Opening Reception: 7th Annual Latin American Foto Festival

Thursday, July 11, 2024 · 6 – 9 PM

Schedule:
6:30 PM | Welcome + Informal Artist Walkthrough
7:30 PM | Live Music by Anonima Orchestra

Curators: Cynthia Rivera and Michael Kamber

Spanish Translations: Maria de la Paz Galindo

Outdoor Exhibits: Produced by Photoville, with wheat pasting in collaboration with DYSTURB in honor of their 10th anniversary.

Featuring: Lalo de Almeida | Brazil – Manuel Almenares | Cuba – Lisandra Alvarez | Cuba – Santiago Billy | Guatemala – Alejandro Cegarra | Mexico – Fotokids | Guatemala – Magda Gibelli | Peru – Alí Marín | Mexico – Jorge Santiago | Mexico – Wara Vargas | Bolivia – Victor Zea | Peru

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) proudly presents its 7th Annual Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF), running from July 11-28, 2024, featuring large-scale photographs by emerging and established, award-winning photographers. This year’s Festival showcases works displayed throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood, with an exciting expansion to five new locations in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn in celebration of the Festival’s 7th anniversary.

The Festival includes works from Bolivia, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala and Brazil–photographs representing long-term projects on Bolivian women wearing traditional skirts or “cholas”; environmental and social damage in the Amazon; the worlds of single mothers and girls in Centro Habana; a centuries-old ritual dance in Guatemala; the impact of US immigration policy on migrants in Mexico, the community of

About the PanelistsSena Mourad Friedm

The Festival will also host in-person workshops, tours, panel discussions, and community events, engaging visitors with the rich narratives and social issues captured through these stunning images.