Exclusive: Lissette Feliciano (Women Is Losers) is attached to write and direct On Your Feet, a feature adaptation of the same-name Broadway musical that’s in early development at Sony Pictures, Deadline has learned.
A jukebox musical that tells the inspiring true story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, two Cuban immigrants who launched themselves to international musical stardom from humble beginnings, On Your Feet will be produced by Gloria and Emilio Estefan, as well as John and Jordan Davis of Davis Entertainment, with John Fox exec producing.
Premiering in November 2015 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, where it ran for more than 750 performances, the show specifically hones in on Gloria’s Estefan’s trajectory from her early days in Miami to her breakthrough as the lead singer of the Miami Sound Machine — a crossover artist, blending Latin and pop music — and ultimately, her triumphant return to the stage after a near-fatal accident.
A jukebox musical that tells the inspiring true story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, two Cuban immigrants who launched themselves to international musical stardom from humble beginnings, On Your Feet will be produced by Gloria and Emilio Estefan, as well as John and Jordan Davis of Davis Entertainment, with John Fox exec producing.
Premiering in November 2015 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, where it ran for more than 750 performances, the show specifically hones in on Gloria’s Estefan’s trajectory from her early days in Miami to her breakthrough as the lead singer of the Miami Sound Machine — a crossover artist, blending Latin and pop music — and ultimately, her triumphant return to the stage after a near-fatal accident.
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all.
Review: The range of international projects on Netflix is pretty impressive. With a focus on Korean dramas, Netflix has a dearth of series from India, China, and beyond. From comedy to action, horror, and more, Netflix exclusives have been big hits for the streaming platform for years. Blending the genre hits from overseas with a Western approach,...
Review: The range of international projects on Netflix is pretty impressive. With a focus on Korean dramas, Netflix has a dearth of series from India, China, and beyond. From comedy to action, horror, and more, Netflix exclusives have been big hits for the streaming platform for years. Blending the genre hits from overseas with a Western approach,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Lorenza Francesca Izzo Parsons, better known as Lorenza Izzo, is a Chilean model and actress. She has been closely associated with the horror genre from her early years on screen, performing in films such as Aftershock, The Green Infern, and Knock Knock.
Lorenza Izzo Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Lorenza Izzo was born on September 19, 1989 (Lorenza Izzo age: 33) in Santiago, Chile, to Claudio Izzo and Rosita Parsons, who was known as a Chilean model herself.
Izzo is of Italian descent on her father’s side. She has one younger sister, Clara Lyon Parsons, who just so happens to be a model as well. At twelve years old, Izzo relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, along with her father, who was working towards receiving his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Izzo was often bullied over her strong Chilean accent, but mentioned that she “got over” it “pretty fast” after...
Lorenza Izzo Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Lorenza Izzo was born on September 19, 1989 (Lorenza Izzo age: 33) in Santiago, Chile, to Claudio Izzo and Rosita Parsons, who was known as a Chilean model herself.
Izzo is of Italian descent on her father’s side. She has one younger sister, Clara Lyon Parsons, who just so happens to be a model as well. At twelve years old, Izzo relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, along with her father, who was working towards receiving his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Izzo was often bullied over her strong Chilean accent, but mentioned that she “got over” it “pretty fast” after...
- 8/6/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Simu Liu is in negotiations to star alongside Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film for Warner Bros., Deadline has confirmed.
Details with regard to the film’s plot and the character that Liu will be playing are being kept under wraps. But Robbie will be playing the title character, with Gosling as her paramour Ken.
Gerwig is directing from a script she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Robbie and Tom Ackerley are producing for LuckyChap Entertainment, alongside Robbie Brenner for Mattel Films and David Heyman, with LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara and Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz exec producing.
Liu is best known for his starring roles in Marvel’s blockbuster Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and in the popular CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience. He’ll also soon he seen opposite Hamilton‘s Phillipa Soo in Andy Fickman’s romance One True Loves,...
Details with regard to the film’s plot and the character that Liu will be playing are being kept under wraps. But Robbie will be playing the title character, with Gosling as her paramour Ken.
Gerwig is directing from a script she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Robbie and Tom Ackerley are producing for LuckyChap Entertainment, alongside Robbie Brenner for Mattel Films and David Heyman, with LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara and Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz exec producing.
