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</a>[tab: Rent A Bad Student film] Jackie Di Crystal Produces and co-directs "Rent-A-Bad Student." </em>

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The film Shadows won at LALIFF (festival) for Best Short Film! Congrats to the Crew and fellow actors! Below is Jackie Di Crystal with the writer (Roberto Bengoa) of "Shadows" at LALIFF Closing Gala Night.<a href="http://dicrystal.com/jackiedicrystal/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jackie-n-writer-DSC_08211.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-275" title="Jackie Di Crystal n Roberto Bengoa DSC_0821" src="http://dicrystal.com/jackiedicrystal/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jackie-n-writer-DSC_08211-881x1024.jpg" alt="" width="317" height="368" /></a>

<em>Jackie Di Crystal</em> plays Teresa a reporter who becomes a political prisoner for exercising her first amendment right to freedom of speech and press. In this demanding role she is thrown in jail, beat, and raped by a savage military officer. She finds happiness in her memories and the shadows she conjures on the walls of a cold, dirty, gripping cell. The Irony is that Jackie is the niece of the Cuban Commandant, Huber Matos who was a political prisoner for 20 years in Cuba.

<em>Shadows</em> (<em>Sombras</em>) is directed by <em>Javier Barbera</em> a Spaniard with a vision. This is <em>Barbera's</em> third film with the young Actress, <em>Jackie Di Crystal</em>. She also Stars in "Beyond Your Eyes" and "Collapse"  directed by <em>Barbera</em>.

"Shadows" was chosen from hundreds of submissions to be screened at the 15th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) in Hollywood, California at The Egyptian theatre. It won Best Short Film and now qualifies to be nominated for Oscars.

The festival runs from July 17-25, 2011.

What:     SHADOWS world premier.

where:     The Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028

When:     July 20, 2011, Wednesday  at 7:30 PM &amp; Thursday 7/21 at 3:30 PM

[tab: LALIFF film festival] Jackie is at the opening Film premiere Gala Night at the Egyptian Theatre for the 15th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. The Festival commenced with a feel good movie that transcends cultural buriers and language,  "AQUI ENTRE NOS" (BETWEEN US) directed by Mexican artist Patricia Martinez de Velasco. <a href="http://dicrystal.com/jackiedicrystal/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jackie-Di-Crystal-Egyptian-0717112117a2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-260" title="Jackie Di Crystal Egyptian 0717112117a" src="http://dicrystal.com/jackiedicrystal/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jackie-Di-Crystal-Egyptian-0717112117a2-514x1024.jpg" alt="" width="176" height="351" /></a>

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Jackie Di Crystal at the red carpet premiere of Shadows a film in which she plays a political prisoner, Teresa.

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