Cine en los Barrios brings Latin American films to Charlotte neighborhoods
[This article was originally published on October 18, 2024 by WFAE]
A new program is bringing free Latin American film screenings to neighborhoods across Charlotte, giving everyone a front-row seat to different cultures and experiences.
Puerto Rican native Giovanna Torres moved to Charlotte in 2015 and soon found out there were no screenings of Latin American films in the area. So, she decided to create Cine Casual.
“In 2016, I started the blog and we started writing film reviews,” Torres said. “We started interviewing filmmakers and traveling to film festivals to cover the film festivals.”