paola calvo

What movie lover doesn’t enjoy a good film festival? We here at Film Combat Syndicate were lucky enough to access some of the films shown at the recent North Bend Film Festival and I don’t know about my colleagues, but I chose a nice variety of films to view. I’ve already told you about Tailgate, but I also got to watch Luchadoras and Witches of the Orient. Luchadoras, directed by Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim, is a documentary film with a runtime of just over ninety minutes. Although it is in Spanish, there are English subtitles. So what’s it about? Here’s the official summary: Mini Sirenita, Lady Candy, and Baby Star are female wrestlers grappling with life in Ciudad Juarez, inside and outside of the ring. The threat of violence looms over their daily lives as they navigate the struggles of motherhood, immigration, and factory work. The courage they exude […]

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