Toronto Latin American Film Festival presents: Becoming Family

October 19
 @ 8:00 pm
 - 10:00 pm

Canada, Ecuador, 2022
Documentary
Directed by José Antonio Guayasamin
French and Spanish, 66 min
Saturday October 19, 2024, 8 pm
Innis Town Hall: Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto

The film follows the filmmaker and protagonist over the course of thirteen years, as he shares the story of his binational family and their journey to his wife’s home country. Through his camera lens, we embark on a discovery journey of a new culture and the challenges that come with it. “Becoming family” requires a significant cultural sacrifice, as they must leave behind one culture to fully embrace the other. The film explores the various stages of the family’s migration experience, including the initial stages of uprooting and the feelings of loneliness that often accompany it. As they adapt to their new surroundings, we witness an inevitable and necessary transformation so that binationality can become a whole and new identity. The film offers a powerful and insightful look into the realities of migration and the ways in which it shapes our lives.


La película sigue al cineasta y protagonista a lo largo de trece años, mientras comparte la historia de su familia binacional y su viaje al país de origen de su esposa. A través del lente de su cámara, nos embarcamos en un viaje de descubrimiento de una nueva cultura y los desafíos que conlleva. “Convertirse en familia” requiere un sacrificio cultural significativo, ya que deben dejar atrás una cultura para abrazar plenamente la otra. La película explora las diversas etapas de la experiencia migratoria de la familia, incluidas las etapas iniciales del desarraigo y los sentimientos de soledad que a menudo lo acompañan. A medida que se adaptan a su nuevo entorno, somos testigos de una transformación inevitable y necesaria para que la binacionalidad pueda convertirse en una identidad completa y nueva. La película ofrece una mirada poderosa y perspicaz a las realidades de la migración y las formas en que moldea nuestras vidas.

Details

Date:
October 19
Time:
8:00 pm
 - 10:00 pm

Venue

Innis Town Hall
Innis College
2 Sussex Ave
Toronto
, ON

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