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Sundance 2012: Interview With Aurora Gurerrero Director of Mosquita Y Mari

Aurora Guerrero debuted her feature film ‘Mosquita Y Mari’ at Sundance 2012 and I had a chance to talk to her near the end of a hectic but exciting festival. She shared the secret of her $80,000 Kickstarter campaign success, and the importance of telling stories from the queer, Chicana and immigrant communities she belongs to.

‘Mosquita Y Mari’ tells the story of two Chicana high schoolers in Los Angeles who bond, struggle and chart their own paths in the face of parental sacrifice, immigration experiences and peer pressure.

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Filmmaker Therese Shechter has been going to and writing about Sundance for most of the last 11 years. You can follow her on Twitter @trixiefilms and learn more about her current film work at http://www.virginitymovie.com.

Aurora Gurerrero Interview from Trixie Films on Vimeo.


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