OC Register – “Santa Ana Film Festival Starts Saturday”

by Theresa Cisneros, Story on the first annual OC Film Fiesta in Santa Ana, 2010:

SANTA ANA — Santa Ana is home to an increasingly diverse population, comprised of English speakers, Spanish speakers, newcomers, longtime residents and thousands of others.

Artist Sandra Peña Sarmiento hopes to unite all of them through her latest project — a 15-day film festival being held in conjunction with Fiestas Patrias, an annual city celebration commemorating Mexican Independence Day.

“I wanted to find something that would appeal to all of our communities and create an intersection of discourse and dialogue,” said Sarmiento, a filmmaker/artist/writer who was raised in Santa Ana. “And I’ve always found that cinema is the best way to do this.”

https://www.ocregister.com/2010/09/03/santa-ana-film-festival-starts-saturday/