Join the Caldo Collective and Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase for the first ever Femme Frontera Feast!
On June 15, 2019, the border community will gather in support of female-identifying filmmakers who are creating work in and about the El Paso+Ciudad Juárez region. The feast is the latest in the Frijol Feast grant program, created by the Caldo Collective. "Frijol Feasts" is a dinner designed to raise micro-funds for artists living and working in the El Paso Community and broader border area. Three times per year, Caldo invites the El Paso community to share home-made caldo over locally grown art. Up to ten different local artists are selected as the special guests for each dinner. The artists come ready to share their story and their work with guests. After learning about each artist, their ideas and their potential impact on the community, dinner guests vote on their favorite artist. The artist who is selected by the dinner guests receives the funds raised by the dinner donations collected at the door! Funds range from $500 to $10,000 depending on the event. Since its inaugural year and together with the community, the Caldo Collective has raised nearly $30,000 in individual contributions for local art.
The Femme Frontera Feast will feature five filmmakers whose work highlights border narratives. Each filmmaker will present a project they intend to submit to the 2019 showcase.