Free and Open to the Public
Date: Friday, Feb. 16
Time: 6:30pm
Location: RCAH Theater (Directions HERE)
Genre: Drama
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
Country: Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Duration: 89 minutes
Presented by:
- Danny Mendez, Associate Professor, Department of Romance and Classical Studies
ABOUT THE FILM
Featuring striking cinematography and outstanding performances, Carajita (which means annoying child) explores the tenuous relationship that exists between race, class, and family.
Sarah, the pampered daughter of a corrupt oligarch whose family recently relocated to Las Terrenas, thinks of her Black Dominican nanny, Yarisa, as “part of the family.” The two have a “mother-daughter-like” relationship that transcends their social standing. That illusion is put to the test when Yarisa’s spirited daughter Mallory goes missing, challenging Sarah’s naïve beliefs.
Boasting intuitive storytelling and confident direction, Carajita plays like a psychological thriller, deriving oppressive tension from unspoken inequalities and the impunity of privilege.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Silvina Schnicer, born in Buenos Aires, has worked on the art teams of numerous films and in advertising. Ulises Porra, born in Barcelona, is an illustrator and screenwriter who studied Philosophy at Barcelona University.
In 2012 they co-wrote and co-directed the short film La Bicha, winner of Argentina’s Fondo Nacional de las Artes Award. In 2017 they made their directorial debut in feature films with Tigre, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and participated in San Sebastian Festival’s New Directors section. Carajita is their second feature.
MSU Latinx Film Festival 