Michele Serros. Photo by Marie the Photographer taken in front of mural by M.B. Hanrahan.
VENTURA — Las Contemporañeas at the Museum of Ventura County will present the inaugural Latina Short-Film Festival (LSFF) on Saturday, March 8.
The LSFF begins with a dessert and champagne reception from 6:30-7:15 p.m. followed by an award to keynote speaker, Michele Serros, author, poet, and social commentator. The LSFF opens with Lucy Rodriguez Hanley, film producer of “The Big Deal,” a short film based on one of Serros short stories in “How To Be A Chicana Role Model,” an Imagen Award winner. A brief question and answer period follows. Several short films were submitted for the LSFF. Selected films will be screened. An awards presentation follows.
Tickets to the LSFF are $15, $10 for students with photo ID and MVC members. Open to ages 18 years and older. Call 805-653-0323 ext. 315 for tickets.
See www.venturamuseum.org for more information.