Join us for the the 2018 Katra Film Series Sidebar Edition on Thursday, September 27th at Wine Legend in Downtown Brooklyn featuring works by underrepresented communities and focusing on issues, topics and stories by Women of Color, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are proud to showcase and celebrate powerful works by 100% Latinx Filmmakers who either wrote, directed or produced one of the following selections in our lineup.
OFFICIAL LINEUP:
¡Indestructible!: Baseball on the Isthmus Trailer – directed by Eric Soussanin
The mighty history and uncertain future of baseball in the Republic of Panamá, and those fighting to recapture the sport from the grips of crisis.
DE COLORES – directed by Luz Zamora
Aura has cleaned the houses of other people for 30 years. But soon she will become the owner of many houses of her own. The film accompanies Aura during the last stage of her journey – a portrait of a woman who came here as a sweet lamb and became a tiger.
ASUNDER – directed by Nathalie Alvarez
During a family party in the countryside, we follow Nia and her cousin Teo, whose relationship balances on the edge of what is considered normative. A film about power, sexuality, love and the urge to explore.
TOMORROW IS TOO LATE – directed by Diego Lummis
A typical night at home for a wistful Harlem mother and her creative, strong-willed daughter is disrupted by their violent neighbors.
SILICA – directed by Eliaz Rodriguez
“Silica” peers into our relationships as our cellphones peer back at us. Chris is looking for solace from the combative text messages he’s receiving from his mother about his girlfriend. A chance conversation with his weird neighbor, Mike, may help Chris to drop all of his problems.
THE FRINGES – directed by Lily Darragh Harty
In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.
THE SO-SO YOU DON’T KNOW Trailer – directed by Marlene Rhein
In this dark comedy about urban loneliness, a NYC therapist is running a Groupon special for new clients.
CAMERA SONG – directed by Danny Mirabal
Camera Song is a music video about a girl (Jessica Rowboat) losing her most precious item, and hoping a decent person recovers it.
SMILE – Macha Rose
Miles is ready to pop the question. But when April reveals she has a surprise of her own, can they survive breaking up and getting married at the same time?
CHATSWORTH – directed by La Monte Edwards
Deep in the San Fernando Valley, 3,000 miles away from the bright lights of Broadway, Foster is struggling to finish writing his latest musical. Foster longs to make it to the Great White Way one day. He hopes this new play will be his ticket out… if he could only finish it.
WHISKEY SODA – directed by Pablo Robles & Skyler Carkhuff
During rehearsals for a new play, a young actor finds his life turned upside-down when his estranged father shows up outside the theater one day, with a secret.
ALCHEMY – directed by Brandon Polanco
An epic transformation manifests from a seemingly routine interview. A failed everyman begins working through pages and pages of questions. As time begins to elongate, the man finds himself tormented and more and more isolated.
Thursday, September 27, 2018 – 6PM-930pm
Wine Legend – Lounge – Corner Entrance
166 Myrtle Ave. Corner of Fleet Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tickets available online only: $10