Liu is best known for his starring roles in Marvel’s blockbuster Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and in the popular CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience. He’ll also soon he seen opposite Hamilton‘s Phillipa Soo in Andy Fickman’s romance One True Loves,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Saban Films has taken multiple rights including domestic on The Aviary, the thriller starring Billions actress Malin Akerman, and will debut in 2022.
The company has picked up North America and South Africa on the pic, along with the UK and Ireland and Australia and New Zealand, which will be distributed via Saban’s local partners Altitude Media Group and Defiant Screen Entertainment respectively.
Written and directed by first-time filmmakers Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite, the pic also stars Lorenza Izzo (Women is Losers), Chris Messina (I Care a Lot) and Sandrine Holt (Sorry for Your Loss). The story follows two women who flee into the southwest desert to escape the clutches of an insidious cult. Consumed by fear and paranoia, they can’t shake the feeling that they are being followed by its leader, a man as seductive as he is controlling.
Jessica Rhoades produced with Andrew Miller via her Pacesetter Productions.
The company has picked up North America and South Africa on the pic, along with the UK and Ireland and Australia and New Zealand, which will be distributed via Saban’s local partners Altitude Media Group and Defiant Screen Entertainment respectively.
Written and directed by first-time filmmakers Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite, the pic also stars Lorenza Izzo (Women is Losers), Chris Messina (I Care a Lot) and Sandrine Holt (Sorry for Your Loss). The story follows two women who flee into the southwest desert to escape the clutches of an insidious cult. Consumed by fear and paranoia, they can’t shake the feeling that they are being followed by its leader, a man as seductive as he is controlling.
Jessica Rhoades produced with Andrew Miller via her Pacesetter Productions.
- 12/15/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
"You want to buy a house... so you can never be kicked out." Look At The Moon Pictures has revealed an official trailer for indie drama Women is Losers, marking the feature directorial debut of San Francisco filmmaker Lissette Feliciano. This originally premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, and it also played at the Cinequest, Oxford, Cleveland, and Maryland Film Festivals. In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera, sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time. Inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of the same title, Women is Losers played at SXSW this year as one of the most-watched of the festival. The film stars Lorenza Izzo as Celina, with Simu Liu, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alejandra Miranda, Shalim Ortiz,...
- 10/14/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Marvel's latest super friend is certainly switching it up for "Women Is Losers," the newest film from actress, producer, and director Lissette Feliciano. This equally depressing and uplifting movie has Simu Liu (who you definitely know from "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and "Kim's Convenience") acting alongside Lorenza Izzo ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood"), Bryan Craig ("General Hospital") and Chrissie Fit ("Pitch Perfect 2") in a film that's based off of Feliciano and her mother's lived experiences as Latina women in America. And if you're struck by the title, you might want to check out the Janis Joplin song it's referencing.
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- 10/14/2021
- by Kaylee Dugan
- Slash Film
Exclusive: 7th & Union, the drama directed by Anthony Nardolilloa that follows a Mexican boxer looking to save his family, has won the Best Narrative Feature (U.S. Cinema) prize at the 25th annual Urbanworld Film Festival.
The New York City-set festival, which highlights the work of Black, Indigenous, Latino and other people of color, revealed this year’s winners Monday out of nearly 90 official selections chosen for being inclusive and representative across cultures, themes and stories.
Other winners included Damien D. Smith’s Target: St. Louis Vol. 1 as Best Documentary Feature; Sonja Perryman for Best Screenplay for The 84; and Lissette Feliciano (Women Is Losers) and Talia Lugacy (This Is Not A War Story) both winning for Best Female Director, U.S. Narrative Feature.
The jury for the narrative feature competition included Michele Arteaga, Executive Director, Program Acquisitions, Starz; Mercedes Cooper, VP Public Programming, Array; and Ryan Jones, SVP Production Development at Universal Pictures.
The New York City-set festival, which highlights the work of Black, Indigenous, Latino and other people of color, revealed this year’s winners Monday out of nearly 90 official selections chosen for being inclusive and representative across cultures, themes and stories.
Other winners included Damien D. Smith’s Target: St. Louis Vol. 1 as Best Documentary Feature; Sonja Perryman for Best Screenplay for The 84; and Lissette Feliciano (Women Is Losers) and Talia Lugacy (This Is Not A War Story) both winning for Best Female Director, U.S. Narrative Feature.
