Hosted by the Woodward Theater, with the participation of Cindependent and additional sponsorship from the Faculty Enrichment Center at the University of Cincinnati, Caribbean Eye: Auteur Cinema from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is part of the programming of the 2024 Fotofocus Biennial. It makes it possible for audiences to get to know the work of some of the best Puerto Rican and Dominican filmmakers working today. Three films will be screened at the Woodward Theater: Pies en la arena [Feet in the Sand], by Gustavo Ramos Perales; Rafaela, by Tito Rodríguez; and Todas las flores [All the Flowers], by Carmen Oquendo. Filmmakers will be present for Q&A’s with the audience afterwards. The Woodward Theater is located at 1404 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Screening Schedule (see more details below):
October 15 7:00–9:30pm
October 21 7:00–9:30pm
October 22 3:30–6:00pm (at The George and Ellen Digitorium, Griffin Hall, Northern Kentucky University)
October 28 7:00–9:30pm
Description: The Caribbean is the site of an emerging and dynamic film culture. In the last decade, films by a new generation of Caribbean filmmakers have won recognition at international film festivals, found more distribution than ever before, and surprised viewers around the world with new stories. Three screenings invite Cincinnati audiences to watch films by some of the best Puerto Rican and Dominican directors working today and participate in deep conversations with the filmmakers.
After the success of his first film The Sparring Partner, Puerto Rican director Gustavo Ramos Perales presents his new film, Feet in the Sand, which tells the story of how two immigrants in Puerto Rico strive to consolidate their lives in a new country. In Rafaela, directed by Tito Rodríguez, Judith Rodríguez delivers an intense and affecting performance as a female gang leader forced to live a violent life that contrasts with her real desires. All the Flowers, an observational documentary about the trans community in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, by Puerto Rican filmmaker Carmen Oquendo, took ten years to make and was supported by grants from the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim, and the Sundance Institute.
There will be an additional screening of the film Rafaela followed by a conversation with the filmmakers at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, October 22.
Schedule
Tuesday, October 15, 12:30 – 2
Faculty Enrichment Center, Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati
Puerto Rican director Gustavo Ramos Perales in conversation with Professor Mary Leonard
Free and Open to the Public
Refreshments Served
Tuesday, October 15, 7:30 PM, Woodward Theater
Screening: Feet in the Sand (dir. Gustavo Ramos-Perales, Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic, 2023, 75 minutes)
Q & A with Gustavo Ramos-Perales
Feet in the Sand Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSricPyxs8w
Tickets: $12 in Advance and $15 at the Door
Link to Buy Tickets: https://www.woodwardtheater.com/…/woodward-cinema…
Monday, October 21, 7:30 PM, Woodward Theater
Screening: Rafaela (dir. Tito Rodriguez, Dominican Republic, 2021, 89 minutes)
Q & A with Dominican actress Judith Rodriguez and screenwriter Cristian Mojica
Rafaela Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tithUDwfGsQ
Tickets: $12 in Advance and $15 at the Door
Link to Buy Tickets: https://www.woodwardtheater.com/…/woodward-cinema…
Tuesday, October 22, 12:30 – 2
Faculty Enrichment Center, Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati
Judith Rodriguez and Cristian Mojica in conversation with Professor Mary Leonard
Free and Open to the Public
Refreshments Served
Tuesday, October 22, 3:30 – 6. The Digitorium, Griffin Hall, Northern Kentucky University
Screening: Rafaela (dir. Tito Rodriguez, Dominican Republic, 2021, 89 minutes)
Followed by a conversation with Judith Rodriguez, Cristian Mojica and Mary Leonard
Monday, October 28, 7:30 PM, Woodward Theater
All the Flowers (dir. Carmen Oquendo, Colombia/Puerto Rico, 2023, 75 minutes)
Q & A with Puerto Rican director Carmen Oquendo and Colombian producer Alejandro Angel-Torres
All the Flowers Trailer: https://vimeo.com/688406301
Tickets: $12 in Advance and $15 at the Door
Link to Buy Tickets: https://www.woodwardtheater.com/…/woodward-cinema…
Tuesday, October 29, 12:30 – 2, Faculty Enrichment Center, Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati
Conversation with Carmen Oquendo, Alejandro Angel-Torres and Mary Leonard
For more information, see https://www.fotofocus.org/fotofocus-exhibition/caribbean-eye-auteur-cinema-from-puerto-rico-and-the-dominican-republic/
Hosted by the Woodward Theater, with the participation of Cindependent and additional sponsorship from the Faculty Enrichment Center at the University of Cincinnati, Caribbean Eye: Auteur Cinema from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is part of the programming of the 2024 Fotofocus Biennial. It makes it possible for audiences to get to know the
