Film Festival Schedule

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location: Floyd Theater (@ UofL)

Babygirl (2023)

(La Hembrita)


Rating: NR
(Drama / Psychological Drama with elements of Social Commentary.)

Tagline: Set in an upper-class neighborhood of the Dominican Republic, Babygirl is an unsettling portrait of a middle-aged woman, Dominique, and her relations with family, servants, and entourage.

Introduction: Dr. Clare Sullivan, Department of Classical and Modern Languages

Poster for Babygirl

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location: W104 Ekstrom Library (@ UofL)

Boca Chica (2023)


Rating: NR
(Without explicit language or scenes, the film focuses on child exploitation and sexual tourism.)

Tagline: Beautifully juxtaposing the realities and expectations of a young girl approaching womanhood in the Dominican Republic, Boca Chica shines a light on the insidious child sex trade and the lives it seeks to destroy.

Poster for Boca Chica

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location: Floyd Theater (@ UofL)

Machuca (2004)


Rating: R
(The film includes political violence, strong language, and intense emotional content.)

Tagline: In 1973 in Santiago, Chile, Father McEnroe, the director of a private school, decides to integrate underprivileged native children into his classes. Pedro, whose family lives in shantytown, forms a friendship with Gonzalo, a middle class boy.

Poster for Machuca

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location: W104 Ekstrom Library (@ UofL)

Sun and Daughter (2022)

(Cuidando al sol)


Rating: NR
(Suitable for all ages.)

Tagline: Ten-year-old Lucía’s family lives in the Island of the Sun (Isla del Sol) in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia; a place that’s as mystical as it is picturesque. When her father breaks from their routine one morning and leaves for the city to make money, Lucía finds it difficult to cope with his absence, building her daily life around the expectations of their reunion.

Poster for Sun and Daughter

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Location: Speed Cinema (@ Speed Art Museum)

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (2023)

(Crónicas de una santa errante)


Rating: NR
(Suitable for all ages.)

Tagline: In a small Argentine village, Rita Lopez, a devout but competitive woman, stages a miracle to achieve sainthood, but an unexpected event reveals a hidden magic that makes her question her ambitions.

Introduction: Dr. Christine Ehrick, Department of History

Poster for Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location: Floyd Theater (@ UofL)

Sun and Daughter (2022)

(Cuidando al sol)


Rating: NR
(Suitable for all ages.)

Tagline: Ten-year-old Lucía’s family lives in the Island of the Sun (Isla del Sol) in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia; a place that’s as mystical as it is picturesque. When her father breaks from their routine one morning and leaves for the city to make money, Lucía finds it difficult to cope with his absence, building her daily life around the expectations of their reunion.

Introduction: James Richie, Department of Comparative Humanities

Poster for Sun and Daughter

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location: W104 Ekstrom Library (@ UofL)

Machuca (2004)


Rating: R
(The film includes political violence, strong language, and intense emotional content.)

Tagline: In 1973 in Santiago, Chile, Father McEnroe, the director of a private school, decides to integrate underprivileged native children into his classes. Pedro, whose family lives in shantytown, forms a friendship with Gonzalo, a middle class boy.

Poster for Machuca

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location: W104 Ekstrom Library (@ UofL)

Cassandro (2024)


Rating: R
(Strong language, sexual content, and drug use)

Tagline: Based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who rises to international stardom after he creates the character ‘Cassandro,’ the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.

Introduction: Dr. Cara Snyder, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Poster for Cassandro

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location: Floyd Theater (@ UofL)

Boca Chica (2023)


Rating: NR
(Without explicit language or scenes, the film focuses on child exploitation and sexual tourism.)

Tagline: Beautifully juxtaposing the realities and expectations of a young girl approaching womanhood in the Dominican Republic, Boca Chica shines a light on the insidious child sex trade and the lives it seeks to destroy.

Introduction: Dr. Simona Bertacco, Department of Comparative Humanities

Poster for Boca Chica

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location: W104 Ekstrom Library (@ UofL)

Babygirl (2023)

(La Hembrita)


Rating: NR
(Drama / Psychological Drama with elements of Social Commentary.)

Tagline: Set in an upper-class neighborhood of the Dominican Republic, Babygirl is an unsettling portrait of a middle-aged woman, Dominique, and her relations with family, servants, and entourage.

Poster for Babygirl