Carajita
Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra / Argentina, Dominican Republic / 2021 / 89 Min
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM – Film Viewing
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Reception and post-film discussion Dominican Republic Consulate
Location: UCF Downtown Campus, Communications and Media Building (CMB) 127
SYNOPSIS
Spanish with English subtitles
With Cecile Van Welie, Magnolia Núñez, Adelanny Padilla
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.