#  Looking Out for the Queer in Latin American Film / BLIFF 2017: Chavela 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 28, 2017** 

 07:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center**  



 

 



 

 Boston Latino International Film Festival 2017 presents:

 *Chavela*

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 *Documentary, 92 mins, Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi, USA, 2017*

 Co-presented by Bright Lights Series at Emerson College, the Wicked Queer Festival and the Independent Film Festival of Boston; also, in collaboration with the ARTS@DRCLAS Series Looking Out for the Queer in Latin American Film and Video Art (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018)

 Centered around exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, “Chavela” weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.

 Q&A with co-director **Daresha Kyi** (9/28 only)  
Moderated by **Juan Mandelbaum**, Consulting Producer

 Awards:

- 2nd Place Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
- Official Selection Ambulante Documentary Festival, Mexico

 9/28 @7:00 pm – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center

 9/30 @9:00 PM – Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center\*

 [Trailer](https://youtu.be/XKyj5Tzrumo)

 Review: [Hollywood Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chavela-berlin-2017-974898)

 \*on 9/30, preceded by:  
*Almost Two (Narrative, 5 mins, Emiliano Umpierrez, Uruguay, 2016)*  
Ana, Cecilia and their bunch of friends go out at night. An unexpected person shows up and makes them question their trust to each other.



 

 



 

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