Two Day Latin Film Series Featuring Latina Filmmakers October 2, 2010

After a life of dealing drugs on the street, Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Perez turned his life around and became a Muslim in Pittsburgh. Perez's story and the struggles that follow after the FBI raids his mosque in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 are chronicled in a documentary, called 'New Muslim Cool' by Latina director, Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. The following week, film curator, educator and filmmaker Bienvenida (Beni) Matias will introduce a series of short films by emerging and established Latina film producers and directors.