ACTING & FILM SCHOOL

“Entre Nos” Screening with Writers & Co-Director

October 15th, 2009 Posted in Documentary Filmmaking, Español, Events, News

The screening of “Entre Nos” will take place at the New York Film Academy in New York City on October 20, 2009 at 7PM. Paola Mendoza and Gloria La Morte will be available for questions and answers after the screening.  All students are invited to attend.

Poverty in America is a common theme in all of Ms. Mendoza’s work. From her directorial debut “Autumn’s Eyes,” to “On the Outs,” to her short documentary “Still Standing” and to her latest film “Entre Nos,” Ms. Mendoza has continually tackled the effects of poverty on family and children. Her films have been embraced at prestigious festivals such as Toronto, Berlin, South by South West, Full Frame, HotDocs and now Tribeca. She was a nominee for the 2008 NALIP Estel Awards, given to Latino filmmakers that show extraordinary promise in the field of directing. As a writer she won the Grand Jury Prize for the Panasonic Digital Filmmakers Award at 2007.

Gloria La Morte has taken an active role in her filmmaking career as a writer, editor and now director. Her film career began in 2000 as the writer & co-producer of “Details,” her first narrative short film that had its television debut on HBO after a notable festival run, including a Best Short Award at the NY International Latino Film Festival. She went on to co-produce the multiple-award winning feature film, “Washington Heights” in 2002. Ms. La Morte won Best Documentary Editor for “Autumn’s Eyes” at the 2006 Woodstock Film Festival, a credit she shares with husband and partner Joseph La Morte. She has since edited another award winning feature documentary, “Woven Ways” and later “Connect USA.” She is currently writing her second feature, a dark comedy, “Father and Sons.”