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Go behind the scenes at the Cabaret Barba Azul in Mexico City, where La Mami presides over its sisterhood of female performers.
Dońa Olga, the eponymous La Mami, oversees the women’s dressing room at the mythical nightclub, tending to the dancers’ physical and emotional needs while dispensing such pearls of wisdom as, “Men are only good for two things: for nothing and for money.” Focusing on the camaraderie that develops between Doña Olga and newcomer Priscilla, this gem of a documentary explores life at the club from an entirely female perspective, offering a grounded and intimate portrait of an enclosed world where women try to make a transactional workplace safer for themselves. Winner of the Cinema Tropical Award for Best Film. In Spanish with English subtitles. (79 mins., DCP)
See the complete Unorthodocs 22 lineup.
IMAGE CAPTION La Mami, image courtesy Cinema Tropical.
Unorthodocs 2022 is organized by the Wexner Center for the Arts and curated by Chris Stults, Associate Curator of Film/Video.
SUPPORT FOR UNORTHODOCS 22 PROVIDED BY FotoFocus
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging CampusParc Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Larry and Donna James Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
La Mami