The jury for the narrative feature competition included Michele Arteaga, Executive Director, Program Acquisitions, Starz; Mercedes Cooper, VP Public Programming, Array; and Ryan Jones, SVP Production Development at Universal Pictures.
- 10/5/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Brooklyn’s Bushwick Film Festival has set the lineup for its hybrid 14th edition, which will return to live screenings and special events from October 20-24, showcasing the digital artworks known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for the first time in its history.
This year’s festival features more than 135 indie features from 27 countries. While it’s long presented such awards as Best Feature (Narrative & Documentary), Best Short (Narrative & Documentary), and Best Series, it will now also welcome screenplays into competition.
Notable works screening at this year’s festival include Lissette Feliciano’s Women Is Losers, starring Lorenza Izzo, Simu Liu and Liza Weil; Elias Plagianos’ indie TV series Hudson Falls, starring William Sadler, Richard Kind and Jessica Hecht; Nicolas Minas’ Emma Without Edmond, starring Lynn Cohen; Kate Beacon and Louis Legge’s Rehab Cabin; Elizabeth D. Costa’s Bangla Surf Girls; Prashanth Kamalakanthan’s Have a Nice Life; Ashish Pant...
This year’s festival features more than 135 indie features from 27 countries. While it’s long presented such awards as Best Feature (Narrative & Documentary), Best Short (Narrative & Documentary), and Best Series, it will now also welcome screenplays into competition.
Notable works screening at this year’s festival include Lissette Feliciano’s Women Is Losers, starring Lorenza Izzo, Simu Liu and Liza Weil; Elias Plagianos’ indie TV series Hudson Falls, starring William Sadler, Richard Kind and Jessica Hecht; Nicolas Minas’ Emma Without Edmond, starring Lynn Cohen; Kate Beacon and Louis Legge’s Rehab Cabin; Elizabeth D. Costa’s Bangla Surf Girls; Prashanth Kamalakanthan’s Have a Nice Life; Ashish Pant...
- 9/29/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer-director Lissette Feliciano is having a good year. Following an SXSW premiere, her feature debut "Women Is Losers" got a pick-up from HBO Max. The streaming service snagged North American rights to the film, a '60s-era drama starring Lorenza Izzo ("The Green Inferno"), Chrissie Fit (the upcoming "I Know What You Did Last Summer" series), Bryan Craig ("General Hospital"), and star Simu Liu ("Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"). The film drops on HBO Max only on October 18, 2021.
The story is set in 1960s San Francisco, where a Catholic student (Izzo) strives to dig herself out of poverty...
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The story is set in 1960s San Francisco, where a Catholic student (Izzo) strives to dig herself out of poverty...
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- 9/17/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Exclusive: HBO Max has acquired North American rights to writer-director Lissette Feliciano’s debut film Women Is Losers, the 1960s-set indie drama that world premiered at this year’s SXSW and is toplined by Lorenza Izzo, Chrissie Fit, Bryan Craig and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu. The streamer will now debut the film exclusively on the platform October 18.
Set in 1960s San Francisco, the plot centers on a once-promising Catholic schoolgirl (Izzo) who sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time. The pic is inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of the same title. Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alessandra Torresani, Shalim Ortiz and Lincoln Bonilla also star.
Feliciano and David Ortiz are producers.
“We set out to make a film that was as bold,...
Set in 1960s San Francisco, the plot centers on a once-promising Catholic schoolgirl (Izzo) who sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time. The pic is inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of the same title. Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alessandra Torresani, Shalim Ortiz and Lincoln Bonilla also star.
Feliciano and David Ortiz are producers.
“We set out to make a film that was as bold,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Lissette Feliciano’s coming-of-age drama Women Is Losers to close festival on June 6.
The world premiere of 7th & Union will open the 2021 20th anniversary Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on June 2.
Anthony Nardolillo directed the Broken English production, starring Mexican actor Omar Chaparro in the story of two men who pursue their dream of providing a brighter future for their family. Ruben Islas’ Grandave Capital financed the feature.
Lissette Feliciano’s directorial debut and coming-of-age drama Women Is Losers set in 1960’s working-class San Francisco will close the festival on June...
The world premiere of 7th & Union will open the 2021 20th anniversary Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff) at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on June 2.
