The Watsonville Film Festival is thrilled to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and our local community of essential farmworkers with CELEBRANDO LA CULTURA, a hybrid program of film, music and dance!
This special program includes a free Outdoor Concert in Watsonville City Plaza on Friday, Sept. 17 at 6pm as well as a Virtual Showcase of Los Cenzontles’ Films, including the screening of the award-winning documentary Linda (Ronstadt!) and the Mockingbirds from September 15 through 18 at watsonvillefilmfest.org
Celebrando la Cultura Concert / Music in the Plaza: Los Cenzontles, Los Originarios del Plan (presenting Tierra Caliente & Arpa Grande music), and Watsonville’s Estrellas de Esperanza youth folkloric group. Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 • 6pm-7:30pm | Watsonville Plaza
Free Virtual Films: Linda and The Mockingbirds + Los Cenzontles Film Showcase • September 15–18, 2021 | www.watsonvillefilmfest.org
Watch Linda and The Mockingbirds Trailer here.
Zoom Panel: Join Los Cenzontles and award-winning filmmakers in conversation • Thursday, Sept.16, 2021 • 6pm | www.watsonvillefilmfest.org
Celebrando La Cultura is co-presented by Los Cenzontles Cultural Academy and the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, with additional support is provided by the City of Watsonville and the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan. We have also partnered with the nonprofit healthcare organization Salud Para La Gente to provide a mobile vaccination clinic for concert attendees.
