Hispanic Heritage Month Film Festival: Ema
Join us tomorrow, September 12th, for a screening of EMA, directed by Pablo Larraín (Chile, 2019) with Spanish with English subtitles. Arrive early for snacks & beverages!
4:00 – Refreshments in University Union, UU 329 (across from the theatre)
5:00 – Film screening in University Union Theatre, UU 324
Ema (2019) is the first film of our Hispanic Heritage Month Film Festival. Directed by renown Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, it is a provocative exploration of desire, unconventional motherhood, and female power in a world marked by guilt and dislocation. Set in Valparaíso, the film follows Ema, a young dancer who, after returning her adopted son following a traumatic incident, embarks on a journey of emotional, sexual, and artistic liberation. Its fragmented narrative, explosive visual style, and reggaeton soundtrack create a sensorial experience charged with symbolism. Ema literally sets symbols of control on fire (traffic lights, cars) while challenging the roles imposed by traditional motherhood, marriage, and social morality. Mariana Di Girolamo delivers a hypnotic, physical performance as a woman determined to rewrite emotional rules through dance, desire, and calculated affective manipulation. The film invites critical debate on motherhood as a social construct, the body as a site of resistance, and art as a catalyst for radical change.
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This post was written by Batchelor, Melanie E.