BLIFF 2020

Shorts #2 – Social Justice

Expired September 28, 2020 12:00 AM
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5 films in package
Eagle
Edgar, a high school senior in Brooklyn, gets good news.
Cruz
A young Mexican boy leaves home to find opportunity, and faces the reality of a unwelcoming world.
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A La Deriva (Adrift)
A La Deriva (Adrift) portrays the experiences of pregnant teens in the Dominican Republic.
Lázaro
Fifteen-year-old Jonathan tells his story of struggle with drug addiction from inside a rehab clinic.
Mi Fango, Mi Cerro (My Mud, My Hillside)
A Puerto Rican artist devotes a decade to creating "art with a social commitment to the community."
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Three doc shorts give us behind-the-scenes looks at artist Chemi Rosado Seijo and his social engagement project in Puerto Rico, Jonathan's journey through drug addiction and rehab in Mexico, and the stories of teenaged pregnancy in the Dominican Republic. The two remaining narrative shorts give us fictionalized versions of just how difficult it can be to get out, or change the circumstances one is born into.

Expecting mothers as young as 14 reveal their hopes, fears, and fierce determination in a country where sexual education is absent, teen pregnancy is the norm, and abortion is illegal in all circumstances.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Dominican Republic
  • Director
    Paula Cury Melo
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