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		"title": "Events at UCF",
		"slug": "events-at-ucf",
		"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1/events-at-ucf/"
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	"id": "4214365",
	"title": "Film: Boca Chica",
	"subtitle": null,
	"description": "\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the in\u002Dperson screening, the film will be available to watch on the festival\u0027s virtual platform for one week afterward.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003ETrailer: Boca Chica\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESynopsis\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003ESpanish, English, with English subtitles\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EWith Scarlet Camilo, Lia Chapman, Jean Cruz, Richarson D\u0026iacute\u003Baz\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy you must\u002Dsee this film.\u003C/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003BBecause it is an example of the brilliant New Wave of Dominican Cinema. It tackles an incredibly important theme and it is written by the talented team behind \u0026lsquo\u003BPelo Malo\u0026rsquo\u003B (Mariana Rond\u0026oacute\u003Bn, Marit\u0026eacute\u003B Ug\u0026aacute\u003Bs). Moreover, the film won the Nora Ephron Award at the latest Tribeca Film Festival.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EBeautifully juxtaposing the realities and expectations of a young girl approaching womanhood in the Dominican Republic, \u003Cem\u003EBoca Chica\u003C/em\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003Bshines a light on the insidious child sex trade and the lives it seeks to destroy.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "UCF Visual Arts Auditorium: 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816",
	"location_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/4000%20Central%20Florida%20Boulevard,%20Orlando,%20FL%2032816",
	"virtual_url": "https://sciences.ucf.edu/politics/latin\u002Damerican\u002Dfilm\u002Dfestival\u002D2026/",
	"registration_link": "https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cUcfp8UFYN4aaG2",
	"registration_info": "Registration is free and open to the public for both the in\u002Dperson and virtual screening. The film will be available on the virtual platform for one week after the in\u002Dperson screening.",
	"starts": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "False",
	"category": "Entertainment",
	"tags": ["School of Politics Security and International Affairs","Latin American Film Festival","dominican republic","Hispanic Heritage Month"],
	"contact_name": "Annabelle Conroy",
	"contact_phone": "407\u002D823\u002D5902",
	"contact_email": "Annabelle.Conroy@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4214365/film-boca-chica/"
}