Mama, I Have Something To Tell You

The painful and powerful experience of “coming out” to my mother is the central theme of this project.   In this personal video essay, I discover my mother's preconceptions, fears and love as she confronts the different issues surrounding my sexual identity.

The twin deaths of my father and my best friend become relevant insights, as I uncover my own inexplicable fears, childhood memories, adolescence thoughts and the love of my life. The presence of other Latino lesbian and gay friends complement my composition, creating a much wider and universal work about being “out.”

Exhibitions:
Festivale di Cinema e Video Omosessuale; Torino, Italy
(Audience Award)
The New Festival: New York; NY
San Francisco Intern Lesbian & Gay Film festival
San Antonio Film/Video Festival
6th Lambda Conference, Boulder, CO
Reel New York. Channel 13 (PBS)
Miami Lesbian and Gay Film festival, FL