Educational Screening &. Discussion
JANM – Los Angeles, California
Several museums in L.A. are joining the Smithsonian’s program on the complex history and legacy of race and racism in our communities and institutions. As part of the national program, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in Downtown L.A., will screen the educational version of Backstreet to the American Dream.
RSVP is required. Get your FREE ticket here. Here’s the Smithsonian’s calendar of events.
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Educational Screening &. Discussion
Chicano Resource Center – East L.A., California, on Aug. 03, 2024 (2 – 4pm)
Backstreet to the American Dream is screening at the Chicano Resource Center (CRC) in East Los Angeles. The film will play in an intimate space for about 80 people. Afterward, CRC Librarian Daniel Hernandez will moderate a Q&A with Filmmaker Patricia Nazario.
RSVP at the event page. Get more info on the CRC website, and download the flyer here.
Educational Screening &. Discussion
JANM – Los Angeles, California, on Dec. 08, 2023 (7 – 9pm)
Several museums in L.A. are joining the Smithsonian’s program on the complex history and legacy of race and racism in our communities and institutions. As part of the national program, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in Downtown L.A., will screen the educational version of Backstreet to the American Dream.
RSVP is required. Get your FREE ticket here. Here’s the Smithsonian’s events in L.A.: calendar of events.
Educational Screening &. Discussion
UCLA – Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 10, 2023 (6 – 8pm)
UCLA Alumni and the UCLA Labor Center present this screening at the James West Alumni Center on campus in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Download the flyer here.
Thanks to our sponsors, Jarritos and Best Food Trucks, El Rey Tortasahogadas will be serving up free tacos and Jarritos before the screening for our guests on Oct. 10, 2023 (6 – 8pm). FREE event! RSVP is required.
August 12, 2023
LOMA Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA
The inaugural festival is free and open to the public! Backstreet to the American Dream’s animation open screens as a stand-alone animated short! LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes presents the LOMA Film Festival. The Latinas & Latinos of Mixed Ancestry (LOMA) Film Festival endeavors to share the stories of people that embody the intersection of Latinos and non-Latinos. Details are on their website. Download the flyer.
April 13, 2023
National Hispanic Cultural Center — Albuquerque, NM
The Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories brings together three Latinas and celebrates Latinx/Chicanx in the arts. Patricia Nazario presented Backstreet to the American Dream, Iliana Sosa presented her Netflix documentary, What We Leave Behind, and filmmaker Aracely Chapa will present her documentary, Acequias: The Legacy Lives On on May 4, 2023. Download the flyer.
December 2 - 8, 2022
Culver City Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA
The 5th annual Culver City Film Festival takes place at the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in West Los Angeles. Backstreet to the American Dream screens on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 4:00 pm in Theater 9. This is our final 2022 screening; come join us! Here’s the flyer.
Educational Screening
University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California
Sponsored by the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity (ASE) at USC, this screening is free and open to the public on Thurs., Nov. 10, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Dinner will also be served. A live Q&A with Filmmaker Patricia Nazario will directly follow.
October 21 - 25, 2022
Santa Ana, California
Since 2010, celebrating multicultural background and connecting Orange County with its greater heritage through film is the singular goal of the OC Film Fiesta. Backstreet to the American Dream screens on Sat., Oct. 22, 2022, 2pm, at 1666 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701. A live Q&A with Filmmaker Patricia Nazario will directly follow. Details here.
Educational Screening
San Francisco State University — San Francisco, California
Sponsored by the Latinx Student Center, this screening is free and open to the public on Tue., Oct. 11, 2022, at 5:30 pm. Directly afterward, Director/Producer Patricia Nazario will join university professors for a live panel discussion. More info on their website.
October 7 - 8, 2022
Highland Park, California
Backstreet to the American Dream won Best Documentary at HPIFF! Making the screening even more special was them glass-blown Humanitarian Award art piece presented to Executive Producer Dolores Huerta. The doc screened on Oct. 8, 2022, and was the festival’s closing presentation. The event was live on KNBC 4.
Educational Screening
Cal Poly Pomona — Pomona, California
The University Library hosts this free campuswide screening on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 4:00 pm with an in-person Q&A. Come join us at the Grand Reading Room inside the University Library! It’s free and open to the public.
Here’s the flyer.
Educational Screening &. Discussion
San Jose Community College — San Jose, California
Dean of Academic Success and Student Equity René Alvarez, Ph.D. brings this screening to the Student Center at San Jose Community College on Sept. 27, 2022, at 1 pm.
Educational Screening
Texas A&M University — San Antonio, Texas
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) hosts this free campuswide screening on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at 6:00 pm with an in-person Q&A. Come join us at the A&M SA Auditorium! It’s free and open to the public. People with disabilities requiring accommodations, please email: [email protected]. Here’s the flyer.
Educational Screening
Trinity University — San Antonio, Texas
As part of Trinity’s Celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, Trinity Entrepreneurship is sponsoring this campuswide screening. Following the film will be a live Q&A with the Director/Producer Patricia Nazario. The event is being held in the Fiesta Room of the Coates University Center and includes light refreshments at 5:30 pm, with the program beginning at 6:00 pm. Please park in the Alamo Stadium lot, which is easily accessible to the Coates University Center. Come join us! It’s free and open to the public. Here are the flyers: Backstreet event and Latinx Heritage Month.
