NEWS x MUSE Josslyn Glenn talks with Alejandra Quiroz (a JFMS Video Diaries alum and mentor) and Kristina Andrez about their animated film, “Yola,” at the 2nd Annual Justice For My People Film Festival at the Japanese American National Museum
Yola follows Ahari, a Honduran DACA recipient stranded in the Dominican Republic, who meets Yamaris, a Dominican woman seeking a better life. Their journey challenges Ahari’s identity, leading him to see his roots in a new light.
Justice For My Sister, was based off the documentary of the same name, directed by Kimberly Bautista, which became a formally fiscally-funded non-profit in 2015 led by women and femmes of color that elevates and trains women of color, nonbinary people, and former foster youth to make films with a gender equity, racial justice, and trauma-informed lens, as a means to heal from trauma and overcome financial barriers to entering the TV & film industry. JFMS is a transnational ecofeminist, pro-immigrant, pro-worker organization with grassroots origins. They utilize the arts and community dialogue to end
sexual assault and domestic violence by transforming stigma and victim-blaming to non-violence.
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