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