In this candid interview, documentary filmmaker Lourdes Portillo explores how her Latina roots and quest for social justice have shaped her films, from LAS MADRES: THE MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO(Argentina, 1985) to MISSING YOUNG WOMAN(SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADO, Mexico, 2001). She describes the collaborative San Francisco independent filmmaking community in which she works, discussing LA OFRENDA: THE DAYS OF THE DEAD (Argentina, 1989), CORPUS: A HOME MOVIE ABOUT SELENA (USA, 1999), and THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS (Mexico/USA, 1995).
The interview was conducted by Sienna McLean LoGreco on December 5, 2013 for the Academy Visual History Program.View a bilingually searchable version of this interview on the Academy’s website for the 2017 Getty Museum’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA cultural festival: pstlala.oscars.org/interview/...
CHAPTERS
0:00 Beginning - Start of interview
0:12 Early Life - Mexico and the US
8:10 Early Life - Aspirations and interest in film
15:28 Early Life - College and moving to San Francisco
19:53 Career - Making AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
25:55 Career - Making THE MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO
44:21 Career - Making LA OFREDA: THE DAY OF THE DEAD
53:46 Career - Making THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS
1:14:17 Career - Making CORPUS: A HOME MOVIE FOR SELENA
1:23:16 Career - Making MISSING YOUNG WOMAN
1:36:57 Latin America - History and social justice
1:41:14 Documentary Filmmaking - Influences, production and ethics
2:15:35 Filmmaking - The impact of dyslexia on her career
2:20:33 Reflections - Career lessons and recognition
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