Gusatvo Ramos Perales y su obra El Chata estarán en UrbanWorld Film Festival | New York

El Chata entra en competencia oficial de la 22 convocatoria del Urban World Film Festival.
El primer largometraje de Gustavo Ramos Perales estrenará en Estados Unidos y competirá en la categoría de «WORLD CINEMA NARRATIVE FEATURES». Los otros nominados son:
‘Night School,’ ‘Rel’ Slated for Urbanworld Film Festival
“Night School” is one of more than 60 films and TV shows being screened at the fest — an annual showcase of diverse culture — including the debut of the Fox show “Rel.” “Get Out’s” Lil Rel Howery stars in the series and will take part in a Q&A following the screening at New York City’s AMC Empire 25.
HBO will also screen two spotlight selections: first-time filmmaker Rudy Valdez’s “The Sentence,” a documentary about mandatory minimum sentencing, and Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown’s “United Skates,” a doc about some of America’s last standing roller rinks.
Passes for the festival, which runs from Sept. 19 to Sept. 23, are available at the Urbanworld website, and tickets for official selections and spotlights will be available in September.
Here’s the full list of screenings:
SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
“Night School” – Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Presented by Universal Pictures)
“Rel” – Executive Produced by Lil Rel Howery & Jerrod Carmichael (Presented by 20th Century Fox)
WORLD CINEMA NARRATIVE FEATURES
- “El Chata / The Sparring Partner” (Puerto Rico) – Directed by Gustavo Ramos (U.S. Premiere)
- “The Burial of Kojo” (Ghana) – Directed by Blitz Bazawule (World Premiere)
- “Three And A Half” / “Teen aur Aadha” (India) – Directed by Dar Gai (U.S. Premiere)
- “Respeto” (Philippines) – Directed by Alberto Monteras II