Sundance and Super Bowl Speak to Latinos

The proclaimed “queen” of the Sundance film festival was Melonie Diaz, a young Nuyorican actress with roles in four Sundance selections. A special Sundance En Español event featured panel discussions and a collection of six Spanish-language films and four films in English by Hispanic and Latino directors selected from the 2008 Festival program. And, as with last year, this year’s award winners included Latino-focused films from both the US and Latin America.

I personally got to see Alex Rivera’s sci-fi award winner “Sleep Dealer,” as well as “Hamlet 2.” A quirky comedy, “Hamlet 2″ features Ms. Diaz and a storyline that satirizes young Latino gang-banger stereotypes in fresh and unexpected ways. One of several Sundance films that touched on immigration, “Sleep Dealer” takes a futuristic look at outsourcing jobs to Tijuana. “*

*From: adage.com
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