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Okay. Why don't we start off? Why don't you just tell us about what you do? Okay. Um, for 3.5 years now, I've been through the distribution associate at frame line. Basically, I book films for colleges, universities and other film festivals around the country and some in

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Europe and Canada. And I understand that you work, that's can scream Festival. Can you tell us a little bit about actually three, if I may say so? The main feature is Costa Brava, which screened on Tuesday and Saturday, and Costa Brava was shot in Barcelona last

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year. Took about a year to make I co star with the director producer writer Marta Viable Coal. And I'm also in a short piece called Sightings by Len Keller, who's a local Bay Area filmmaker and another local maker made a piece called Lesbian Bed Death, which

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I'm in briefly. Can you tell us a little bit about your custom? Sure, I play an Israeli scientist who was born in Israel but raised in the U. S. Um, so she's quite Americanized. By the time she reaches Barcelona to begin her teaching job, she's a

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little frustrated with her career at the moment and looking for a change out of boredom. She takes a tour to the Costa Brava and where she meets, um, person. She eventually falls in love with the tour guide. And why is it which shows in the films

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as far as Active instead of going Hollywood? That's well, I wanted to kind of remain true toe things That meant something to me. Um, sort of my identity politics around, being Latino around being lesbian. I wanted to feel free, less inhibited, um, less shy about who

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I was both on and off the camera. And independent cinema really lends itself to that MAWR. Its's more about pushing that the edge and really being a bit more honest than Hollywood has has the the time or the budget to be now as faras. There's been

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a this year. Can you tell me what that means? Thio. Lesbian. Uh huh. Well, the more lesbian films out there I see that as being more opportunity for more diverse images to come out there. So it's not just, um, the coming out story, or it's not

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just like one generic lesbian film which is supposed to represent ah whole body of women. Um, there's stuff about young people. This stuff about Latina women, black women. Um, so lots of ethnic diversity and lots of different types of stories being shown your mobile custom Fathers.

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What was the name? Um, romantic comedy? Really? Just how romance can be a very funny, funny thing. Example of some of the common Sure there. A lot of running gags about my own insecurities about my sexuality. So I constantly, um, tell my lover that although I'm

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sleeping with her, I don't necessarily consider myself a lesbian. So there's all this comedy about labels, how one labels oneself, um, also comedy about language. Um, my lover in the film is Catalonian. Um, but she speaks English, and she's, um, kind of insecure about pronunciation or

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some of her words. Is it? Did we pick up the phones on? That's okay. Let's just get going. Okay. And okay. Is there anything else that you like, matched up in this faras best? What? What happened? Message your films. Is there a message that you're Yeah.

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Well, the greatest thing is, you know, um, this festival has inspired a lot of young makers to make their own works and a lot of women of color. I think it's just about visibility. Once you see yourself there, you feel like it's possible to do what

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it is you wanna dio. Um, again. It's about honesty. Seeing your own image is reflected. So I think this festival is just It's powerful for that because I think it makes people feel like they can do their own work, but also that someone is out there

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listening. There's someone that they can connect Thio on the big screen. And what are some of the disadvantages assed faras doing it? Um, you don't make very much money. I think you need to keep your day job. Unfortunately, on DSO, sometimes you can work with amateurs,

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but it's it's kind of a bittersweet thing. I mean that that could be nice to see people in their beginning stages. But if you're used to a bit more professionalism, it could be a little frustrating. I have no complaints so far. Thank you. You're welcome.