For Immediate Release Sept 10, 2026 UN TRIP: RAÚLRSALINAS AND THE POETRY OF LIBERATION PREMIERES NATIONALLY ON PUBLIC TELEVISION SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 “The poem once described as the Chicano equivalent to Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” shimmers with the film’s jazz-inflected pulse, a way of hearing not just Salinas’s voice but also the eternal echoes of the…
SAN ANTONIO, TX — The award-winning PBS documentary American Sons has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 41st Annual Imagen Awards, one of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious honors recognizing authentic and positive portrayals of Latinos in film, television, and streaming. The awards ceremony will be held August 21, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton…
VOCES “American Sons” PREMIERES ON PBS AND PBS.ORG JANUARY 12, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VOCES “American Sons” PREMIERES ON PBS AND PBS.ORG ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 Haunted by a Deadly Deployment in Afghanistan, a Brotherhood of Marines Reunites to Heal (Los Angeles, CA/date) – VOCES “American Sons” follows a brotherhood of Marines a decade…
Join us at Beyond Baroque for a night honoring the legacy of the beloved Chicano poet raúlrsalinas, whose words and activism continue to resonate across generations. In partnership with The Global Latinidades Center, this free and public program brings together film, poetry, and conversation to celebrate Raúlrsalinas’ profound contributions to art, liberation, and community. Before and after…
AMERICAN SONS A Powerful Documentary Exploring the Enduring Impact of War on U.S. Veterans. Fort Worth, TX – July 2025 – American Sons, a deeply moving documentary produced by Laura Varela and produced/directed by Andrew James Gonzales, will have its official Awards- qualifying theatrical run at the Texas Movie Bistro theater from August 8 –…
Presented by Slab Cinema Arthouse at Slab Cinema Arthouse, 134 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78210 Free and Open to the Public Please join us for an evening of film, poetry, and an intimate conversation with award-winning filmmaker Laura Varela and renowned Queer Xicanx Interdisciplinary Artist David Zamora Casas. Slab Cinema presents this Xicanx Month special…
You are invited to the screening of UN TRIP: RAÚLRSALINAS AND THE POETRY OF LIBERATION, in conversation with co-director/producer Laura Varela on Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:00pm at the EastSide Cultural Center in Oakland. Presented by the EastSide Arts Alliance, “Un trip: raúlrsalinas and the poetry of liberation” is a 25-minute split-screen jazz and liberation documentary based on the poem “Un…
UN TRIP raúlrsalinas & the Poetry of Liberation Screening at St. Edward’s University Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 6:30-7:30 pm John Williams Brooks South Carter Auditorium Rm 186 A Film by Award-winning filmmakers Anne Lewis & Laura Varela Up Trip documents the transformative journey of raúlrsalinas, Xicanindo beat poet and beloved maestro. The film is…
San Diego Latino Film Festival presents: UN TRIP: RAULRSALINAS AND THE POETRY OF LIBERATION – a film by Anne Lewis and Laura Varela – Un Trip is a split-screen jazz and liberation documentary based on “Un Trip through the Mind Jail,” written in 1969 by beloved Xicanindio poet raúlrsalinas while he was incarcerated at…
Excited to announce that Un Trip, raulrsalinas and the Poetry of Liberation will be a part of the 31st Anniversary of the San Diego Latino Film Festival! As part of “Arte Chicano” Shorts Film Program the film screens on 3/17 at 4:30 pm at AMC Mission Valley 20 (Q&A with Anne and Laura) and on…