CACHADA: THE OPPORTUNITY
Special Features: Q&A with Egly Larreynaga, director of La Cachada Teatro, at both screenings
Five courageous Salvadoran women — poor, single mothers working as street vendors — have decided to embark on an unlikely dream: they want to become theater actresses. After forming their own company, they undertake the challenge of putting on a play to channel their tough life stories on stage. What begins as an experiment turns into an opportunity to transform their lives, but will they be able to face the past and overcome their fears, traumas and dark secrets? Filmed over 18 months, this intimate, observational documentary bears witness to the process the women undergo while creating their play, as they discover themselves as victims and victimizers in a cycle of multigenerational violence and start a journey toward healing. (Note adapted from La Jaula Abierta Films.) Winner, Audience Award, Global Section, 2019 SXSW Film Festival; Winner, Latitud Award, 2019 DocsBarcelona. DIR/SCR/PROD Marlén Viñayo; PROD André R. Guttfreund. El Salvador, 2019, color, 82 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Presented by WETA TV26
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, September 29, 2019
Genre: Documentary
