Transient Identities features films that explore issues of human mobility and the construction of identity beyond the constraints of traditional, national boundaries, such as Who is Dayani Cristal?, Ixcanul, Bajarí: Gypsy Barcelona, Guaraní, and The Boss.
A series of guest speakers will introduce the movies to the audience: Armando Trull (WAMU reporter,) Bohumira Smidakova (George Washington University,) Núria Vilanova (American University,) Laura Demaria (University of Maryland.) Some of the screenings will be followed by a light reception.
On Monday, February 20, at 5 pm.
Directed by Eva Vila, Spain, 2013, 94 minutes.
Flamenco is one of the world’s few art forms that is believed to be passed down exclusively through bloodlines. For Barcelona’s Gypsy community, it cannot be learned at a school or on paper. It is lived within the home, created at the bar and perfected on the street corner. Bajari goes to all those places with the dancer Karime Amaya-who is working with some of the most talented up-and-coming musicians and dancers to create an innovative show-and little 5-year old Juanito Manzano who takes his first steps to dance in it and earn his white flamenco boots. Their experiences form a journey of discovery of this living tradition and create an intimate portrait of how flamenco’s legacy is kept alive within Barcelona’s tight-knit Gypsy community.
On Wednesday, February 15 at 4:30 pm.
On Friday, February 24, at 5 pm.
On Monday, February 27, at 5 pm.
Free. All films will be shown at the Gowan Auditorium (127).
Presented by The Catholic University of America, with the support of Pragda. 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.