Category: Short Films

From Nth Africa To France, ‘Fatima’ Tells The Story Of A Mother & Her Teen Girls In A New Culture – GirlTalkHQ

Posted on Gloria Lopez-HenriquezLeave a commentPosted in Acculturation, Blog, family dynamics, Identity, immigrant mothers, Immigration, Inequality, mother/daughter, power and priviledge, racial-ethnic inequality, Short Films, social identity-class, social identity-ethnicity, social identity-in-betwenness, social identity-race

Picture source:http://girltalkhq.com/from-nth-africa-to-france-fatima-tells-the-story-of-a-mother-her-teen-girls-in-a-new-culture/ There’s a LOT of talk about immigration around the world right now. No matter which country you live in, it’s hard to escape the political lens that this this issue is often dominantly seen through. Whether it is Brexit, or Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, immigration has sadly becoming a plaything in the hands […]

Watch Full Episodes Online of PBS Indies on PBS | Vamonos

Posted on Gloria Lopez-HenriquezPosted in Acculturation, family dynamics, Identity, immigrant mothers, intersectionality, mother/daughter, Short Films, social identity-ethnicity, social identity-gender, social identity-in-betwenness

Source: PBS Indies – Vamonos When Hope learns that Mac, her recently deceased girlfriend, is going to be buried in a dress, she desperately tries to persuade Rosa, Mac’s mother, to bury her in a suit instead. However, when she realizes that she’s fighting old traditional and conservative views, Hope decides to take the matter […]

2014 Festival | You’re Dead to Me | PBS Online Film Festival | Video | THIRTEEN – New York Public Media

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As she prepares to receive family members on an important anniversary a mother cooks, cleans, and fights with her teen over unresolved differences that left them estranged. The argument reveals some rifts in their relationship and resolves itself in an unexpected and touching climax. Source: 2014 Festival | You’re Dead to Me | PBS Online […]