“Visually beguiling”
UTAMA
A film by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
(Bolivia/Uruguay/France, 2022, 87 min. In Quechua and Spanish with English subtitles)
In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. While he takes their small herd of llamas out to graze, she keeps house and walks for miles with the other local women to fetch precious water. When an uncommonly long drought threatens everything they know, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move in with family members in the city. Their dilemma is precipitated by the arrival of their grandson Clever, who comes to visit with news. The three of them must face, each in their own way, the effects of a changing environment, the importance of tradition, and the meaning of life itself. This visually jaw-dropping debut feature by photographer-turned-filmmaker Alejandro Loayza Grisi is lensed by award-winning cinematographer Barbara Alvarez (Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman) and won the Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival.
New York City: Film Forum, opens Friday, November 4
Los Angeles: Laemmle Royal, opens Friday, November 11
Cambridge, MA: Brattle Theatre, plays November 18 - 20
Chicago, IL: Gene Siskel Film Center, opens November 11
Anchorage, AK: Bear Tooth Theatrepub, opens November 14
San Diego, CA: Digital Gym Cinema, opens November 18
Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Museum of Art, opens November 18
Boca Raton, FL: Living Room Boca, opens November 18
Portland, OR: Living Room Portland, opens November 18
Louisville, KY: Speed Art Museum, plays November 18 - 20
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Cinematheque, plays December 1 - 3
Winston Salem, NC: a/perture cinema, opens December 2
Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts, plays December 2 - 5
Seattle , WA: Northwest Film Forum, opens January 13, 2023
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