On Thursday, June 15, 2006 the DGA Independent Directors Committee West presented the first Los Angeles screening of Quinceañera, directed by Richard Glatzer (Grief) and Wash Westmoreland (The Fluffer) in DGA Theatre Two.

Quinceañera is a coming-of-age story set in LA’s Latino community as a young girl’s preparations for her fifteenth-birthday celebration are complicated by a number of circumstances, including her unplanned pregnancy. The film was honored with both the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Immediately following the screening there was a discussion on the making of the film with Glatzer, Westmoreland and cast members Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia and Chalo González; moderated by DGA Director Member Patricia Cardoso (Real Women Have Curves).