Viewing: September 30,2025
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Director: Gabriella A. Moses
Join us on Tuesday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. as our Spanish Film Series continues with a brilliant example of the New Wave of Dominican Cinema from director Gabriella A. Moses.
Admission is FREE and open to the public – Tickets are required
About the film
Beautifully juxtaposing the realities and expectations of a young girl approaching womanhood in the Dominican Republic, Boca Chica shines a light on the insidious child sex trade and the lives it seeks to destroy. Twelve-year-old Desi is constantly exposed to unwanted advances and crude comments from older men. She works at the family restaurant alongside her mother Carmen, who encourages the behavior of the male patrons, in a once serene beachside town now bustling with foreign tourists. Music is Desi’s escape. She dreams of parlaying her nascent musical talents into a full-fledged singing career. When she stumbles across a group of local rappers that set themselves apart from the scene, her passions begin to boil to the surface. She seeks to avoid the common fate of growing mature before her time and falling prey to the morally bankrupt adults in her life who encourage her to forgo her innocence for profit.
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The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of the OHIO School of International Studies and Languages (SISAL), Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
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