Varela Film
Medicine stories that explore ideological, cultural, linguistic and physical borders
through the use of film and contemporary art installations.

¡Cine Resistencia! Featuring Documentary Shorts by Anne Lewis 12/12/20
Friends and supporters I am honored to share the documentary short I produced, Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike, and join the panel after. Please read below for information for Saturday’s screening.
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Interview: Dr. Cathryn Merla Watson “Haciendo Caras” Examines the Work of Xica Media’s Laura Varela
Cathryn Merla-Watson, UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy Originally Posted on Xica Media Blog. The Alamo is a place of ancestral memory…
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Segundo de Febrero (documentary short) On-line Premiere
Segundo de Febrero (documentary short 11 min) by Producer/Director Laura Varela https://youtu.be/8lX0klwZi_E February 2nd is a unique Mexican American celebration…
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Dia de los Muertos at Main Plaza and San Fernando Cathedral 2019
Artist Laura Varela will create the Altar for the Innocents: Memory and Resistance Altar for the Innocents: Memory and Resistance…
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American Sons: Feature Documentary Currently in Development
Varelafilm and Digestible Media are proud to announce their latest film, currently in development, American Sons. This feature length documentary focuses…
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Varela to participate in Luminaria SA with Common Currents Tricentennial Installation
Laura Varela will be part of Luminaria SA 2018 with her multimedia installation originally created for Common Currents 300 years,…
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Laura Varela’s work is influenced by growing up on the US/Mexico Border in El Paso, Texas. Her work explores ideological, cultural, linguistic and physical borders through the use of film and contemporary art installations. She has received awards from the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, Humanities Texas,and Latino Public Broadcasting’s Public Media Content Fund and ITVS. Her installation work has exhibited at several galleries and museums including the San Antonio Museum of Art, Art Pace, The Blue Star Center for Contemporary Art, the UTSA Downtown Gallery and Luminaria SA. She has also taught courses on documentary film at the University of Texas San Antonio; she still lectures and screens her work nationally and internationally. She is a alumni of the PBS Producer’s Academy, The NALIP Producer’s Academy, and the University of Texas Radio TV and Film program and started her film career working on feature films, most notably Selena.
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