Official Opening House Brunch | Sponsored by CAA, Planned Parenthood, and SAGIndie
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT
Join us for the official opening of The Latinx House at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Festival, and the opening of The Latinx House’s venue, the Welcome Brunch will include a panel uplifting Latinx creatives with previous and current projects at the Festival. This panel is sponsored by MacArthur Foundation.
Featured Speakers include:
- Lourdes Portillo, Film Producer & Director (virtual)
- Aurora Guerrero, Writer & Director
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Values Unite Us, Issues Divide Us | Sponsored by The Center for Cultural Power and Earthjustice
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Climate. Reproductive rights. Environmental justice. LGBTQIA+. Racial justice. Immigration. Voting rights. We use these words like they are independent problems, but we know they are all interconnected. Bound together at the root by the same core problem: a decrepit system that utilizes violence, extraction, and dehumanization to control the many and benefit the few. Join Favianna Rodriguez, Co-Founder and President of The Center for Cultural Power, Andre Segura, VP of Litigation for Earthjustice, River Gallo, Writer / Actor, / Producer, Ponyboi, Armando Ibañez, Writer / Director / Actor of Undocumented Tales, and Iliana Sosa, Director of God Save Texas, as they chart a power system grounded in our commonly held values and interrogate the power of culture to advance intersectional solutions.
Following the panel, join The Center for Cultural Power, Earthjustice, Good Energy, and the Women’s Foundation California for a reception featuring food, beverages, community-building activities, and an art giveaway!
Featured Speakers include:
- Moderator
- Favianna Rodriguez, Co-Founder and President, The Center for Cultural Power
- Panelists
- River Gallo, Writer / Actor / Producer of “Ponyboi”
- Andre Segura, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice
- Armando Ibañez, Writer / Director / Actor of “Undocumented Tales”
- Iliana Sosa, Director of “God Save Texas
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Community Hour | Sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery Access
3:00pm – 4:00pm MT
The WBD DEI team invites you to learn more about their ACCESS programs and meet VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I Pipeline and Programs) – Grace Moss who will kick off this community hour with special introductory remarks and be on hand to meet with aspiring filmmakers and creatives. If you are looking for information on how to submit for future opportunities, this is one event you don’t want to miss.
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Embracing Culture and Identity Panel | Sponsored by Chispa
4:00pm – 5:00pm MT
The WBD DEI team invites you to learn more about their ACCESS programs and meet VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I Pipeline and Programs) – Grace Moss who will kick off this community hour with special introductory remarks and be on hand to meet with aspiring filmmakers and creatives. If you are looking for information on how to submit for future opportunities, this is one event you don’t want to miss.
Join Esteban Arango the Director of Ponyboi, Gabriela Ortega of Border Hopper, and Julia Estacolchic the Sr. Director of Brand Marketing & Head of Brand at Chispa for a conversation on belonging, bicultural narratives, and the role of cultural identity in film.
Featured Speakers include:
- Moderator
- Julia Estacolchic, Sr. Director of Brand Marketing & Head of Brand, Chispa
- Panelists
- Esteban Arango, Director of Ponyboi
- Gabriela Ortega, Producer & Actor of Border Hopper
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Inclusion Reception Hosted by The Latinx House and IllumiNative | Sponsored by Pop Culture Collaborative, Nielsen, and Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino
5:00pm – 7:00pm MT
Join us for a cocktail reception celebrating some of the entertainment industry’s leading advocacy organizations uplifting diverse voices. Hear from the leaders of IllumiNative, Gold House, RespectAbility, NHMC, Cape and more as we highlight the importance of accurate and culturally meaningful representation across the media industry – inspiring a better future for all!
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Banned Books and the Erasure of History and Experience | Sponsored by Pop Culture Collaborative
10:00am – 11:00am MT
Take part in a conversation that addresses the growing number of banned books, attacks on teaching truth about American history and the critical role that film and creative storytellers play in the fight against historical and cultural erasure.
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
The Making of the Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency Panel
11:00am – 12:00pm MT
Learn more about The Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency and the Latinx fellows participating in this recently launched talent development program. The Film Independent Imaginar Producers Residency is a new initiative created to support independent Latinx Producers, made possible by The Walt Disney Company and Searchlight Pictures, in collaboration with the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
Featured Speakers include:
- Moderator
- Angela Lee, Director of Artist Development at Film Independent
- Panelists
- Maria Altamirano – Imaginar fellow and Producer
- Nicolas Blanco – Imaginar fellow and Producer
- Gia Rigoli – Imaginar fellow and Producer
- Richard Ruiz – VP of Production, Searchlight Pictures
- Diana Luna – Executive Director of NALIP
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Sundance Reception | Sponsored By Google
3:30pm – 5:00pm MT
Please join Google and The Latinx House as we bring the industry together to celebrate Latinx voices in media and entertainment. This event will celebrate creators attending this year’s festival and feature an illuminating fireside discussion between media executives from Google and The Walt Disney Company.
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
Latin American Filmmakers Reception | Sponsored by Luminate
6:00pm – 8:00pm MT
Celebrate the Latin American filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to live music, the evening includes a fireside chat with actor Sasha Calle, SFF24 selection IN THE SUMMERS; and Felipe Estefan, Luminate’s Vice President of Latin America. This conversation will focus on the power of uplifting diverse voices from Latin America to inspire real change across the world.
Featured Speakers include:
- Felipe Estefan, Vice President of Latin America, Luminate
- Sasha Calle, IN THE SUMMERS
RSVP is required but does not guarantee admission. Admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be 21+ to attend.
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