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White like the moon / AFI Directing Workshop for Women presents ; written and directed by Marina Gonzalez Palmier ; produced by Richard Pierce ; producer, Patrick Welborn ; TexMex Tales production

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Palmier, Marina Gonzalez, film director, screenwriter.
Pierce, Richard (Film producer), film produer.
Welborn, Patrick, film producer.
Khalil, Christel, actor.
Remez, Jill, actor.
Snow, Mark, composer (expression).
Silliman, Drake, editor of moving image work.
Goodnoff, Irv, 1948-2009, director of photography.
TexMex Tales (Firm), production company.
American Film Institute. Directing Workshop for Women, presenter.
ArtMattan Productions, publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Skin--Bleaching--Drama.
Skin.
Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio--Social conditions--Drama.
Mexican Americans.
Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity--Drama.
Mexican American youth--Drama.
Mexican American youth.
Mexican Americans--Attitudes--Drama.
Mexican Americans--Attitudes.
Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.
Mexican Americans--Social conditions.
Skin--Bleaching.
Texas--San Antonio.
Genre:
Coming-of-age films.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Independent films.
Short films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (23 minutes)) : sound, color
Place of Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : ArtMattan Productions, [2001?]
System Details:
video file
Summary:
The fictional story of a 13 year old Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin white to fit into the Anglo society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s
Participant:
Christel Khalil, Jill Remez, Diana Meza, Crystal Leah Chacon, Julia Vera, Diana Burbano
Credits:
Music, Mark Snow ; editor, Drake Silliman ; production design, Kristan Andrews ; costume design, Karen Murk ; director of photography, Irv Goodnoff
Notes:
Produced as a motion picture in 2001
OCLC:
1253689300
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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