from a panel of extraordinary Latinx womxn in film breaking barriers and changing the film landscape.
Moderator: Colette Ghunim
Panelists: Vianca Fuster, Diana Quinones Rivera, and Erika Lucia Rodriguez