No one can stop our voices unless we surrender them ourselves.
Some days the fight feels endless.
As women, as people carrying history, culture, and survival inside our bodies, it can feel exhausting to constantly have to rise above.
But warriors get tired too.
And they still continue.
So if you’re tired… rest if you need to.
But don’t disappear.
We need your voice here.
To new beginnings.
I was scared to tell my truth.
I didn’t know what would come from it.
What came back was love.
The love I’ve felt this week from people I know and people I’ve never met has been overwhelming in the most beautiful way.
Thank you for holding space for me.
For trusting me with your own stories.
This is what healing looks like.
I’m here. If you need me.
There have been many deaths in my life.
Not physical deaths. The deaths of versions of me. Some of them no one attended. No flowers. No obituary. Just silence.
In college, my life almost ended. In many ways, a version of me did. The girl I was before that day didn’t survive.
What survived was smaller. Quieter. Carrying shame that didn’t belong to her. Carrying fear in her shoulders. Carrying silence in her throat.
I learned how to function. How to produce. How to build rooms. But inside, something had collapsed.
Years later, life sent me a letter.
From prison.
From a woman who was part of the group that assaulted me. She asked for forgiveness.
It took me weeks to open it. Weeks to read it. Weeks of feeling my body remember.
I relived the fear. The humiliation. The ache of being attacked by multiple people men who inflicted violence, and a woman who chose it too. That betrayal carved deep.
I didn’t know what forgiveness meant. Was it weakness? Was it betrayal of myself? Or was it freedom?
Then I realized: the assault happened once. But the replay had been living in me for years.
Forgiveness is not about absolving them. It is about refusing to keep swallowing poison.
So I wrote back. Not to erase what happened. Not to give her freedom. But to reclaim my own energy.
Something shifted.
Forgiveness did not make it pretty. It did not undo harm. But it loosened the grip.
In a world where anger is loud and division is easy, I am learning a different kind of strength.
Forgiveness is an act of love. Not soft love. Courageous love.
Somewhere between trauma and ambition, I learned how to survive. But survival is not the same as expression.
Now I create truthfully alongside producing. I am reclaiming the actor. The writer. The dancer. The creator.
There have been many deaths in my life. But there have also been many rebirths. And this is another one.
I’m sharing this from a place of truth and intention. May it meet you wherever you are.
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Panel 1 | Costa Rica Media Market
Rutas del cine independiente: Crear, resistir y trascender
🌿 Un espacio para reflexionar sobre los desafíos y conquistas del cine independiente en América Latina, de la mano de voces que han sabido contar historias desde la resistencia y la innovación.
📅 Martes 24 de junio
🕙 10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
📍 Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobicí, Salón Chirripó
🎤 Participan:
Lynette Coll (@lynettecoll17 )– Co-Fundadora y Co-CEO de Luz Films (@luzfilms_ )
Miguel Gómez (@jolygud ) – Director, Atómica Films (@atomica_films )
Karina Avellán (@karina.avellan ) – Co-Fundadora y Co-directora, Pacífica Grey (@pacificagrey )
🎙 Modera: Rocío Fernández – Directora de Programación de Quince UCR
📌 Para asistir inscríbase en nuestro link en línea.
#CostaRicaMediaMarket #CineLatino #CineIndependiente #ProducciónAudiovisual #FilmIndustry
FAMILIA, Community and Amigos come join me this Friday. Cinema is changing fast. A.I. is here, and the real question isn’t if it’ll reshape our industry, but what we do about it.
I’m honored to join a bold lineup of fellow trailblazers creators, visionaries, and disruptors who are not just making waves in film and tech, but building community and redefining what’s possible.
We’re not just talking about the future of cinema. We’re helping shape it. Let’s talk storytelling, ethics, innovation and the future of our voices on screen.DIVERSITY & A.I.: Threat or Opportunity?
To A.I. or not to A.I.? Let’s go there.
Join us this Friday, May 9th
Mexican Consulate – Los Angeles
FREE in-person event | Doors open 5:30pm | Event starts 6pm
RSVP link in bio
Featuring: • Sara Seligman (México) – Director/Writer, screening Kosnin & Papantla Flyers
• Lynette Coll (Puerto Rico – that’s me!) Actress / Producer /Co-CEO of LUZ Films • Moisés Zamora (México) – Founder of ethical AI filmmaking startup Artissn • Juan Manuel Paradiso (Argentina) – Filmmaker / Youtuber • Guillermo Casarín (México) – Filmmaker, screening Bad Hombrewood
Hosted by the amazing @vangetapiafrom@actorsslash
Supported by CCCM
Let’s build, question, and reimagine,
together.
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#AIandCinema #LatinoCreatives #FutureOfFilm #Trailblazers #LUZFilms #FreeEvent #losangelesfilmcommunity
2024, what a ride! 🚀 From launching a company with my partner in crime @serglira to creating a beautiful film @inthesummersfilm by @uit14 , winning Sundance, and building amazing art, friendships, and community — this year was packed with unforgettable moments. 🌟 Grateful for everyone who has been a part of my growth. Here’s to even more power, love, and light in 2025! ✨ #Grateful #2024Reflections #OnTo2025
