Los Patines

Fri 6/3 – Sun 6/5
Written By Gabe Loredo

The Roller Skates

USA & Colombia // 2021 // Narrative // LOS SHORTS

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

LOLA AWARD NOMINEE

 
A young Black girl rests her head on her hands with a sad expression. A doll with frilly yellow and green clothing sits next to her.
Los Patines poster; young boy in the corner of a room looking up at a wall and a close up of young boy smiling looking off into the left

Forced to be a servant to a white woman, an Afro-Colombian orphaned girl dreams of freedom, a normal childhood, and a pair of roller-skates.

Director: Loren Escandon
Producer: Michelle Silver, Loren Escandon

Drama
Suitable for all ages
Spanish (subtitles available)
8 minutes

Screening as part of the LOLA AWARD Shorts Block.

Gabe Loredo
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