Las Marthas
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(2012 HEINEKEN VOCES DOCUMENTARY AWARD Recipient)
Las Marthas is a documentary about an extraordinary rite of passage in Laredo, Texas where Mexican-American debutantes are presented at a grand Colonial ball dressed as American revolutionaries – a border tradition that’s 114 years old.
Cristina Ibarra
Director/Producer
Cristina Ibarra‘s latest documentary aired on PBS’ Independent Lens. The New York Times called it “a striking alternative portrait of border life.” Her previous film The Last Conquistador had a PBS broadcast on POV and her award-winning short, Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela, was also on PBS.
Erin Ploss-Campoamor
Producer
Erin Ploss-Campoamor is a Jacob K. Javits Fellow and a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Fellowship. She’s produced award-winning shorts (The Good Egg, La Americanita) and a record-breaking narrative feature (Dark Mirror).