Since its inception in 2001, the Boston Latino International Film Festival has been committed to using the power of film to break stereotypes, bring cultures and communities together and reveal the complex issues that affect the Latinx community in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
BLIFF is a Boston treasure,
and BASE has been proudly supporting from very early on.
Find your gem!
BASE co-presents these films in the BLIFF 2019 edition:
LA CAMARISTA (THE CHAMBERMAID)
Narrative, 102 mins, Lila Avilés, México, 2018
Eve (Gabriela Cartol) works long hours as a maid at a luxurious hotel in Mexico City. A young, single mother who travels far to get to her place of work, Eve has aspirations for the future and hopes that her diligence will get her a coveted spot as the cleaner on an executive floor. She enrolls in the hotel's adult education program in her quest for a better life but quickly discovers that it's not necessarily the most hard-working who get noticed for advancement. Q&A with producer
9/27 @8:05 pm – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
9/28 @1:30 pm* – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
CANCIÓN SIN NOMBRE (SONG WITHOUT A NAME)
Narrative, 97 mins, Melina León, Perú, 2019
Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980’s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets Pedro Campos, a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation. Based on a true story. Q&A with director on 9/29
9/28 @8:00 pm – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
9/29 @12:00 pm – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
CLEAN HANDS
Documentary, 98 mins, Michael Dominic, Nicaragua, 2019
This is not a “garbage dump film,” though we start in one.
Shot over the course of seven years, 2011-2018 in Nicaragua, Clean Hands is a feature-length fly-on-the-wall documentary which tells the story of the Lopez family surviving against the backdrop of Central America’s largest garbage dump, La Chureca and beyond. It is about family, extreme poverty, the hope and innocence of children, rescue and salvation, and the challenges we all face. Q&A with director
9/28 @5:30 pm – West Village F, Room 020 at Northeastern University
EL DIA DE LA CABRA (Bad Lucky Goat)
Drama/Comedy, 76 mins, Samir Oliveros, Colombia, 2017
After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's pick-up truck, two bickering teenage siblings embark on a journey of reconciliation. Q&A with the director
9/29 @5:30 pm* – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center