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 –…
American Sons, a deeply moving documentary produced by Laura Varela and produced/directed by Andrew James Gonzales, will have an official screening at the Houston Latino Film Festival on March 14, 2025. This poignant film offers an intimate and gripping look at the challenges faced by U.S. veterans as they navigate life after combat. Positioned among an exceptional lineup at this year’s festival, American Sons aims to inspire and challenge audiences through its raw storytelling and powerful narrative.
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…
The Bayou City Policing History Harvest Day. The rescheduled date is June 1st, 10 am to 2 pm. Scanning and Digitization of Artifacts and Collecting Oral Histories: 10 am to 1 pm Film followed by Q&A- Un Trip: raúlrsalinas and The Poetry of Liberation at 1 pm. Anne Lewis and Laura Varela will be in…
Hello, Houston friends and family: You are invited to share your stories at the Bayou City Policing—History Harvest Day at the Leonel J. Castillo Community Center on May 18, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. In partnership with the Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage, the Collective of Progressive Educators (COPE), and Mario A. Salinas…
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…
We are thrilled to announce that our film Un Trip: raul r salinas and the Poetry of Liberation won the Audience Award for the prestigious Hecho en Tejas block at Cine Las Americas! This means we will screen the film again as part of a series at the Violet Crown Theater in Austin. We are so…