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SUMMARY:Orgullosamente Aquí - A Selection of Queer Film
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a selection of short and feature films that explo
 re the complexities of LGBTQ+ relationships and offer nuanced portrayals 
 of gay\\, lesbian\\, bisexual\\, and transgender experiences. \\nThe prog
 ram will begin with a mercado\\, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Kather
 ine Bahena-Benitez\\, Jessica Garcia\\, Jonathan Del La Torre\\, Armando 
 Ibañez\\, and Rodrigo Álvarez Flores. Moderated by Josslyn Glenn\\, a B
 elizean and Chicana producer\\, writer\\, director\\, entertainment journ
 alist\\, and film curator. \\nAt a time when violence against LGBTQ+ comm
 unities continues across Latin America\\, these films affirm the importan
 ce of visibility\\, representation\\, and stories that challenge erasure\
 \, recognizing the diverse experiences and identities within the communit
 y. \\nEVENT SCHEDULE \\n6 pm – Mercado \\n7 pm – Film Screenings \\n8
  pm – Q&A 9 pm – Program concludes  \\nFILMS \\n"Me duele"\\nDirected
  by Jessica Garcia | United States | 2025 | 4 minutes  \\n"Su último dí
 a en los Estados Unidos"\\nDirected by Armando Ibañez | United States | 
 2025 | 20 minutes  \\n"Avivar"\\nDirected by Miles Lopez | United States 
 | 2023 | 14 minutes  \\n"Al otro lado" \\nDirected by Rodrigo Alvarez Flo
 res | Mexico | 2017 | 15 minutes\\n"La tierra de sueños"\\nDirected by J
 essica Garcia | United States | 2025 | 4 minutes\\nFilmmakers \\nKatherin
 e Bahena-Benitez is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City and
  California. An actor\\, writer\\, and filmmaker\\, Katherine has trained
  at the American Conservatory Theater\\, 24 Hour Plays\\, the Juilliard S
 chool\\, Stella Adler\\, Shakespeare and Company\\, the Eugene O’Neill 
 Theater Center\\, California State University Sacramento\\, and the Broad
 way Advocacy Coalition at Columbia University.  \\nJessica Garcia (she/th
 ey)\\, aka Jesse\\, is a Queer Latina writer and director from Inglewood\
 \, California. Since graduating from UC Merced\\, Jesse has pursued her p
 assion for storytelling as a writer and video producer at mitú and a cre
 ative producer at MyCode. In 2024\\, she wrote and directed her first sho
 rt fi\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/los-angeles/event
 s/orgullosamente-aqu-a-selection-of-queer-film-2026-11-06
LOCATION:501 N Main St.\\, Los Angeles\\, CA\\, United States\\, Californ
 ia 90012
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/los-angeles/events/orgullosamente-aqu-a-selection-of-queer-film-2026-11-06
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