The 2023 Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF), founded in 1976 and operated by the Atlanta Film Society, celebrated its 47th edition. Combining Hollywood and independent films, it featured a total of 115 creative works (from nearly 10,000 submissions). The final lineup of 40 feature-length films, 84 short films, […]
Read MoreMaria Korol: "Atlanta's art community is diverse and unpretentious"
This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Argentinean artist Maria Korol. She talks about her upbringing during the Argentina’s military dictatorship, her artistic influences from Brazil, her multilayered creative process, and Atlanta’s “unpretentious” artistic scene. Hybrid Atlanta is a video series of interviews with local artists and creatives whose work establishes […]
Read MoreHow did the pandemic impact Mexico’s culture and independent art? (Video column by Adela Goldbard)
From the militarization of the citizens to socially committed art, Mexican artist and professor Adela Goldbard helps us understand Mexicoās situation and challenges after the pandemic. This video column is part of our series on Reimagining Latin America After the Pandemic. Adela Goldbard is an interdisciplinary artist/educator/scholar from Mexico City. […]
Read MoreMental Health, Latin American Poetry, Anxiety, and Other Demons: A Podcastļæ¼
In a context of mental health global crisis in our pandemic world, Jaime Rodriguez Z., a Peruvian journalist living in Madrid, writes and narrates āInforme de los Bosquesā [Report of the Forests], a podcast in Spanish about āanxiety and other darkness.ā Historical, academic, statistical, and poetic references complement an intense […]
Read MoreHow did the pandemic impact Chileās democracy and media? (Video column by SebastiĆ”n Valenzuela)
From the illusion of Chile being a role model to the new forms of media emerging in the country, Chilean journalist and professor SebastiĆ”n Valenzuela describes the political landscape Chile is experiencing after the pandemic. This video column is part of Polivision’s series on Reimagining Latin America After the Pandemic. […]
Read MoreLatin American Alternative Indie from Spain [MUSIC REVIEW]ļæ¼
The songs of Temporada de Pesca [Fishing Season], the latest album by Martin Guerra, will probably appear on exquisitely curated playlists of Indie Alterlatino. Martin Guerra, a Peruvian musician based in Madrid, has produced an experimental and hybrid album that combines Latin American musical traditionsāthe Afro-Peruvian being a crucial oneāwith […]
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