The 30th “REEL” LATIN AMERICA(N) FILM FESTIVAL
Carajita
(Carajita)Director: Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra, Argentina/Dominican Republic, 2021
Length: 89 minutes
About the film:https://pragda.com/film/carajita/
Rating: NR (Language, Nudity, Sex, Tobacco, Alcohol )
Showtime(s) and location(s):
Thursday, September 28, 7:30 p.m., Cultural & Equity Center (@ UofL/120 E Brandeis Ave)
Introduction: Clare Sullivan, Department of Classical and Modern Languages
Friday, October 6, 6:00 p.m., Cultural & Equity Center (@ UofL/120 E Brandeis Ave)
Introduction: Simona Bertacco, Department of Comparative Humanities
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.
Con una cinematografía sorprendente y actuaciones sobresalientes, Carajita (que significa niña molesta) explora la tenue relación que existe entre raza, clase y familia.
Sarah, la hija mimada de un oligarca corrupto cuya familia se mudó recientemente a Las Terrenas, piensa en su niñera dominicana negra, Yarisa, como "parte de la familia". La enérgica hija de Yarisa, Mallory, desaparece, desafiando las ingenuas creencias de Sarah.
Con una narración intuitiva y una dirección bien hecha, Carajita parece un thriller psicológico, derivando tensión opresiva de desigualdades tácitas y la impunidad de los privilegios.