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Guerrero is an award-winning [[Chicana]] filmmaker and screenwriter. Early in her career, Guerrero assisted director [[Patricia Cardoso]] on her debut feature "[[Real Women Have Curves]]", which won the [[Sundance Film Festival]] [[Audience Award]] in 2002. In 2005 Guerrero was selected as a Sundance Institute Ford Foundation film fellow. While there, she participated in the NativeLab Fellowship with her script for "[[Mosquita y Mari]]" <ref name="Indie Wire">{{cite web | title =Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #42: Aurora Guerrero, 'Mosquita y Mari' | publisher =[[Indie Wire]] | date =2012-01-15 | url =http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2012-sundance-filmmakers-42-aurora-guerrero-mosquita-y-mari | accessdate =2012-01-16 }}</ref>. In 2005 her short film "Pura Lengua" debuted at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. Her second short film, "Viernes Girl" won the 2005 [[HBO]]/[[New York International Latino Film Festival]] short film competition <ref name="PRNewsWire - HBO">{{cite web | title =HBO and the New York International Latino Film Festival Announce Winner of Latino Filmmaker Competition | publisher =prnewswire.com | date =2005 | url =http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hbo-and-the-new-york-international-latino-film-festival-announce-winner-of-latino-filmmaker-competition-54693827.html | accessdate =2012-01-16 }}</ref>. |
Guerrero is an award-winning [[Chicana]] filmmaker and screenwriter. Early in her career, Guerrero assisted director [[Patricia Cardoso]] on her debut feature "[[Real Women Have Curves]]", which won the [[Sundance Film Festival]] [[Audience Award]] in 2002. In 2005 Guerrero was selected as a Sundance Institute Ford Foundation film fellow. While there, she participated in the NativeLab Fellowship with her script for "[[Mosquita y Mari]]" <ref name="Indie Wire">{{cite web | title =Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #42: Aurora Guerrero, 'Mosquita y Mari' | publisher =[[Indie Wire]] | date =2012-01-15 | url =http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2012-sundance-filmmakers-42-aurora-guerrero-mosquita-y-mari | accessdate =2012-01-16 }}</ref>. In 2005 her short film "Pura Lengua" debuted at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. Her second short film, "Viernes Girl" won the 2005 [[HBO]]/[[New York International Latino Film Festival]] short film competition <ref name="PRNewsWire - HBO">{{cite web | title =HBO and the New York International Latino Film Festival Announce Winner of Latino Filmmaker Competition | publisher =prnewswire.com | date =2005 | url =http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hbo-and-the-new-york-international-latino-film-festival-announce-winner-of-latino-filmmaker-competition-54693827.html | accessdate =2012-01-16 }}</ref>. |
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In 2012, Guerrero made her feature film debut at the Sundance Film Festival with Mosquita y Mari becoming the first Chicana filmmaker to debut a feature-length film who was also previously a Sundance Institute and Ford Foundation Fellow. <ref name="CalArts news">{{cite web | title =Unprecedented Showing by CalArts Graduates at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival | publisher =[[CalArts]] |date =2011-12-15 | url =http://calarts.edu/news/2011-dec-15/unprecedented-showing-calarts-graduates-2012-sundance-film-festival | accessdate =2012-01-16 }}</ref> The film tells the coming-of-age story of two teen Chicanas in [[Huntington Park, California]] who form a relationship ignited by sexual attraction <ref name="xQsi Magazine">{{cite web | title =Film Preview: “Mosquita y Mari” by Aurora Guerrero | publisher =xQsi Magazine | date =2011-05-20 | url =http://xqsimagazine.com/2011/05/20/film-preview-mosquita-y-mari-by-aurora-guerrero/ | accessdate =2012-01-14 }}</ref>. |
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Guerrero describes an attraction to speaking about “actual violence within silence,” taboo subjects that are not easily spoken about between parents and children. <ref name="HIspanic LA"">{{cite web | title =‘Mosquita y Mari’ is about us | publisher =hispanicla.com | date =2011 | url=http://www.hispanicla.com/mosquita-y-mari-its-about-us-19986 | accessdate =2012-05-13 }}</ref> |
Guerrero describes an attraction to speaking about “actual violence within silence,” taboo subjects that are not easily spoken about between parents and children. <ref name="HIspanic LA"">{{cite web | title =‘Mosquita y Mari’ is about us | publisher =hispanicla.com | date =2011 | url=http://www.hispanicla.com/mosquita-y-mari-its-about-us-19986 | accessdate =2012-05-13 }}</ref> |
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Aurora Guerrero | |
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| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | film director screenwriter activist |
Aurora Guerrero is a Mexican-American female filmmaker, LGBT director, and screenwriter from California. Described as activist first and filmmaker second, Guerrero focuses on collaborative work with her communities creating art forms that offer opportunities for dialogue and education.
