Screen “Latinos Beyond Reel” During National Hispanic Heritage Month
SCREEN “LATINOS BEYOND REEL”
DURING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 15 – OCTOBER 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month (also known as Latinx Heritage Month) is right around the corner.
If you’re looking for educational resources to shine a light on the achievements and contributions of Hispanic Americans, and also the challenges that remain, be sure to check out our bestselling film Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype.
Centering the voices of Latino journalists, community leaders, actors, directors, scholars, and children, Latinos Beyond Reel pays tribute to the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of Latinx people. At the same time, the film identifies and dissects a longstanding pattern of dehumanizing stereotypes in U.S. news and entertainment media, and American politics, and highlights efforts to fight back against and reform our media and political system.
Between now and Oct. 15, we’re offering 15% off Latinos Beyond Reel with the coupon code HERITAGE24.
Latinos Beyond Reel is available to purchase in a variety of formats. If you’d like to book a public screening of the film, please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you soon.
Praise for Latinos Beyond Reel
“Reveals a relentless, stereotypical, and narrow vision of Latinidad produced by the culture industries.”
– Esteban del Rio | Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of San Diego
“Illuminates the historical and contemporary invisibility and misrepresentation of Latinos in news and entertainment media and helps viewers understand how and why this distorted picture has come about. Given that 1 in 4 American children is now Latino, this is a vitally important educational documentary.”
– Mary Beltrán, Ph.D. | Author of Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film
“Comprehensive and powerful. Shows how stereotypes go beyond the symbolic realm and can harm the minds and bodies of Latinos, particularly children.”
– Debra Merskin, Ph.D. | Author of Media, Minorities, and Meaning: A Critical Introduction
“Convincingly illustrates the gaps between our national rhetoric of a diverse and multiethnic democracy and the paucity of diverse ethnic media representations.”
– Vicki Mayer, Ph.D. | Author of Producing Dreams, Consuming Youth: Mexican Americans and Mass Media
“A must-see documentary. As a black Puerto Rican sociologist who suffers ‘en carne propia’ many of the things highlighted in this documentary, I endorse it wholeheartedly and will use it in my classes.”
– Eduardo Bonilla Silva, Ph.D. | Professor of Sociology, Duke University
“An indispensable resource for scholars and students of mediated Latino identities.”
– Guillermo Avila-Saavedra, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Communications at Salem State University
“Through children’s eyes, viewers experience the devastating impact of Latino invisibility and the proliferation of negative images in news and entertainment media.”
– Lourdes Torres, Ph.D. | Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University
“Latinos Beyond Reel is more than a compelling documentary: it is a timely indictment of an industry that consistently maligns and misrepresents America’s largest ethnic group.
– Myra Mendible, Ph.D. | Editor of From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture
