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White like the moon

  • White like the moon
Genre : Historical
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2001
Format : Short
Running time : 23 (in minutes)
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WHITE LIKE THE MOON is the story of a 13 year-old Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin white in order to fit into the "Anglo" society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s.


CAST
Christel Khalil
Jill Remez
Diana Meza
Crystal Leah Chacon
Julia Vera
Diana Burbano

Music by Mark Snow
Edited by Drake Silliman A.C.E.
Production Design by Kristan Andrews
Costume Design by Karen Murk
Casting by Rosalinda Morales
Director of Photography Irv Goodnoff
Executive Producer Richard Pierce
Producer Patrick Welborn
Produced by Richard Pierce


Written and Directed by Marina Gonzalez Palmier, U.S.A., 2001, BetaSP, 23 mins. In English


New York Intl Latino Film Fest
WINNER Best Short Film

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