Une jeune Mexico-Américaine se bat pour garder son identité alors que sa mère la force à s’éclaircir la peau afin de mieux se fondre dans la société « Anglo » des années 50.

Ecrit et Réalisé par Marina Gonzalez Palmier, U.S.A., 2001, BetaSP, 23 min. En anglais


New York Intl Latino Film Fest
WINNER Best Short Film

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