“For me becoming a filmmaker was about taking back my voice - crafting stories that would move away from the problematic narratives that the studio system would put out about Latinos. I think this is why people like my films. They're refreshing. They feel more real.” PeopleThinkingFeelsRealStoriesFilmMovingVoiceBecomingStudiosNarrativeFilmmakerLatinoRefreshing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“As for major obstacles keeping young Latinos from becoming filmmakers, I think our communities are still coming into their identities as storytellers. It's such an important identity to reclaim - it's how our ancestors kept our cultures alive. But a long history of silencing, invisibility, and marginalization has kept generations of Latinos from believing in themselves, from seeing themselves as agents of their own lives. I think there needs to be a focus on this aspect to help cultivate young Latinas to see themselves as cultural producers and defenders.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveLongStillsImportantHelpingYoungCultureCommunityFocusAliveSeeingGenerationsIdentityBecomingMajorsAspectObstaclesProducersAgentsFilmmakerAncestorStorytellerLatinoOur CommunityDefendersInvisibilityLatinaMarginalizationSilencing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“The rubber hits the road when we try to show grace to a person most unlike us, even someone morally offensive.” TryingPersonsShowsGraceOffensiveRubber Author:Philip Yancey
“Jesus was a master of grace: he attracted sinners and moral outcasts even as he offended the religious and responsible people of his day.” PeopleJesusReligiousMoralGraceMastersResponsibleSinnerOffendedOutcast Author:Philip Yancey
“I believe love is bittersweet, especially young love.” BelieveYoungI BelieveLove IsYoung LoveBittersweetBelieve In Love Author:Aurora Guerrero
“There is an "offense" to the Gospel no matter how graciously we present it. It includes the message that God, not humanity, is the ultimate judge of right and wrong, and that the choices we make here have eternal consequences.” MatterHumanityChoicesJudgingEternalMessagesConsequenceUltimateOffense Author:Philip Yancey
“Grace is a free gift of God, but to receive a gift you must have open hands.” HandsGraceGift From GodFree Gifts Author:Philip Yancey
“I think staying away from labels is what makes my films refreshing.” ThinkingFilmLabelsStayingRefreshing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“If your church conveys that spirit of condescension or judgment, it's likely not a place where grace is on tap.” IfsSpiritChurchGraceJudgmentCondescension Author:Philip Yancey