News Roundup, July 7, 2022

The two festivals we announced here last week are in full swing right now. The CineFestival, which focuses on Hispanic/Latino filmmakers opened yesterday and continues through July 10. Altogether, 85 films will be screened, including 12 feature films and 73 short ones, both documentaries and fiction stories. All screenings take place at the Guadalupe Theater. Some screenings are free, most …

CineFestival will Feature 85 Films

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Launched 43 years ago, CineFestival returns this year to the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center with in-person screenings and an emphasis on San Antonio and Texas filmmakers. The screenings start today. The fest also has a new director, Eugenio Del Bosque, who was officially hired to lead the film showcase three years ago but due to the …

Poets Respond to the Uvalde Tragedy, Part 5

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