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In 2020, during the panic of the early pandemic, a bloom happened on TikTok.
Sisa Quispe saw it: indigenous people from dozens of cultures posting videos about their peoples’ histories and their daily lives. They posted about their food, their songs and dances, and–especially eye-catching for Quispe–their clothes.
“They will show how they will look with their regular clothing. Then they will turn around and you will see how they look with their traditional clothing. I noticed that, wow, my traditional clothing, it has a lot,” she says. “We have so many similarities. That pushed me and inspired me to also share more about what I knew about my culture.
In 2020, during the panic of the early pandemic, a bloom happened on TikTok.
Sisa Quispe saw it: indigenous people from dozens of cultures posting videos about their peoples’ histories and their daily lives. They posted about their food, their songs and dances, and–especially eye-catching for Quispe–their clothes.
“They will show how they will look with their regular clothing. Then they will turn around and you will see how they look with their traditional clothing. I noticed that, wow, my traditional clothing, it has a lot,” she says. “We have so many similarities. That pushed me and inspired me to also share more about what I knew about my culture.
- 1/3/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: The Latino Film Institute has selected 10 directors for the 4th annual Lfi Inclusion Fellowship.
The 2024 class includes Sisa Quispe, Daniel Eduvijes Carrera, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Gerardo “Gerry” Maravilla, Giselle Bonilla, Eric Ibarra, Ambar Navarro, Felix Martiz, Sylvia Ray and Gianfranco Fernandez Ruiz.
Each fellow will receive a $30k grant to produce a short film along with individualized mentorship and industry networking opportunities with the support of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
Sisa Quispe, Daniel Eduvijes Carrera, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Gerardo “Gerry” Maravilla, Giselle Bonilla, Eric Ibarra, Ambar Navarro, Felix Martiz, Sylvia Ray and Gianfranco Fernandez Ruiz.
“We are thrilled to introduce our fourth class of fellows who embody the incredible diversity and untapped potential within our community,” shared Edward James Olmos, Academy Award-nominated actor and founder of Lfi. “This fellowship reinforces our commitment to fostering underrepresented storytellers, and we are immensely grateful for Netflix’s unwavering support in this mission.
The 2024 class includes Sisa Quispe, Daniel Eduvijes Carrera, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Gerardo “Gerry” Maravilla, Giselle Bonilla, Eric Ibarra, Ambar Navarro, Felix Martiz, Sylvia Ray and Gianfranco Fernandez Ruiz.
Each fellow will receive a $30k grant to produce a short film along with individualized mentorship and industry networking opportunities with the support of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity.
Sisa Quispe, Daniel Eduvijes Carrera, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Gerardo “Gerry” Maravilla, Giselle Bonilla, Eric Ibarra, Ambar Navarro, Felix Martiz, Sylvia Ray and Gianfranco Fernandez Ruiz.
“We are thrilled to introduce our fourth class of fellows who embody the incredible diversity and untapped potential within our community,” shared Edward James Olmos, Academy Award-nominated actor and founder of Lfi. “This fellowship reinforces our commitment to fostering underrepresented storytellers, and we are immensely grateful for Netflix’s unwavering support in this mission.
- 12/19/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ahead of the 33rd annual Gotham Awards Ceremony, taking place live and in person on Monday, November 27, 2023 in New York City, The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the winners of its fifth annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase.
The five winning filmmakers include:
Kevin Haefelin,
Xinying Lao
Sisa Quispe
James Ross
Mel Sangyi Zhao.
With the critical support of returning partners JetBlue and Focus Features as well as Soho House, The Gotham aims to discover and empower a diverse group of emerging filmmakers as well as foster multi-platform distribution of their work through the annual program.
“With both extraordinary talent and vision, these students...
The five winning filmmakers include:
Kevin Haefelin,
Xinying Lao
Sisa Quispe
James Ross
Mel Sangyi Zhao.
With the critical support of returning partners JetBlue and Focus Features as well as Soho House, The Gotham aims to discover and empower a diverse group of emerging filmmakers as well as foster multi-platform distribution of their work through the annual program.
“With both extraordinary talent and vision, these students...
- 11/16/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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