EVENT DETAILS:
Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a very special screening of Mosquita y Mari followed by an in-person conversation with the film's writer/director Aurora Guerrero! The screening will take place on Palomar College's San Marcos campus on May 15th at 5:30pm. While the screening and Q&A are open to all, Palomar students are encouraged to come early for a pizza party in the Pride Center!
RSVPS:
This event is free. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. We're so excited to see you there!
Screening Location:
The screening and Q&A will take place on Palomar College's San Marcos campus. For a map of the campus, please visit: https://www.palomar.edu/about/san-marcos-campus
FILM SYNOPSIS:
Mosquita y Mari (2012)
This exquisitely crafted coming of age tale follows a pair of Latina teens who fall gradually in love against the backdrop of Southeast Los Angeles.
When straight A student Yolanda — aka Mosquita (Fenessa Pineda) decides to help struggling tough girl Mari (Venecia Troncoso) with her homework an intense attraction evolves between the two. As their friendship grows, a yearning to explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces. Lost in their private world of unspoken affection, lingering gazes, and heart-felt confessions of uncertain futures, Yolanda’s grades begin to slip while Mari’s focus drifts away from her duties at a new job. Mounting pressures at home collide with their new-found desires thus driving Yolanda and Mari’s relationship to the edge, forcing them to choose between their obligations to others and staying true to each other.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Aurora Guerrero
Aurora was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by Mexican immigrant parents. Guerrero wrote and directed Mosquita Y Mari, her debut narrative feature film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Mosquita Y Mari went on to travel top-tier film festivals including San Francisco, Melbourne, Goteburg, and Guadalajara while garnering multiple awards including Best First Narrative Feature at Outfest. Mosquita y Mari was nominated for the Cassavetes Spirit Award and a GLAAD Media Award.
In 2017, Guerrero directed her first episode of television on Ava Duvernay's critically acclaimed drama, Queen Sugar. Since then, she has directed on critically-acclaimed shows such as Little America, 13 Reasons Why, Blindspotting, Mr. Corman, The Wilds, and most recently, Murderbot.
Her new feature film, Banda, has Destin Daniel Cretton, Ron Najor and Asher Goldstein attached to produce.
PARKING:
Visitors may park in Lots 1 and 2 (off of West Mission Road in San Marcos) free of charge during the screening. Parking in all other lots and at all other times will require a paid permit, which is availble via ParkMobile.
ACCOMODATIONS:
Individuals with disabilities, who would like to attend this event, please contact Associate Professor Benjamin Mudgett at either bmudgett@palomar.edu or (760)744-1150 ext 2737 regarding any special accommodation needs. It is requested that individuals requiring auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify the event sponsor at least five working days in advance. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.
