Film screening of Valentina, and Q&A with director Tatti Ribeiro

VALENTINA is a hybrid film — part narrative-comedy and part documentary – pressed against the backdrop of the busiest border crossing in the United States. Valentina is a young woman caught between small debts and daily pressures in life in a border town. She goes back and forth between El Paso and Juárez, dealing with family members, part-time jobs, and the constant reminder of limited money. The film follows her over 48 hours, where she is derailed by a crippling combination of laziness, debt, bureaucracy, partying, and imposing members of a close-knit family.  The screening will be followed by a conversation with the film’s writer/director Tatti Ribeiro, who will reflect on the making of her debut feature film. Sponsored by Department of Film & Media Culture, the Hirschfield International Film Fund, Axinn Center for the Humanities, and Mellon Humanities for All Times Initiative on Migrant Justice in Vermont and Beyond.