DETAINED IN THE DESERT to Receive World Premiere at LALIFF

JOSEFINA LOPEZ, the creator of the critically acclaimed hit play, Real Women Have Curves and co-writer of the Sundance Film Festival award-winning film of the same name will now have her second film, Detained in the Desert, which she executive produced, presented in its World Premiere screening in competition as part of the 16th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at TCL 6 Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Mann's Chinese Theatre), Theatre One, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028.

In the film, Detained in the Desert two people on opposite sides of the immigration debate find each other lost in the desert and discover their humanity and the true plight of migrants crossing the Arizona desert.

Under the direction of Iliana Sosa, the film stars Carey Fox (as Lou Becker); Alexandra Lemus (as Sandi Sanchez); Enrique Morones (as Ernesto Martinez); Josh Luteran (as Matt (Dylan) Thomas); Natalie Camunas (as J.C.); Javier Lezama (as Saul/Raul) andAlejandro Ruiz (as Chuy).

Tickets for the World Premiere screening of Detained in the Desert are $13 each for General Admission and $11 each for LALIFF members and can be purchased online at http://detainedinthedesert-eorg.eventbrite.com/. Save $1.00 on a General Admission screening ticket when you show you valid Metro pass, Metro Rail ticket or Destination Discounts card at the LALIFF Box Office. There is a $1.00 discount for Seniors with valid ID. To learn more about the film, Detained In The Desert, please visit the website, www.rwhcstudio.com and visit https://www.facebook.com/RealWomenHaveCurves. To view the movie trailer for Detained in the Desert, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2DWP7Uw3Q. For B-roll footage of the film's Executive Producer, Josefina Lopez talking about the creation of her play, Detained in the Desert, which spawned the film of the same name, please visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPMb7nfHBA for a story from KPBS-TV in San Diego, CA. The running length of the film is 81 minutes. To learn more about the 16th Annual Latino International Film Festival, please visit www.latinofilm.org or call 323-446-2770.

Photo by Judy Phu

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