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GuadaLAjara Film Festival

From November 1, 2023 through November 3, 2023
Individual tickets start at $10.
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A female conductor in a black jacket raises her left first, presumably standing on a stage.
GLAFF closes with the documentary 'Maestra,' directed by Maggie Contreras which follows five women from around the world who are breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting.
(Film still from 'Maestra.'
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Several locations in downtown L.A.

GLAFF, the sister fest of Mexico’s Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, showcases the best of Latinx/e, Latin American and BIPOC cinema and includes industry panels, mixers and galas. The fest opens with Netflix’s No Voy A Pedirle A Nadie Que Me Crea, directed by Fernando Frias de la Parra and based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Juan Pablo Villalobos. GLAFF closes with Maestra, a documentary directed by Maggie Contreras which follows five women from around the world who are breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting. The opening gala of the festival honors legendary activist Dolores Huerta with the box office proceeds from this year’s festival donated to her nonprofit organization The Dolores Huerta Foundation.