Film Carajita (a part of the Latin American/Latinx Film Festival)

Saturday, September 23, 2023 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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.

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Locations:

UCF Downtown: CMB 127 [ View Website ]

Event Registration

Registration is free and provides access to the in-person screening of the film as well as to the virtual platform where the film can be viewed on demand for a week after the in-person screening date.

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