White Like the Moon
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY MARINA GONZALEZ PALMIER
Screened in Over 60 Festivals
White Like the Moon
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WHITE LIKE THE MOON
Written and Directed
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Marina Gonzalez Palmier
WHITE LIKE THE MOON is the story of a 13 year-old Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin white in order to fit into the "Anglo" society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s.
Christel Khalil Jill Remez Diana Meza Crystal Leah Chacon Julia Vera Diana Burbano
Music by Mark Snow Edited by Drake Silliman A.C.E. Production Design by Kristan Andrews
Costume Design by Karen Murk Casting by Rosalinda Morales Director of Photography Irv Goodnoff
Executive Producer Richard Pierce Producer Patrick Welborn Produced by Richard Pierce
Written and Directed by Marina Gonzalez Palmier
A Twenty Minute Short Film, Color, Dolby Digital
©2002 American Film Institute, All Rights Reserved
Aired on HBO
Multiple Award Winner
8 Best Short Film Honors