Echale Ganas:

The Villa’s Tacos Story

Logline

As Los Angeles reels from the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, Victor Villa, a young Latino entrepreneur and Los Angeles native, must persevere to keep his street taco business afloat. Against the backdrop of gentrification in his neighborhood, Victor must also maintain his role as a community leader with dreams of transitioning his backyard pop-up to a full-time brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Duration

29’54’’

Screenings

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, Feb. 2023

HiShorts! Film Festival, China, Dec. 2022

Cere Food Film Festival, Nov. 2022

Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival/Conference, Nov. 2022

Nationwide feature on Cox Communications Cable for Hispanic Heritage Month, Sep. 2022

Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival, Sep. 2022

CSU 1st annual Student Anthropology Conference, 2022

Florida Film Festival, April 2022

San Diego Latino Film Festival, San Diego, April 2022

Houston Latino Film Festival, March 2022

Sebastopol Doc Film Fest, March 2022

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, March 2022

WORLD PREMIERE at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Jan. 2022

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