Anthony Nardolillo directed the Broken English production, starring Mexican actor Omar Chaparro in the story of two men who pursue their dream of providing a brighter future for their family. Ruben Islas’ Grandave Capital financed the feature.
Lissette Feliciano’s directorial debut and coming-of-age drama Women Is Losers set in 1960’s working-class San Francisco will close the festival on June...
- 5/6/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“The evolution of art is in constant flux,” says Ethan Hawke. “I don’t know what the future will bring.”
Hawke, one of this year’s Vision Award recipients at the 10th iteration of the Sun Valley Film Festival, has been championing independent cinema since he first emerged on the big screen as a teenager in such films as “Explorers” and the Oscar-winning “Dead Poets Society.” By the time he starred as intellectual slacker extraordinaire Troy Dyer in Ben Stiller’s now-cult classic “Reality Bites,” Hawke was the pop cultural embodiment of Generation X and the epitome of 1990s 20-something, post-collegiate ennui.
A four-time Oscar nominee — most recently for his 2014 turn in Richard Linklater’s experimental drama “Boyhood” — Hawke’s debut small-screen project, the Showtime pre-Civil War miniseries “The Good Lord Bird,” comes to the Sun Valley fest as not only a rousing example of American historical fiction, but Hawke’s unwavering commitment to high-quality,...
Hawke, one of this year’s Vision Award recipients at the 10th iteration of the Sun Valley Film Festival, has been championing independent cinema since he first emerged on the big screen as a teenager in such films as “Explorers” and the Oscar-winning “Dead Poets Society.” By the time he starred as intellectual slacker extraordinaire Troy Dyer in Ben Stiller’s now-cult classic “Reality Bites,” Hawke was the pop cultural embodiment of Generation X and the epitome of 1990s 20-something, post-collegiate ennui.
A four-time Oscar nominee — most recently for his 2014 turn in Richard Linklater’s experimental drama “Boyhood” — Hawke’s debut small-screen project, the Showtime pre-Civil War miniseries “The Good Lord Bird,” comes to the Sun Valley fest as not only a rousing example of American historical fiction, but Hawke’s unwavering commitment to high-quality,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Malina Saval
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmmaker Lissette Feliciano has inked with Verve following the success of her feature debut at SXSW, Women Is Losers, which she wrote, directed, and produced.
Set during the 1960s in San Francisco, Women Is Losers follows bright and talented Catholic school girl Celina Guerrera (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Lorenza Izzo) survives a difficult home life by following the rules. That is until an indiscretion creates a series of devastating consequences. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being young and alone, she sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future that sets new precedents for the time. The pic is inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of the same title. Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Chrissie Fit (Pitch Perfect 2 & 3) and Liza Weil (How to Get Away With Murder) also star.
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts,...
Set during the 1960s in San Francisco, Women Is Losers follows bright and talented Catholic school girl Celina Guerrera (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Lorenza Izzo) survives a difficult home life by following the rules. That is until an indiscretion creates a series of devastating consequences. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being young and alone, she sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future that sets new precedents for the time. The pic is inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of the same title. Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Chrissie Fit (Pitch Perfect 2 & 3) and Liza Weil (How to Get Away With Murder) also star.
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sun Valley Film Festival has announced its film slate and honorees, who will include Ethan Hawke, Shaka King and Gal Gadot.
As Svff Vision Award Recipients, Hawke and Gadot are recognized for their contributions to the art of cinema. Over his three decades in the industry, Hawke has earned four Academy Award nominations, acted in numerous beloved movies like “Dead Poets Society” and the “Before” trilogy and most recently made his TV debut with Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird.” Gadot has similarly left a mark on pop culture, particularly in becoming synonymous with Wonder Woman. Outside of her superhero role, she executive produced the National Geographic documentary series “Impact” and will star in Fox’s remake of “Death on the Nile.”
King will be honored with the Pioneer Award, presented by Variety, for his work as an industry innovator and embodying the trailblazing spirit. His studio feature directorial debut,...
As Svff Vision Award Recipients, Hawke and Gadot are recognized for their contributions to the art of cinema. Over his three decades in the industry, Hawke has earned four Academy Award nominations, acted in numerous beloved movies like “Dead Poets Society” and the “Before” trilogy and most recently made his TV debut with Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird.” Gadot has similarly left a mark on pop culture, particularly in becoming synonymous with Wonder Woman. Outside of her superhero role, she executive produced the National Geographic documentary series “Impact” and will star in Fox’s remake of “Death on the Nile.”
