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For Rosa is a graduate USC thesis narrative film inspired by the Madrigal Ten, a group of women who were ten of many Latinas sterilized without consent while giving birth at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center during the 1970s. This story follows Eva, a fictional mother, who after being informed of her sterilization, is faced with the life-altering decision of joining Jessica, a 26-year-old fierce Chicana attorney, and nine other women in a lawsuit against the hospital.
AWARDS
2021 DGA Student Film Gold Winner, Women’s Category
Caucus Foundation 2nd Place Gold Circle Winner
WarnerMedia Ibero-American Short Film Award Finalist
Austin Film Festival Official Selection
Urban World Film Festival Official Selection
Miami Film Festival Official Selection
Hollyshorts Film Festival Official Selection
Guadalupe Film Festival Official Selection
Official Latino Film Festival - Best Historical Production
St. Louis Film Festival Official Selection
Milwaukee Film Festival Official Selection
PRESS
THE CAST
Melinna Bobadilla, playing our lead Eva, is a proud Chicana and can currently be seen in the series Orange is the New Black as well as Eva Longoria’s “Grand Hotel.” Upcoming for Melinna is Netflix’s “The Laundromat” with Meryl Streep and the Apple TV+ series “Little America”.
She has a passion for social justice and is dedicated to fighting for a more diverse Latinx representation in Hollywood.
Rick Mancía, playing Jorge, our lead character’s husband, is a South Central native and is know for his lead character “Diego Campos” in Hulu’s 5x Emmy nominated hit East Los High. He has also starred in NCIS and the YouTube viral channel Bubble Please. In addition to acting, Rick is an avid drummer. By the age of 15 Rick was touring with elite organizations like DCI and WGI.
Idalia Valles, playing Jessica, the recent law school graduate defending the mothers, is a proud Tejana and can be seen playing the breakout star, Isabella, on the USA Network hit crime drama, Queen of the South.
The CREW
KATHRYN BOYD-BATSTONE
WRITER - DIRECTOR
Kathryn Boyd-Batstone is a Long Beach native and an award winning Director and Cinematographer of narrative and documentary films.
Most recently she was the 2021 DGA Student Film Gold Winner, Women’s Category recipient and Caucus Foundation 2nd Place Gold Circle Winner for her film For Rosa which premiered on HBO MAX May 2021. She also is a 2019 ASC Student Heritage Award Finalist for a documentary she lensed called God Bless the Cook.
She is a USC School of Cinematic Arts MFA graduate with a master’s degree in cinematography and directing. A former Video Producer at We Are Mitú and years of dual immersion Spanish bilingual education, she is dedicated to helping tell stories that challenge stereotypes, push for change.
Her work as a photojournalist has been published in CNN, The San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, USA Today. Kathryn studied photojournalism at the University of Oregon and was a News21 Fellow.
ASHLEY FLORES + SABRINA EHLERT
PRODUCERS
Ashley Flores is going into her final year in the Peter Stark Producing program at USC. Before this she spent nearly a decade in education. She taught technology to students in K-12 and adults. She was also co-owner of a production company specializing in TV commercials and branded content. As a producer she seeks to tell meaningful and complex stories about the Latinx community. Ashley will earn her MFA in 2020, has an M Ed. in educational technology and BFA in Journalism.
www.ashnflores.com
Sabrina Ehlert is a filmmaker currently located in Los Angeles, CA. Going into her second year at USC, Sabrina's pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television production. She's worked in multiple facets of the entertainment industry; from project development, production, to distribution. Her experience ranges from interning at a Denver startup film production company to 2nd ADing a feature-length film, as well as working at Fathom Events (an Entertainment company owned by AMC Theatres). As a strong advocate for Women's rights, she's excited to bring this film to fruition.
www.sabrinaehlert.com
CHUEY MARTINEZ
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Chuey Martinez a distinguished radio and television personality, is a champion of diversity in the arts. He currently works with @elreynetwork, an English-language Cable TV Network founded by maverick filmmaker Robert
Rodriguez, as well as FOX’s @dishnation a nationally syndicated pop culture show. Along with his television and radio gigs, Martinez leveraged his influence and started his own production company ‘ChuMonGous’ productions for the development of film, TV, and music projects. Whether it is executive producing or writing scripts, Martinez has his finger on the pulse to the ever-changing entertainment landscape.
Director of Photography - Hark Xu
Production Designer - Rachael Garcia
Editor - Romina Rey
Associate Producers - Andres Correa + Rom Lotan
Costume Designer - Zoa Lopez
Music Composer - Haider Ali