Early life
Guerrero was born in San Francisco, California to Mexican immigrant parents, later growing up in San Francisco East Bay citiesEl Cerrito, California and Berkeley, California. Guerrero studied both Psychology and Chicano studies at University of California, Berkeley completing a Bachelor of Arts. She later moved to Los Angeles to study directing at California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California earning a Master of Fine Arts.[1]
Career
Guerrero is an award-winning Chicana filmmaker and screenwriter. Early in her career, Guerrero assisted director Patricia Cardoso on her debut feature "Real Women Have Curves", which won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award in 2002. In 2005 Guerrero was selected as a Sundance Institute Ford Foundation film fellow. While there, she participated in the NativeLab Fellowship with her script for "Mosquita y Mari" [2]. In 2005 her short film "Pura Lengua" debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Her second short film, "Viernes Girl" won the 2005 HBO/New York International Latino Film Festival short film competition [3].
In 2012, Guerrero made her feature film debut at the Sundance Film Festival with Mosquita y Mari becoming the first Chicana filmmaker to debut a feature-length film who was also previously a Sundance Institute and Ford Foundation Fellow. [4] The film tells the coming-of-age story of two teen Chicanas in Huntington Park, California who form a relationship ignited by sexual attraction [5]. Guerrero describes an attraction to speaking about “actual violence within silence,” taboo subjects that are not easily spoken about between parents and children. [6]
Inspiration
In a blog post that she wrote on the Sundance Institute website on April 28, 2011 [7] Guerrero writes, "My first inspirations were writers. Women of color feminist writers like Audre Lorde, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldúa, Chrystos, June Jordan, and Angela Davis. When I discovered their brave works as a freshman in college, a fierce creative seed was planted in me. It was a calling I had the moment I was stripped naked by their words." Fittingly, her work showcases the experiences of Chicanas that often echo her own experiences.
In an interview with El Tecolote on April 26, 2012 Guerrero stressed the importance of “opening doors to Latinos, especially women and youth, behind the camera in order to help build a community of Latina/o artists,” something she didn’t have when she was a girl [8].
Awards and Nominations
Real Women Have Curves, Sundance Film Festival Audience Award (2002)
Viernes Girl, HBO/New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) (2005)
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | |||||
| 2005 | Pura Lengua (short) | Yes | No | |||
| 2005 | Viernes Girl (short) | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Pandora’s (Short) | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Mosquita y Mari | Yes | Yes | |||
References
- ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2006". Filmmaker Magazine. 2006. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #42: Aurora Guerrero, 'Mosquita y Mari'". Indie Wire. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "HBO and the New York International Latino Film Festival Announce Winner of Latino Filmmaker Competition". prnewswire.com. 2005. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Unprecedented Showing by CalArts Graduates at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival". CalArts. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Film Preview: "Mosquita y Mari" by Aurora Guerrero". xQsi Magazine. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "'Mosquita y Mari' is about us". hispanicla.com. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ "Kick It: Aurora Guerrero Finds Strength in Relationships". Sundance Institute Blog. 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ "Local Latina filmmaker tells community stories". El Tecolote.org. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
External links
- Aurora Guerrero at IMDb
- 2012 Aurora Guerrero interview indiewire.com
