Cristo Rey
Q&A with director Leticia Tonos Paniagua on July 12 followed by a reception with free cocktails courtesy of Brugal Rum!
In 2011, Paniagua was the first Dominican woman to direct a feature film in her country. Her follow-up, a contemporary take on Romeo and Juliet, tackles Haitian immigration in the Dominican Republic, where about one million exiles currently reside.
Q&A with director Leticia Tonos Paniagua on July 12 followed by a reception with free cocktails courtesy of Brugal Rum!
In 2011, Leticia Tonos Paniagua was the first Dominican woman to direct a feature film in her country. Her follow-up, a contemporary take on Romeo and Juliet, tackles with sensitivity and a sense of urgency the tough subject of Haitian immigration in the Dominican Republic, where about one million exiles currently reside. Set in the Cristo Rey neighborhood, which is rampant with crime and police corruption, this love story between a teenager of mixed Haitian/Dominican descent and a drug lord’s sister powerfully combines a genuine feel for barrio life with the quick pace and sense of impending danger of a thriller, all the while exploring the implications of racism and xenophobia on this island divided in two.
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