Justice for My Sister

Justice for My Sister Gender equality organization to train women of color and non-binary youth in filmmaking. Born from a documentary about femicide in Guatemala.

Non-profit organization and digital media outlet to connect local Latina youth, young women of color and LGBTQ emerging filmmakers to the Hollywood film & TV industry. We aim to train advocates of gender-equality from underrepresented communities in digital storytelling, to change the face of Hollywood and promote stories that celebrate healthy relationships. Workshops in writing, producing, directing, for young adults and professionals. Documentary film about one woman's journey to hold her sister's killer accountable, despite rampant impunity and victim-blaming in Guatemala. Directed and produced by Kimberly Bautista, narrated by Kate del Castillo, broadcast on PBS and TeleSUR. Received Best Documentary at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (2013), Movies That Matter Film Festival (Holland, 2013), the Icaro Film Festival (Guatemala, 2013), and the Central American International Film Festival (2017).

10/06/2026

We are 2 DAYS AWAY from our 3rd Annual Film 
Festival on October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum). MoleGuan was produced as a part of our Short Film LaunchPad. The film will be showcased during Block 2 and will be followed by a Q&A discussion featuring the writer/director Jacqueline Guido.

Tickets are available now via the link in our bio!

MoleGuan is about what happens when a Filipine and Latine elder go from bickering and trying to outshine one another while preparing their cultural dishes, to combining their shared ancestral culinary powers to protect their LGBT senior community center from an ICE raid. 

Story by: Jacqueline Guido, Ang Cruz, Cenizo Bravo Screenplay by: Jacqueline Guido, Ang Cruz
Directed by: Jacqueline Guido
Music By: Alex Bendaña
Director of Photography: Kenzo Le
Edited by: Julissa Villatoro
Production Designer: Day Hernandez
First Assistant Director: Josslyn Glenn
Gafer: Wil Prada
Key Grip: Jesse Guzman
Production Sound Mixer: Denise Gosdinski-Espinoza
Production Designer: Day Hernandez
Costume Designer: Mari Mercado
Hair & Make-up: Jade Raines, Darlene Orellana
Sound Design & Recording Mix: Louie Recinos
Colorist: Alexa Vallejo Screen
Compositing: Alexa Vallejo
VFX Supervisor: David Cam 
Title Design & Artwork: Estanislao Perez Voss
Trauma-Informed Consultant: Magdalena Albizu Behind-the-scenes Photographer: Gí Tenamá 

Happy National Hispanic/Latine(o/a) Heritage Month! We’re celebrating by spotlighting films and series by and for Latine...
10/06/2026

Happy National Hispanic/Latine(o/a) Heritage Month! We’re celebrating by spotlighting films and series by and for Latines! From our ancestors who carved our paths, may we celebrate our culture, abandon colonial practices and ideologies that divide us, and uplift our Black and Indigenous community members whose voices are often erased from our collective. We all have stories worth telling!

1 Central Station/Central do Brasil(1998) - available for purchase
2 Dolores (2017) - PBS
3 Flamin’ Hot (2023) - Disney+/Hulu
4 Güeros (2014) - Xumo/PlutoTV
5 I Dream in Another Language/Sueño en otro idioma (2017) - Pluto TV/Fandango
6 Ixcanul (2015) - available for purchase
7 La Cocina (2024) - MUBI
8 Mars One/Marte Um (2022) - Netflix
9 Maya and the Three (2021) - Netflix
10 There Will Be No Harvest This Year/Este Año No Hay Consecha (2000) - Culture Unplugged

What is one way you’re honoring your ancestors this month? Let us know in the comments below!

📣VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Justice for My People Film Festival is coming to Little Tokyo on T...
10/01/2026

📣VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Justice for My People Film Festival is coming to Little Tokyo on Thursday, October 8 and we want YOU on the team.

We’re bringing together filmmakers, artists, survivors, young people, and our community for an evening of powerful films, conversation, celebration, and connection.

We need volunteers to help us make the magic happen, from guest check-in and event support to production and audience care.

✨ Come behind the scenes.
🎥 Support BIPOC filmmakers.
💜 Be part of a community that believes our stories can change lives.

Shifts available (6 hours): 
1pm - 7pm 
5pm - 11pm 

Incentives for volunteers:
    •    JFMS shirt
    •    Access to recorded workshops 
    •    Once you complete a volunteer survey, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a consultation with an industry professional 
    •    Lunch on the day of the event

09/30/2026

Catch I Have Wings But I Cannot Fly at Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival taking place on October 8, 2026 @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum), where producer Jossyln Glenn will participate in a Q+A following films in Block 1! Buy tickets in our link in bio.

In “I Have Wings But I Cannot Fly,” a struggling single mother secretly brings her troubled son to work at the towering Bank of Avalon. When her son suddenly exhibits alarming signs of turning into a bird, she’s forced to protect him before others discover his true nature.

