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Two young Guatemalan sisters transform grief into hope through art. Inspired by one of the country&#39;s greatest tragedies, they lead a vibrant youth movement that uses giant puppets, music, and street performances to confront gender violence and inspire lasting change. A powerful documentary about resilience, sisterhood, and the transformative power of community. Documentary | 79&rsquo;&rsquo; | Guatemala y EE. UU.Release date: 2025In Spanish with English subtitlesDirected by: Doug Anderson | Vicky CurtisWritten by: Anna Hadingham | Vicky CurtisProduced by: | Olivia Ahnemann | Anna Hadingham | Vicky Curtis | Doug Anderson Special GuestQ&amp;A with writer Anna Hadingham About the&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.gainesvillelatinofilmfestival.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Gainesville Latino Film Festival</a> For 22 years, the Gainesville Latino Film Festival (GLFF) has connected people through the power of film, culture, and conversation. Produced and organized by the Latina Women&#39;s League, this annual celebration brings together residents, students, artists, filmmakers, and visitors to experience stories that foster understanding, encourage dialogue, and strengthen our community.The festival features a carefully curated selection of films from across Latin America and the Hispanic diaspora, along with panel discussions, workshops, art exhibitions, live performances, and other community events. Together, these experiences explore themes such as identity, migration, family, language, history, and everyday life, creating opportunities to learn from one another and celebrate the many perspectives that shape our region.The Gainesville Latino Film Festival is more than a series of screenings. It is a community gathering where people of all backgrounds are invited to discover new voices, engage in meaningful conversations, and build connections through the shared experience of storytelling.We invite you to join us for the 22nd Gainesville Latino Film Festival and be part of a tradition that celebrates culture, inspires dialogue, and brings our community together. This event is funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County.

Hi&nbsp;<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank You for Your Support! Thank you for reserving your ticket for COMPARSA We look forward to welcoming you for an evening celebrating Latino cinema, culture, and community. Your support helps us continue bringing meaningful cultural experiences and stories to North Central Florida. Date: September 13, 2026Time: 5:00 PMLocation: Smather&#39;s Library We can&#39;t wait to celebrate with you! Latina Women&#39;s League

Two young Guatemalan sisters transform grief into hope through art. Inspired by one of the country's greatest tragedies, they lead a vibrant youth movement that uses giant puppets, music, and street performances to confront gender violence and inspire lasting change. A powerful documentary about resilience, sisterhood, and the transformative power of community. Documentary | 79’’ | Guatemala y EE. UU.Release date: 2025In Spanish with English subtitlesDirected by: Doug Anderson | Vicky CurtisWritten by: Anna Hadingham | Vicky CurtisProduced by: | Olivia Ahnemann | Anna Hadingham | Vicky Curtis | Doug Anderson Special GuestQ&amp;A with writer Anna Hadingham About the <a href="https://www.gainesvillelatinofilmfestival.org" target="_blank">Gainesville Latino Film Festival</a> For 22 years, the Gainesville Latino Film Festival (GLFF) has connected people through the power of film, culture, and conversation. Produced and organized by the Latina Women's League, this annual celebration brings together residents, students, artists, filmmakers, and visitors to experience stories that foster understanding, encourage dialogue, and strengthen our community.The festival features a carefully curated selection of films from across Latin America and the Hispanic diaspora, along with panel discussions, workshops, art exhibitions, live performances, and other community events. Together, these experiences explore themes such as identity, migration, family, language, history, and everyday life, creating opportunities to learn from one another and celebrate the many perspectives that shape our region.The Gainesville Latino Film Festival is more than a series of screenings. It is a community gathering where people of all backgrounds are invited to discover new voices, engage in meaningful conversations, and build connections through the shared experience of storytelling.We invite you to join us for the 22nd Gainesville Latino Film Festival and be part of a tradition that celebrates culture, inspires dialogue, and brings our community together. This event is funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County.

Gainesville Latino Film Festival- "COMPARSA"

