Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, and the City University of New York for the 2025 Latin American Film Festival.
Our third screening of the festival is Babygirl (Dominican Republic, 2023). A Q&A session will follow the film, moderated by Dr. Guisela Latorre (Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality) and Dr. Kammi Schmeer (Department of Sociology)
A link to stream the film will be added to this page at a later time.
Synopsis
Set in an upper-class neighborhood of the Dominican Republic, Babygirl is an unsettling portrait of a middle-aged woman, Dominique, and her relations with family, servants, and entourage. With neat precision and calculated detachment, Babygirl paints a society of strong racial and class differences. Appearances and disappearances are shrouded in mystery; hints at corporate corruption are left unresolved; and nods to Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman (2008) can be felt.
This event is supported in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI NRC funding. The content of this event does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
