Join the California LGBT Arts Alliance as they revisit the 2013 documentary film on the life of renowned Los Angeles-based Trans Latina activist and leader, Bamby Salcedo. Audiences will see how and where Ms. Salcedo — the founder and CEO of the largest trans-led nonprofit in the U.S.A., TransLatin@ Coalition — got the mettle and might to turn her vision, dreams, and aspirations into reality.
In the 12 years since director and producer Dante Alencastre created Transvisible, Ms Salcedo has become one of the most renowned and celebrated Transgender Latina Leaders, not only locally but nationally. Her absolute devotion to her community is not only inspirational, but life changing. Her compassionate voice speaks for all who are still silent and empowers new generations not only through her work but her powerful and loving essence in our midst.
Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story will screen at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre on Friday, October 18, 2024, from 8-9:30 p.m.
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Dante Alencastre is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and LGBTQ+ activist based in Los Angeles. His film and board work for Los Angeles LGBTQ+ arts organizations, political and community groups, particularly focuses on nonconforming subtribes of Latinos, transgender, and gender variant within the community.
Dante found his calling documenting the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities during a trip back to his birth city of Lima, Peru, which resulted in the award-winning 2007 film, En El Fuego (LA Outfest Audience Award), and its follow-up documentary 5 years later, El Fuego Dentro. In 2013 he documented the personal and professional life of nationally renowned transgender activist and leader, Bamby Salcedo in Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story, which premiered at Outfest/LA and toured universities, film festivals and community centers.
Raising Zoey (2016), his award-winning documentary, premiered at Outfest/LA and has been shown in more than 100 cities around the world and school districts from San Diego to Prague. His upcoming film about AIDS and trans activist Connie Norman, AIDS DIVA, premiered virtually in London in 2021 and was received with international audience and jury awards in Sydney, Athens, Miami, Singapore, and many others. Last autumn it was presented in Amsterdam for World AIDS Day.
Roland Palencia is a pioneering LGBTQ activist who founded a number of Queer Latin organizations in the 1980s, including Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos and VIVA! Currently, he is the Community Benefits Director and a leadership trainer at L.A. Care Health Plan. Formerly, he served as Executive Director of Equality California. He has also held executive leadership roles at The California Endowment, Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero, and AIDS Healthcare Foundation. He has received numerous recognitions and awards for his community service, including “Local Hero” by PBS-KCET and Union Bank of California.
A dedicated community advocate and passionate about personal growth, Liza Ceballos is a committed to making a positive impact on the world around me. As the International Outreach Director for the Flux and Infinity Group at AHF, Liza is actively involved in fostering global connections and supporting initiatives that empower individuals and communities. Through her work, Liza strives to inspire others to reach their full potential and create a more compassionate and equitable society.
The screening is organized by the California LGBT Arts Alliance and co-presented with the Los Angeles LGBT Center as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024, presented by One Institute. The event is sponsored by TransLatin@ Coalition.
The mission of The TransLatin@ Coalition (TLC) is to advocate for the specific needs of the Trans Latin@ community that resides in the U.S.A. and to plan strategies that improve our quality of life. For more information: www.translatinacoalition.org.
The California LGBT Arts Alliance promotes social justice, advocates for cultural equity, increases public understanding of diversity and presents artists whose work reflects the LGBTQ+ community’s lives and experiences. Our programs promote artistic collaborations, financial partnerships and public policies that enhance the development of LGBTQ+ artists and arts organizations in Southern California.