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Inspiradas por una de las mayores tragedias del pa&iacute;s, lideran un vibrante movimiento juvenil que utiliza marionetas gigantes, m&uacute;sica y comparsas para enfrentar la violencia de g&eacute;nero e inspirar un cambio duradero. Un poderoso documental sobre resiliencia, sororidad y el poder transformador de la comunidad.<p data-end="446" data-start="156" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> Documentary | 79&rsquo;&rsquo; | Guatemala y EE. UU.Release date: 2025In Spanish with English subtitlesDirected by: Doug Anderson | Vicky CurtisWritten by: Anna Hadingham | Vicky CurtisProduced by: | Olivia Ahnemann | Anna Hadingham | Vicky Curtis | Doug Anderson<p data-end="996" data-start="916" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="998" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; 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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Invitada Especial:&nbsp;Special GuestQ&amp;A with writer Anna Hadingham<p data-end="1080" data-start="998" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="998" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="998" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="998" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.gainesvillelatinofilmfestival.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Sobre el Gainesville Latino Film Festival</a> Durante 22 a&ntilde;os, el Gainesville Latino Film Festival (GLFF) ha unido a nuestra comunidad a trav&eacute;s del cine, la cultura y el di&aacute;logo. Producido y organizado por la Latina Women&#39;s League, este festival anual re&uacute;ne a residentes, estudiantes, artistas, cineastas y visitantes para compartir historias que fomentan el entendimiento, fortalecen los lazos comunitarios y celebran la riqueza de las culturas latinoamericanas e hispanas.El festival presenta una selecci&oacute;n cuidadosamente curada de pel&iacute;culas de Am&eacute;rica Latina y la di&aacute;spora hispana, adem&aacute;s de paneles de discusi&oacute;n, talleres, exposiciones de arte, presentaciones culturales y eventos comunitarios. Cada actividad invita a reflexionar sobre temas como la identidad, la migraci&oacute;n, la familia, el idioma, la memoria y la vida cotidiana, promoviendo el intercambio de ideas y el aprendizaje entre personas de distintos or&iacute;genes.M&aacute;s que un festival de cine, el GLFF es un espacio de encuentro para toda la comunidad. Es una oportunidad para descubrir nuevas voces, compartir experiencias y construir conexiones a trav&eacute;s de historias que nos acercan y nos recuerdan todo lo que tenemos en com&uacute;n.Te invitamos a ser parte de la 22.&ordf; edici&oacute;n del Gainesville Latino Film Festival y a celebrar con nosotros una tradici&oacute;n que inspira el di&aacute;logo, promueve el entendimiento y fortalece nuestra comunidad.Este evento es financiado en parte por Visit Gainesville, Alachua County.

Hola <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , &iexcl;Gracias por tu apoyo! Gracias por reservar tu entrada para COMPARSA. Nos alegra mucho poder recibirte para compartir una tarde celebrando el cine latino, nuestra cultura y nuestra comunidad. Tu apoyo nos ayuda a continuar llevando experiencias culturales y nuevas historias a&nbsp;North Central Florida. Fecha: 13 de septiembre de 2026 Hora: 5:00 PM Lugar: Smathers Library &iexcl;Estamos muy emocionados de celebrar contigo! Latina Women&rsquo;s League

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Dos jóvenes hermanas guatemaltecas transforman el dolor en esperanza a través del arte. Inspiradas por una de las mayores tragedias del país, lideran un vibrante movimiento juvenil que utiliza marionetas gigantes, música y comparsas para enfrentar la violencia de género e inspirar un cambio duradero. Un poderoso documental sobre resiliencia, sororidad y el poder transformador de la comunidad.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> Documentary | 79’’ | Guatemala y EE. UU.Release date: 2025In Spanish with English subtitlesDirected by: Doug Anderson | Vicky CurtisWritten by: Anna Hadingham | Vicky CurtisProduced by: | Olivia Ahnemann | Anna Hadingham | Vicky Curtis | Doug Anderson<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Este evento cuenta con el apoyo parcial de Visit Gainesville Alachua County.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Invitada Especial: Special GuestQ&amp;A with writer Anna Hadingham<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <a href="https://www.gainesvillelatinofilmfestival.org" target="_blank">Sobre el Gainesville Latino Film Festival</a> Durante 22 años, el Gainesville Latino Film Festival (GLFF) ha unido a nuestra comunidad a través del cine, la cultura y el diálogo. Producido y organizado por la Latina Women's League, este festival anual reúne a residentes, estudiantes, artistas, cineastas y visitantes para compartir historias que fomentan el entendimiento, fortalecen los lazos comunitarios y celebran la riqueza de las culturas latinoamericanas e hispanas.El festival presenta una selección cuidadosamente curada de películas de América Latina y la diáspora hispana, además de paneles de discusión, talleres, exposiciones de arte, presentaciones culturales y eventos comunitarios. Cada actividad invita a reflexionar sobre temas como la identidad, la migración, la familia, el idioma, la memoria y la vida cotidiana, promoviendo el intercambio de ideas y el aprendizaje entre personas de distintos orígenes.Más que un festival de cine, el GLFF es un espacio de encuentro para toda la comunidad. Es una oportunidad para descubrir nuevas voces, compartir experiencias y construir conexiones a través de historias que nos acercan y nos recuerdan todo lo que tenemos en común.Te invitamos a ser parte de la 22.ª edición del Gainesville Latino Film Festival y a celebrar con nosotros una tradición que inspira el diálogo, promueve el entendimiento y fortalece nuestra comunidad.Este evento es financiado en parte por Visit Gainesville, Alachua County.

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