In the First Lady’s box tonight will be Alejandro Monteverde, a Mexican-born writer, actor, director, and founder of Metanoia Films. His first film, Bella, took a top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is a beautiful contribution to a culture of life, which people (many religious conservative types) who have seen over the last few months in early screenings have been impressed by.

At my last check-in, Metanoia did not yet have a distributor for Bella. I hope they are pushed along their way tonight!