San Diego's Top Weekend Events: A Closer Look At The Latino Film Festival

Blake Street has its first festival screening the Saturday in the first screening of Eisenstein in [ Indiscernible ] in the March 19. For more on this San Diego Latino Festival I am joined now by Nina Garin the arts can wonder editor and producer. A film festival like this can be overwhelming. The Latino film Festival has put together some showcases to help people navigate through the event. As we just heard there is about 170 movies. It's really hard if you are new to festivals to just figure it out. They made it easy. A broken it down into a bunch of different showcases. So say you just want to see a romantic comedy. There is a showcase for you. There's a sweet movie called the first summer in the showcase and it's about maintaining a summer relationship once the season is over. Then there is the 11th annual [ Indiscernible ] which has LG BT Q films. That one has some very interesting films also. There's one that is just all documentaries, there's one that is aimed at middle and high school students. Those screenings I think our free. There is a lot. And local filmmakers are showcased to Yes. There is a [ Indiscernible ] and its movies by filmmakers of Tijuana in San Diego. That one has a feature films and short films. There are two that are kind of fun. One of them is Baja taste. I don't know if you've heard about whole food explosion in Baja -- there is actually a movie about it. It talks to some of the chefs and some of the people about redefining Mexico through the food. Then there is [ Indiscernible ] which is about the shallows -- Cholos soccer team and how it revises city and gives it a new identity. Every year the festival focuses on a different country. This year the country is Columbia. Columbia. The country has recently committed to making films in its homeland. If they are becoming pretty well known and they are known for modern and original storytelling. One of the features is actually a audience one from Sundance. It's called [ Indiscernible ]. It's about a young man who wants to go into the ocean so badly that he has a neurological disorder and he can't do it. Another interesting one is [ Name indiscernible ] which is about a 13-year-old girl soldier who is expecting a baby. That the problem. Interesting titles. In addition to this wealth of movies, the Latino film Festival has events going on. Yes there are some parties and there is one tonight. It's the opening party with the Venezuelan band [ Indiscernible ]. To have time to play a clip. [ music playing ] That's [ Indiscernible ] -- and that is tonight. That is tonight at the music box. And there has to be food involved right? Yes. Of course. To have an event called support Latina witches not this editor but next Saturday at the fashion Valley Mall. It will have tons of local chefs making land -- cuisine and it will be compared with local beers and wines from the Guadalupe Valley. There will be a lot of popular once. It's hard to get those winds here. -- Wine here. And celebrities, who shall we see? If you watch tele-novella you will recognize some names. I would say the biggest name [ Name indiscernible ]. She was named one of peoples 50 most beautiful. She is on the show [ Indiscernible ]. She is probably the biggest name. If you do like the tele-novella there is [ Name indiscernible ], [ Name indiscernible ] and also you can see the Cholos soccer team. Lots to see at this event. The San Diego Latino film Festival starts tonight. It continues through Sunday, March 20. Films will be screened at the AMC Fashion Valley 18 and the digital Jim on El Cajon Boulevard. I want everyone to know you can look out for Beth Cinema junkie podcast on the San Diego Latino Film Festival and that is later today at El Cajon Boulevard. I want everyone to know you can look out for Beth Cinema junkie podcast on the San Diego Latino Film Festival and that is later today@KPBS.org/junkie podcast.