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Thank you to everyone who came out, packed the theater, walked the red carpet, supported our filmmakers, and helped make this year’s festival something special!

Most importantly, thank you to all of the filmmakers who trusted us with your work. This festival exists because of your stories, your creativity, and your willingness to put the Central Valley on the big screen.

🏆 Congratulations to our Best Motion Picture winner, Quince Candles by Deane Gonzalez, and our People’s Choice Award winner, The Pendant by Prado!

📸 Festival and red carpet photos are coming soon! We’re hoping to have the full galleries available sometime next week, so keep an eye out.
Thank you, Central Valley. Until next year. 🎥❤️

Photos captured by @astolfodgarza 📸 by @deanegonzalez

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LATINE FILM FEST RETURNS: An evening showcasing award-winning international and locally made Latine films, benefiting CHIRLA’s work for immigrant justice. This Latine Heritage month, celebrate the voices and visions of emerging artists in community while raising funds for California’s largest immigrant rights organization.

SHORT FILMS BLOCK - 5:00PM
Local storytellers meet international film festival darlings in this vibrant collection of short films from the Central Valley and around the world. Runtime: ~90 minutes.

ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION - 8:00PM
ASCO, The revolutionary Chicano art collective that transformed the streets of 1970s Los Angeles into acts of defiance. A documentary produced by Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna. Runtime: ~90 minutes.

Doors Open One Hour Before Screening.
Info & Tickets @ TowerTheatreFresno.com
Ticket Link In Bio

Presented by @tower_theatre
Special thanks to our community partner, @arteamericas taken in Tower Theatre by @deanegonzalez

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Deane Gonzalez, writer and director of QUINCE CANDLES, shares the insight into his mothers teenage years he discovered through diary entries, as well as the bitter sweetness of reckoning with those family relationships generations later

Music: A Mi Manera by Gipsy Kings

#matchcut #quinceanera #writer #diary #mixer by @deanegonzalez

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AZ/TX/CA - Marzo 💐 by @deanegonzalez

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6 months ago

Join us for a screening of Quince Candles by Deane Gonzalez, a moving film based on his mother’s true story and brought to life through diary entries from her early teens. Filmmaker, Deane Gonzalez, will be present for a post-screening Q&A. The event is free with admission.

Fresno native and LA based award-winning filmmaker Deane Gonzalez crafts character driven films shaped by his colorful upbringing in the Central Valley. As a writer and director, his practice centers on developing works that commune with their audience.

He’s also the creator of the Latine Film Fest, a showcase of emerging artists that benefits CHIRLA, an organization providing legal aid for immigrants facing deportation.
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Acompáñenos en la proyección de Quince Candles, de Deane González, una conmovedora película basada en la historia real de su madre y que cobra vida a través de las entradas del diario que escribió durante su adolescencia. El cineasta Deane González estará presente para responder preguntas tras la proyección. El evento es gratuito con la entrada.

Deane González, cineasta galardonado nacido en Fresno y afincado en Los Ángeles, crea películas centradas en los personajes y moldeadas por su colorida infancia en el Valle Central. Como guionista y director, su trabajo se centra en desarrollar obras que conecten con el público.
También es el creador del Latine Film Fest, un escaparate de artistas emergentes cuyos beneficios se destinan a CHIRLA, una organización que proporciona asistencia jurídica a inmigrantes que se enfrentan a la deportación. by @deanegonzalez

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7 months ago

ny ny ‘25 by @deanegonzalez

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10 months ago

So privileged to have the East Coast premiere of Quince Candles 👑 at the esteemed @nylatinofilmfestival ✨

Thanks to the team for making this possible. Can’t wait to share this with the community and spend the last days of summer in the city. See you there!

📆 Wednesday, Sep 17th 5:00PM
📍 850 Broadway, New York
🎟️ Ticket link in my bio

a Fresno joint deadass comin to NY yerrrr! 🚫🧢🧱 okay, I’m done. by @deanegonzalez

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a year ago

💰 $2400+ raised for @chirla_org
🎟️ nearly 450 tickets sold
👵🏽 6 abuelitas moved to tears

Not to define success by numbers, but I was truly overwhelmed by the support we received. So many good people coming together who all share the same concerns about the injustices being committed and who want to help.

It was easily the most fulfilling day of my life and i owe it all to yall’s kindness ‘n generosity. See ya next time? (;

Special thanks to @couriercumbia @myguymarket @tower_theatre @angietaa_ the filmmakers, anyone who drove from outta town to be with us, and all the people i never met before who shared about it. ♥️ by @deanegonzalez

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Excited to share that our film was selected by the prestigious, Oscar-qualifying @hollyshorts film festival. AhhhHh! Our LA premiere will be at the @chinesetheatres in Hollywood on August, 14th. Ticket link in my bio.

Congrats and thanks to the team. Can’t wait to celebrate with ya’ll. by @deanegonzalez

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The Latine Film Fest full slate of films ❤️‍🔥🎬 including this year’s Sundance fiction award winner, Trokas Duras. A benefit for @chirla_org immigration legal aid. Friday, July 11th. Tickets 🎟️ TowerTheatreFresno.com

Trukas Duras - Jazmin Garcia @buffalotearz - A visual journey through the interior landscapes of a Jornalero’s dreams, his waking reality in L.A., and what it looks like when a group of people relegated to serving others labors for their own elevation of body and spirit.

Quince Candles - Deane Gonzalez @deanegonzalez - A plucky 15 year old runs aimlessly through a dark vineyard as she flees her rocky home life, social pressure, and the shooting she’s just witnessed.

Vivir - Gerry Marvilla @gerrymaravilla - In her darkest moment, a despairing Latina artist crosses paths with a mysterious immortal.

First Born - Vera Amaya @_veraamaya - Created to breathe for humans, a self aware humanoid is tasked with questioning why she has made before realizing life is not what it seems.

La Bruja - Alex Villareal @alexx.villarreal - A boy and his grandma navigate their grief, discovering hope in a fairy tale about a magical witch, all in the face of an impending immigration raid.

A Novel By A Lady - Obelus Films @ticoiii - An imaginative interpretation of Jane Austen’s writing process.

To Plant a Garden - Angelica Hernandez @avh1992 - This film explores the deep connection between land, food, and community through the lens of West Fresno residents and community gardeners, using grassroots activism and sustainable practices to cultivate hope in the shadow of an industrial factory.

No Mas Sobras / No More Crumbs - Samuel Contreras @samc_media - This documentary follows the journey of Dreamers transformed by a groundbreaking educational program that connects them to their roots in Mexico, offering hope, legal travel, and a path forward in the face of uncertainty.

The Bike Station - Alexandra Carrillo @_alex.0_o - The Bike Station documents a female mechanic who has a passion for empowering others to learn to fix bikes by @deanegonzalez

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An evening of short films benefiting CHIRLA’s immigration legal services. At a pivotal moment in the cultural history of this community, come celebrate the voices and visions of emerging Latine filmmakers, including this year’s Sundance fiction award winner Trukas Duras. Gather round, a night of storytelling, solidarity, and joy awaits!

Tickets on sale now at fresnotowertheatre.com

@latinefilmfest Presented by Tower Theatre and curated by @deanegonzalez in collaboration with @couriercumbia . After party hosted by @myguymarket taken in Tower District by @deanegonzalez

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SPRING NY 🌷 by @deanegonzalez

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