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These Young Filmmakers Are the Future of Hollywood

It’s no secret that Latino representation is sorely lacking in Hollywood. While we’ve made great strides over the years, there are still many barriers of entry for young Latino filmmakers who want to bring Latino stories to the big screen. Well, here at mitú we’re all about breaking barriers, and that’s why we’ve partnered with Walmart to give eight Latino filmmakers a chance to tell their stories to you, the mitú audience. This is the mitú x Walmart Filmmaker Mentorship Program!

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Poetic, private, political: A new documentary short from Mariah Barrera, CC ’24, on family history achieves professional success

For filmmaker Mariah Barrera, CC ’24, elements of her identity—a family history of incarceration and Mexican American culture—have long been underrepresented in political and creative worlds. Barrera’s latest documentary short, “My Brother’s Keeper,” is her poetic insertion of her family’s personal truths into a larger public consciousness. Intent on sharing the unheard stories of her Mexican American family living in the Midwest, Barrera’s medium of choice has always been the documentary.

Still I Rise Unveils 11 Winners Of Inaugural Short-Film Fellowship

Still I Rise Films has set 11 recipients for its inaugural Still I Rise Films Fellowship, a program that will offer financial and mentorship support to complete winners’ 15- to 30-minute short films. The list came from more than 90 submissions, with a total of $55,000 in support to be donated.

How the Switch to Hybrid Learning Made Students Rethink the Future

In the second episode of Learn This, a miniseries about the topics that matter now, student filmmaker Mariah Barrera and psychologist Dr. Justin Puder dive into the ways a year of global uncertainty made students assess what they really want for the future, and how to balance life when they get there.

10 Gen Z Latinx Political Influencers Who Are Changing the World With Their Activism

Over the course of the last few years, we’ve seen just how much activists can achieve, and it’s no secret that the heart of Gen Z has been on display in just about every political issue. The generational group has made enormous strides in activism and has shown that they’re simply not going to wait for political leaders to enforce change. Instead, youth activists insist on taking matters into their own hands.