Film Screening of Gay Latino LA: Coming of Age at the Reel Rasquache Film Festival

The Reel Rasquache Film Festival proudly presents Gay Latino LA: Coming of Age Part I: Coming of Age. The screening provides us with an opportunity to engage in a community dialog on Queer Latino issues, coming out, and to discuss what it means to be a queer man of color in America. This will be an evening of celebration, with a post screening reception where we can meet Jonathan Menendez and some of the stars of the film. Open to ALL Members of the Community! Reserve Your Tickets Now! https://casa0101.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a0FE0000003Zk0dMAC -------- REVIEW Raw, visceral and real, Producer Jonathan Menendez captures the heart and soul of Latino men in Los Angeles as they wrestle with dual, and often dueling, identities. Latino first, and gay in spite of themselves, the film tracks the emotions, conflicts and trials of three men as they struggle with coming out to family and friends, especially their mothers. From arrests for drugs to alcoholism and lack of opportunities for education and employment, each suffers trying to fit being gay into their lives. None know how to find a relationship; one struggles with a boyfriend due to his own alcoholism. Yet each finds a way to blend their ethnicity and sexual orientation. GLLA Coming Of Age - is the journey into adulthood of three young men and their search for identity while dealing with issues of family, machismo, religion, culture, and life in LA. An immigrant hipster from Mexico, a Berkley graduate and Salvadoran activist and a Mexican American from South Central LA who wants to get away from the gang life share their journeys with us. This event is by donation and open to the public.