NYC PREMIERE Beatriz, the mother of filmmaker Carolina Gonzalez Valencia, provided for her children in Colombia by working as a house cleaner in the US. Decades later, when the filmmaker and her mother look back at their past, they employ elements of play to ease the pain that marks both their lives. What results is a glittery, mischievous, and playful film that experiments with the documentary form. - Bedatri D. Choudhury
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Carolina Gonzalez Valencia, producer Brenda Avila-Hanna, executive producer/protagonist/Domestic Workers Alliance president Ai-jen Poo, and protagonist Beatriz Valencia.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.