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Special Features: Q&A with producer Benjamin de Menil, founder of Academia de Bachata, on June 7
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In the Dominican town of Cabarete, bachata is a way of life far from the discos where it is danced the world over. With five years of filming, director Frank Pavich (JODOROWSKY’S DUNE) intimately captures the coming-of-age of a group of child musicians, showing how music guides their journey to self-discovery. Generations collide, and the children struggle for balance. Along the way, they are mentored by Martires de Leon, a world-famous guitarist and teacher at a school devoted to the music that has become the Dominican Republic’s primary export. (Note courtesy of filmmakers.) DIR Frank Pavich; PROD Benjamin de Menil. Dominican Republic/U.S., 2026, color, 98 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 06, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music
Q&A