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Directed by Dante Betteo Cinematography Andrew Crighton Director Dante Betteo | 7.2/10 IMDb Initial release 8 February 2015 Story by Alejandro Murguia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Dante BetteoLou DematteisFrank Simeone Screenplay by Dante BetteoRichard Montoya Starring Veronica ValenciaRichard MontoyaGeoff Hoyle Cast Richard Montoya, Veronica Valencia, Vincent Calvarese Screenplay Dante Betteo, Richard Montoya Music director Veronica Valencia, Greg Landau Similar Water & Power, Columbus on Trial, Neighborhood, La Mission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The other barrio
The Other Barrio is a 2015 neo-film noir directed by Dante Betteo, co-produced by Lou Dematteis, and based on the short story "The Other Barrio" by Alejandro Murguia. The film's premiere will take place on February 8, 2015 at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. The East Coast premiere will be at the Independent Film Festival in Washington DC on February 26, 2015.
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The film stars Veronica Valencia, Richard Montoya, and Philip Kan Gotanda.
The other barrio trailer
Cast
Plot
San Francisco housing inspector Bob Morales (Montoya) as he investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire in a residential hotel in San Francisco's Latino Mission District and finds himself face to face with corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sophia Nido (Valencia), a beautiful woman from his past.
This film, based on a story by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, addresses issues around gentrification and displacement of low-income communities. The film is based in part on the December 1975 fire at the Gartland Apartments at 16th and Valencia Streets in San Francisco.