March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Big Read Finale: A Short Film Series Inspired by The House on Mango Street
Presented in partnership with the Wichita Public Library and Curated by mama.film
Streaming Online at Fishtrap.org and available for viewing afterwards
Live Filmmaker Q&A, Saturday, March 5, at 3:00pm pacific
Fishtrap and the Wichita Public Library partner on a virtual screening of short films inspired by the 2022 Big Read selection The House on Mango Street. These films explore subjects including identity & belonging, othering and the immigrant experience, generational divide, responsibility, gender, family, faith and home. Their main characters add depth and perspective to the story and life of Esperanza Cordero, the book’s protagonist. Though the people we meet in these stories are straddling communities and worlds, their lived multicultural and intersectional experiences showcase the universality of these themes around the world, through the medium of the moving image.
Film Selections Include:
El Carrito (Dir. Zahidi Parina)
The Train Station (Dir. Lyana Patrick)
Are You Still There? (Dir. Rayka Zehtabchi, Sam Davis)
Her Dance (Rikud Hassidi) (Dir. Bar Cohen)
Mano Santa (Dir. Steph Camacho)
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El Carrito
Directed by Zahida Pirani
The Train Station
Directed by Lyana Patrick
Her Dance
Directed by Bar Cohen
Are You Still There?
Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis
Mano Santa
Directed by Steph Camacho