August 2020
“A well-made film following a young photographers’ reaction as he realizes his developed pictures show more than present images.” – Rosa Parra, LatinxLens
Rising film critic Rosa Parra just gave us a shoutout!
“If you have 15 minutes to spare, please give this short a watch. A well-made film following a young photographers’ reaction as he realizes his developed pictures show more than present images. A smart concept that I found compelling. Nicely done,” she wrote on Twitter.
Ms Parra is the co-founder of Latinx Lens (https://twitter.com/latinxlens) and is a member of the Hollywood Critics Association, Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, and Online Association of Female Film Critics. She is also asst. Editor at In Their Own League, a film website / podcast.
Stream “It Happened One Day in East LA” here: https://youtu.be/Gf25bWZZEGs
If you have 15 minutes to spare, please give this short a watch. A well-made film following a young photographers’ reaction as he realizes his developed pictures show more than present images. A smart concept that I found compelling. Nicely done, @victorhimself_ 👏🏽 #FilmTwitter https://t.co/VkXvaAkq7P
— Rosa #LatinxLens (@rosasreviews) August 22, 2020
Hollywood Critics Association – https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association – http://www.latinojournalists.com/
Online Association of Female Film Critics – https://oaffc.com/
In Their Own League – https://intheirownleague.com/
Victor R. Aguilar
Writer, Producer, Director, & Editor
Victor is a digital media professional with over 12 years experience in video production, web development, and graphic design. “It Happened One Day in East LA” is Victor’s writing and directorial film debut.
He was born in Jalisco, Mexico and raised in California in a migrant farm working family. Victor is committed to using his personal experiences growing up as a ‘dreamer’ to continue telling stories through a unique perspective.
Professionally, Victor has assisted former NFL wide receiver, Marco Johnson, in rebranding his vocational academy into the first home-grown regionally accredited university in the Antelope Valley – complete with an athletics brand. He also assisted the inventor of Sir Stephen Hawkings’ talking machine, Walt Woltosz, in developing and executing a modern digital media strategy for his second business, a global pharma software company.
Instagram: @victorhimself
Twitter: @victorhimself_
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STREAM ON AMAZON – How would someone from the 1960’s react to photos of modern day America? BEN, a high school photographer in civil rights era Los Angeles, struggles with being part of the social justice movements around him. He would rather focus on his photography. That is until a magic camera reveals to him the bigger picture he needed to take part in the largest student demonstrations in U.S. history, the 1968 East LA walkouts.
Roxanne Joseph
Writer
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario Canada, Roxanne spends her time as an audio-visual, literary and performing artist, lyricist, educator, arts administrator, anti-racism activist and mother.
She was a finalist in The City of Palmdale’s 2019 Walk on Words Poetry contest, and a selected participant in FIXT Point’s The Tale of a Town – Canada workshop, capturing the collective memory of Mimico (a Toronto) community.
Roxanne is alumnae of Toronto Film School’s Digital Video Editing Program, Goddard College’s Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts Program (Plainfield, VT) and Obsidian Theatre Company Playwright’s Unit (Toronto).
Her fine art works, including short films, have been shown at the Grey Roots Museum, galleries throughout Ontario and at the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival.
Roxanne hopes her most recent collaboration with Victor Aguilar and rest of the team will soon be seen on screens domestically and internationally.
Email: pearlife [@] gmail.com