Educational Screening
Trinity University — San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Luis Martinez is screening the film for his Arts Entrepreneurship Mindset class at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a live Q&A on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at 2:30 pm.
Educational Screening &. Discussion
University of the Incarnate Word — San Antonio, Texas
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, join the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) for a film screening of Backstreet to the American Dream followed by a Q&A with award-winning journalist, producer, and director Patricia Nazario on Sept. 20, 2022.
Hosted by Dr. Teresa Harrison, Co-Director of the UIW Beckendorf Family Center for Innovation and Global Entrepreneurship, Dr. Sandy Guzman-Foster, Director of the UIW Center for Teaching and Learning, and Dr. Trey Guinn, Communication Arts Director and the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association. Download the flyer here, and more info is on the UIW website.
Educational Screening
Brick at Blue Star — San Antonio, Texas
The non-profit organization, CUBE PROJECTS, hosts this in-person screening at the cinema space, Brick at Blue Star, on Sept. 19, 2022. Tickets are for sale at the door with the suggested price of $10 each. Click for more about Brick at Blue Star, and event info is at Eventbrite.
August 2 - 7, 2022
San Antonio Film Festival — San Antonio, TX
At our South Central U.S. premiere at the 28th Annual San Antonio Film Festival, we won two awards: the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature & the Best Food Film Award! For more info, check out SAFILM.
April 19 - 23, 2022
Ethnography Film Festival — Paris, France
Our European premiere will be at the iconic Théâtre Lepic. This epic festival is exclusive to directors of non-fiction films, and the exact screening info for Backstreet to the American Dream is still pending. More info at ETHNOGRAFILM PARIS.
March 23 - 27, 2022
Sonoma International Film Festival — Sonoma, CA
Our Northern California premiere is at the 25th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival. We screen twice: Thursday, March 24,2022, at 9:00 am and Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 9:30 am. USA Today named the Sonoma International Film Festival one of America’s Top Ten Destination Film Festivals. For more info and tickets, go to SIFF.
November 4 - 6, 2021
GuadaLAjara Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA
This festival celebrates Latin cinema and the creators of it. Backstreet to the American Dream screens at the Secret Movie Club on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, @4 pm with an in-person Q&A, and virtually until Nov. 13th! More info at GLAFF.
October 21 - 28, 2021
Newport Beach Film Festival — Newport Beach, CA
The Orange County premiere of Backstreet to the American Dream is at the Starlight Triangle Cinemas -Theater #4- on Saturday, Oct. 23rd @7:30 pm with an in-person Q&A. More info at NBFF.
Educational Screening
NuyorRican Poet’s Cafe — NYC (LES), New York, NY
Join us on the Lower East Side at this iconic cultural center for groundbreaking works by minority and underprivileged artists on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2021, @7:00 pm with an in-person Q&A. More info at BackstreetFilm.
Educational Screening
“The Bronx: Immigration Race and Culture,” at Fordham University — Bronx, NY
Our first educational screening in the Bronx is in Dr. Mark Naison’s class on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, @1:00 pm. More info on IG at BackstreetFilm.
Educational Screening
“Reporting: Deadline Drill,” at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism — New York, NY
Our first NYC educational screening is with Professor Sam Freedman’s Reporting Class on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at 9 am. More info on IG at BackstreetFilm.
October 8 - 17, 2021
Workers Unite Film Festival — New York, NY
We won the Special Jury Award at the East Coast premiere of Backstreet to the American Dream. We screened at Cinema Village in Greenwich Village on Oct. 10, 2021, @3pm with an in-person Q&A. More info at WorkersUniteFilmFestival.org.
October 1 - 17, 2021
San Francisco Latino Film Festival — San Francisco, CA
Our pan-Latino premiere is at the film festival that bridges communities and celebrates Latino arts through film. Backstreet to the American Dream screens virtually from Oct. 1 – 17, 2021. More info at CINEMASSF.
August 26 - September 5, 2021
Dances With Films Festival — Los Angeles, CA
Our world premiere is at the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood as part of the DWF Festival. This is the festival’s 24th year, and its post-Covid theme is Let’s Get Physical! Backstreet to the American Dream is sold out! It screens on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 5:00 pm. Get more details here.
Educational Screening
“Latinx and News Media in the U.S.,” at the University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
Our first educational screening is via Zoom with the bilingual M.A. graduate program at the University of Arizona’s Center for Border & Global Journalism on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 10:30 am. More info at
UA J-School.
April 27 - May 1, 2021
Riverside International Film Festival — Riverside, CA
The two-dimensional, four-minute animation, which traces street food from L.A. to Ancient Mexico, screens as a stand-alone animated short film with a live Zoom Q&A on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. More info at RIFF.
May 1, 2021
European Short Film Festival — Berlin, Germany
The two-dimensional, four-minute animation, which traces street food from L.A. to Ancient Mexico, screens as a stand-alone animated short film. More info at ESFF.
“Having garnered an encore screening due to its popularity, Backstreet to the American Dream is an exceptionally compelling portrait of the struggles that minority business owners face in the United States. Considering today’s political climate, it is a warning call of understanding to every American.”
– Michael Trent, Co-Founder •
Dances With Films Festival
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