Director: Victor Velasco
Writer/Editor: Ginaris Sarra 
Producer: Josslyn Glenn

09/29/2026

🎬Celebrate emerging filmmakers of color with us!

We are almost one week away from our 3rd Annual Justice for My People Film Festival taking place on Thursday, October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum).

Tickets start at $17. If you are an alumni, current participant or featured director/producer, email [email protected] to receive a discount code!

11 DAYS LEFT to buy tickets to Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival!Don’t miss out on a red carpet event, a ...
09/28/2026

11 DAYS LEFT to buy tickets to Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival!

Don’t miss out on a red carpet event, a VIP exclusive gathering, professional headshots, silent auction, Q&A with filmmakers, Trauma-Informed Storytelling Panel discussion and MORE!

DATE: Thursday, October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT
LOCATION: Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum)

Tickets start at $17. If you are an alumni, current participant or featured director/producer, email mailto:[email protected] to receive a discount code!

September 27th is Ancestor Appreciation Day so we are spotlighting “Moleguan,” an official selection from Justice for My...
09/25/2026

September 27th is Ancestor Appreciation Day so we are spotlighting “Moleguan,” an official selection from Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival taking place on October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum). Tickets are available now via the link in our bio!

“Moleguan” is a film that was made possible by our Short Film LaunchPad and demonstrates how honoring ancestral practices is an act of resistance.

“Moleguan” follows Filipiné and Latiné elders who go from bickering and trying to outshine one another while preparing their cultural dishes, to combining their shared ancestral culinary powers to protect their LGBT senior community center from an ICE raid. 

Story by: Jacqueline Guido, Ang Cruz, Cenizo Bravo Screenplay by: Jacqueline Guido, Ang Cruz
Directed by: Jacqueline Guido
Music By: Alex Bendaña
Director of Photography: Kenzo Le
Edited by: Julissa Villatoro
Production Designer: Day Hernandez
First Assistant Director: Josslyn Glenn
Gafer: Wil Prada
Key Grip: Jesse Guzman
Production Sound Mixer: Denise Gosdinski-Espinoza
Production Designer: Day Hernandez
Costume Designer: Mari Mercado
Hair & Make-up: Jade Raines Darlene Orellana
Sound Design & Recording Mix: Louie Recinos
Colorist: Alexa Vallejo Screen
Compositing: Alexa Vallejo
VFX Supervisor: David Cam 
Title Design & Artwork: Estanislao Perez Voss
Trauma-Informed Consultant: Magdalena Albizu Behind-the-scenes Photographer: Gí Tenamá  

September 27th is Ancestor Appreciation Day so we are spotlighting “Thelma,” an official selection from Justice for My S...
09/25/2026

September 27th is Ancestor Appreciation Day so we are spotlighting “Thelma,” an official selection from Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival taking place on October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum). Tickets are available now via the link in our bio!

“Thelma” is a documentary short created in our 2026 Nuevas Novelas workshop and displays how filmmaking can preserve ancestral stories.

“Thelma” is about a woman who explores how Imperialism in Guatemala affected her family history. 

Director: Evelyn Gonzalez, Jackeline Fuentes
Executive Producer: Kimberly Bautista
Mentor/Editor: Pea Nuñez

Justice for My Sister is hosting its 3rd Annual Film Festival on October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American N...
09/24/2026

Justice for My Sister is hosting its 3rd Annual Film 
Festival on October 8, 2026, @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum). “Tap into this” is a documentary short produced during our Production Assistant certification Program Phase 2 training. Their graduation ceremony will take place following our Block 1 Q&A.

Tickets are available now via the link in our bio!

“Tap into this” features and was made by our Production Assistant Certification Program participants and mentors.  

PAC 2025-26 Participants: Alejandra Peguero, Alizabeth “Lizzy”  Esparza, Andy “Corali” Andres Gonzalez, Isabella “Bella” Ayala, Diana Gutierrez, Emma Ramirez, Gabriel Molina, Hilary Fabian-Rodriguez, Jaylon Jones, Jeny Amaya, Kaden Umaña, Luna Bautista, Martina Tucker, Meghan “Meg” Hsieh, Shanaya Coloma, Xavier Peng, Zach Ng, Zahria Eaves, Meztli Vikka

09/24/2026

Catch Hatchlings at Justice for My Sister’s 3rd Annual Film Festival taking place on October 8, 2026 @ 4:30PM PT at the Japanese American National Museum (Japanese American Nat'l Museum), where writer/director Jahmil Eady will participate in a panel about trauma-informed filmmaking! Buy tickets in our link in bio.

In “Hatchlings,” a resentful teenager babysits her turtle-obsessed half-brother as he dives into a vivid fantasy world where he is a sea turtle and she is a tortoise.

Writer and Director - Jahmil Eady
Producer -  Tara Austin
Cinematographer - Pip K White
Editor - Christoper Hong, Ziyang Guo
Composer - Daniel Walter 

Address

Los Angeles, CA

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Justice for My Sister posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Justice for My Sister:

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Category