King will be honored with the Pioneer Award, presented by Variety, for his work as an industry innovator and embodying the trailblazing spirit. His studio feature directorial debut,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/director Lissette Feliciano’s debut feature, Women is Losers —named after the Janis Joplin song—is an exuberant seminar on feminist history that challenges both gender roles and cinematic preconceptions. The film follows the plucky catholic schoolgirl Celina (brilliant Lorenza Izzo) through her coming-of-age in 60’s San Francisco, where she faces many adversities—most of them painful symptoms of the patriarchy.
As the film begins, our protagonist immediately breaks the fourth wall, à la The Big Short, in the first of many informative and hilarious asides to the camera. Whether educating viewers on Japanese immigrants or issuing a frank apology for indie-budget set decoration, Feliciano’s voice shines through clearly.…...
As the film begins, our protagonist immediately breaks the fourth wall, à la The Big Short, in the first of many informative and hilarious asides to the camera. Whether educating viewers on Japanese immigrants or issuing a frank apology for indie-budget set decoration, Feliciano’s voice shines through clearly.…...
- 3/24/2021
- by Dylan Kai Dempsey
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Glow alum Shakira Barrera will recur in the final season of Shameless as Heidi, the series’ last recurring character.
Heidi is a recently released inmate who goes on a terrorizing crime spree when she hits the streets.
Starring William H. Macy, the 11th and final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. Jeremy Allen, Ethan Cutkosky, Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher, Steve Howey, Shanola Hampton, Christian Isaiah and Kate Miner also star.
Created by Paul Abbott, Shameless is produced by Bonanza Productions in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Barrera appeared as Yolanda (aka Yo-Yo) in Netflix’ Glow, and recently recurred on Animal Kingdom. Her additional credits include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Lethal Weapon and Queen of the South. She also appeared in HBO’s High & Mighty and It’s Bruno.
Heidi is a recently released inmate who goes on a terrorizing crime spree when she hits the streets.
Starring William H. Macy, the 11th and final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. Jeremy Allen, Ethan Cutkosky, Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher, Steve Howey, Shanola Hampton, Christian Isaiah and Kate Miner also star.
Created by Paul Abbott, Shameless is produced by Bonanza Productions in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Barrera appeared as Yolanda (aka Yo-Yo) in Netflix’ Glow, and recently recurred on Animal Kingdom. Her additional credits include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Lethal Weapon and Queen of the South. She also appeared in HBO’s High & Mighty and It’s Bruno.
- 3/22/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Image Source: Look At The Moon Pictures
It didn't take much for Lorenza Izzo to fall in love with the role of Celina Guerrara in Women Is Losers. "The second I finished the script, there was not a fiber in my body that was telling me, 'Oh no, you shouldn't do this,'" she told Popsugar. "It was like my blood, my soul, my brain, my body was like, 'This is a story that needs to be heard. It's an important story, an ambitious story.'" Ambitious is an understatement for what Izzo and director/writer/producer Lissette Feliciano had in mind when it came to tackling the issues of being a Latina in the '60s. Even getting the film made was an issue on its own. "There was just something so meta about the film in terms of getting resources. To get this movie made was incredibly difficult,...
It didn't take much for Lorenza Izzo to fall in love with the role of Celina Guerrara in Women Is Losers. "The second I finished the script, there was not a fiber in my body that was telling me, 'Oh no, you shouldn't do this,'" she told Popsugar. "It was like my blood, my soul, my brain, my body was like, 'This is a story that needs to be heard. It's an important story, an ambitious story.'" Ambitious is an understatement for what Izzo and director/writer/producer Lissette Feliciano had in mind when it came to tackling the issues of being a Latina in the '60s. Even getting the film made was an issue on its own. "There was just something so meta about the film in terms of getting resources. To get this movie made was incredibly difficult,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
“Men always seem to end up on top,” goes “Women Is Losers,” the Janis Joplin song that lends writer-director Lissette Feliciano’s 1960s-set feature debut its title. It’s a fitting line to ponder in the context of her over-enthusiastic yet frustratingly clumsy feminist film, which declares “inspired by real women” in its first frame before going on to illustrate their struggles against the era’s routine sexism.
