People
We collaborate with diverse storytellers from bilingual, multi-generational migrant/immigrant, underrepresented communities.
Team & Collaborators
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Melissa Beatriz
Founder/Director
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Erika Ramírez-Lorenzo
Multimedia & Communications Coordinator Associate Producer, La Lucha Sigue
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Lila Yomtoob
Producer - Philly Rumba, Cultural Justice Project
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Frances Almodovar
Associate Producer/Production Coordinator, Philly Rumba
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Shannon Sun-Higginson
Producer, La Lucha Sigue
Community Partners
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Shoes Off Media
Production Company, La Lucha Sigue
Shoes Off Media is led by three Asian women who aim to support and co-conspire with communities of color to uplift their stories with intention and authenticity.
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TIMBALONA
Community Parnter - Philly Rumba
TIMBALONA Collective is a percussion ensemble in its core, with a focus on folklore and popular music from the Caribbean and Latin America. The focus of the TIMBALONA Collective is to bring spectators a musical experience of rhythm sections, storytelling, and dance.
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SIFTMedia 215
Executive Producer, We, the Artists
SIFTMedia 215 is a collective of independent media artists in the Philadelphia metropolitan area dedicated to championing socially conscious women-identified filmmakers, especially from Black and Latinx communities
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Acheré Percussion
Music Consultant
Acheré Percussion is a small artisan handmade drum and repair shop, led by Latino artists.
Creatives, Consultants & Crew Members
Participatory Film
Andrés Cisneros
Documentary Cinematographers
Aidan Un
Ty Burdenski
Stephanie Ramones
Videographers
Taj Devore-Bey
Colibrí Workshop
Web/Visuals
Didier García, Web Design (Actívate, CJP)
Gabrielle Patterson, Illustration/Animation
Luiza Barreto, Photography