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The
Panama News
Vol.
10, No. 11
June 6 - 19, 2004
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arts
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Panamanian-directed
short film well received at LA movie slam
The
avant-premiere of the short film "Cristina Clandestina"
was a huge success at the Latino Film Slam hosted by
NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Film
Producers) held Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Smoking Mirrors.
Despite
being a first cut, "Cristina Clandestina" won third
prize, competing with other Latin filmmakers' films.
The
award was decided in true democratic fashion, by popular
vote.
The
film depicts the horrors of human trafficking into the
United States and the plight of the women trying to
escape their captors. Currently Councilman Tony Cardenas
is trying to raise awareness about this issue through
the "Commission on the Status of Women." As stated in
the epilogue of the film, "over 10,000 women and children
are smuggled into the United States per year and over
5000 are forced to prostitute themselves in order to
repay the coyotes."
"Cristina
Clandestina" was produced, directed and shot by Gabriela
Sosa under the auspices of M.O.L.A. Productions, and
stars, Cristina Frías, Daniel Ferrera, Francesca
Galeas, Veena Rao and Mónica Hidrovo, among other
Los Angeles-based actors.
The
director's cut of "Cristina Clandestina" will be available
for public viewing shortly.
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