It’s obvious that those unnamed and undoubtedly courageous real women mean a great deal to Feliciano, who utilizes her picture’s protagonist — a young, hardworking San Franciscan battling against the period’s patriarchal indignities — as a mouthpiece to give them a retroactive voice, and perhaps even to interrogate how far women’s rights today still have to go in a world where men continue to end up on top. But while these are commendably well-intentioned ambitions, “Women Is Losers” sadly squanders...
It’s obvious that those unnamed and undoubtedly courageous real women mean a great deal to Feliciano, who utilizes her picture’s protagonist — a young, hardworking San Franciscan battling against the period’s patriarchal indignities — as a mouthpiece to give them a retroactive voice, and perhaps even to interrogate how far women’s rights today still have to go in a world where men continue to end up on top. But while these are commendably well-intentioned ambitions, “Women Is Losers” sadly squanders...
- 3/16/2021
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Lissette Feliciano’s feature debut is just as scrappy as her leading lady. When “Women Is Losers” kicks off — so named for the Janis Joplin song of the same name — a righteously pissed off Celina (the wonderful Lorenza Izzo) is all but dragging her cheating husband Mateo (Bryan Craig) out of another woman’s apartment by his hair, but she’s still got the time to turn to the camera and apologize for any perceived lack of production value. This is, after all, “a story about making do with what you’ve got,” and both Feliciano and Celina make a lot out of their talents and passions.
Though not every one of the first-time filmmaker’s big leaps pan out — her ’60s- and ’70s-era production values really are quite high for an indie production, though some of her more out of the box musical selections would be odd anywhere — Set...
Though not every one of the first-time filmmaker’s big leaps pan out — her ’60s- and ’70s-era production values really are quite high for an indie production, though some of her more out of the box musical selections would be odd anywhere — Set...
- 3/16/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The South by Southwest Film Festival has rolled out its full programming line up, with high-profile new documentaries bolstering previously announced features.
For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Global lockdowns followed, and a year later, the film portion of the cultural event is soldiering on.
“We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees,” said Janet Pierson, SXSW’s director of film.
Among the selection is “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” featuring a 16mm footage archive of the late singer at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers,” largely considered his best. The film is directed by Mary Wharton, and leans into SXSW’s reputation for top-tier music programming.
For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Global lockdowns followed, and a year later, the film portion of the cultural event is soldiering on.
“We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees,” said Janet Pierson, SXSW’s director of film.
Among the selection is “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” featuring a 16mm footage archive of the late singer at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers,” largely considered his best. The film is directed by Mary Wharton, and leans into SXSW’s reputation for top-tier music programming.
- 2/10/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Kim's Convenience star Simu Liu and How to Get Away With Murder's Liza Weil have joined the indie drama Women Is Losers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Writer-director Lissette Feliciano loosely based the story on her own mother's life. In the pic, pregnant Latina teen Celina (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Lorenza Izzo) decides to keep her baby after her friend dies during an abortion attempt. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being a young single mother of color in 1960s San Francisco, she finds allies and mentors along the way.
Canadian actor Liu plays Gilbert, a ...
Writer-director Lissette Feliciano loosely based the story on her own mother's life. In the pic, pregnant Latina teen Celina (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Lorenza Izzo) decides to keep her baby after her friend dies during an abortion attempt. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being a young single mother of color in 1960s San Francisco, she finds allies and mentors along the way.
Canadian actor Liu plays Gilbert, a ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kim's Convenience star Simu Liu and How to Get Away With Murder's Liza Weil have joined the indie drama Women Is Losers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Writer-director Lissette Feliciano loosely based the story on her own mother's life. In the pic, pregnant Latina teen Celina (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Lorenza Izzo) decides to keep her baby after her friend dies during an abortion attempt. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being a young single mother of color in 1960s San Francisco, she finds allies and mentors along the way.
Canadian actor Liu plays Gilbert, a ...
Writer-director Lissette Feliciano loosely based the story on her own mother's life. In the pic, pregnant Latina teen Celina (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Lorenza Izzo) decides to keep her baby after her friend dies during an abortion attempt. As Celina faces the compounded obstacles of being a young single mother of color in 1960s San Francisco, she finds allies and mentors along the way.
Canadian actor Liu plays Gilbert, a ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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