Eva Cruz-Ramos,‘La Casita Por el Agua’, 2024
DESCRIPTION: “for me, this was a love letter to my mom, but its also to all parents of first generation students. our parents’ happily ever after puts everything into perspective in the simplicity of the things they wish for. throughout my life, my mom has had this undying almost unbelievable hope and faith in our future. because of that, “utopia”, hers & mine, seems to be within reach.”
Sofia Batres, ‘PUPUSAS 2 GO!’, 2024
DESCRIPTION: “Short film on Bloomfield NJ’s Central American “Pupusas to Go.” I think this project came from me feeling that sometimes in academia, the language we can use can be so entirely alienating, seems like it defeats the very purpose to begin with, and sometimes you just need to be reminded of the community in front of you: flourishing, in motion; existing. It’s like we just forget about all the love in between!”
Nayeli Yazmin Rodriguez- I Love You, San Francisco
DESCRIPTION: “This is an homage to my home, my utopia, and the place that I grew up.”