The 2019 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of The Devil Has A Name directed by co-founder of the festival and Academy Award® nominated actor Edward James Olmos on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood.
The film tells the story of a widowed, broke and adrift, farmer Fred Stern, who finds a new purpose in life when he learns that a multi-national oil company has been polluting his water. But as his crusade against the powers that be spills out of the courtroom and into his personal life, Fred must find a way to avoid the ruin of his farm, his family and his dreams. Inspired by bizarre, true events going back decades and continuing to this day, The Devil Has a Name pulls back the curtain on the culture of greed that poisons Corporate America, from sea to polluted sea. The film stars Kate Bosworth, Haley Joel Osment, Martin Sheen, Alfred Molina, Pablo Schreiber and Edward James Olmos.
“Mr.Olmos directed a powerful and provocative film that brings to light some of the most crucial environmental issues our society is dealing with today with extraordinary performances by the entire cast,” explained Rafael Agustín, Executive Director of LALIFF.
Amazon Prime Video’s latest original series Undone, directed by Hisko Hulsing, has joined the festival, where it will screen the first two episodes, followed by a panel with cast and creators. Created by acclaimed executive producers Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg (BoJack Horseman), Undone is a groundbreaking and genre bending animated series about a young woman’s complex journey to unlock her past and solve the mystery of her father’s death. Alma Winograd-Diaz, played by Rosa Salazar, takes her mundane life one day at a time until a near fatal accident induces visions of her late-father, Jacob. The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie and Siddarth Dhananjay.
“We are thrilled to host this screening of Undone, because not only is it one of the most beautiful and aesthetically pleasing animated series we’ve seen, but its lead character is a Latinx female, which reflects the importance of our community and representation in the industry,” says Dilcia Barrera, Director of Programming.
In addition, the festival will also be presenting a free screening of Veneno Para Las Hadas with support from IMCINE. In this groundbreaking 1984 horror fantasy film from one of Mexico’s ultimate horror auteurs, Carlos Enrique Taboada, a 10-year-old girl convinces a lonely classmate that she is a witch, forcing the child to become her assistant. Though their games are initially rather naive, they gradually take a nasty and violent turn.
