Rebeca “Beba” Huntt self-reflects on her upbringing and lingering generational trauma in her debut documentary film Beba which premiered at TIFF this weekend. Shot over eight years, Huntt opens up her world to show the tragedy and triumphs of her home life. Beba is also a New York story. As the audience views the environment through her lens, the audience watches Huntt’s transformation as the city changes around her. She focuses on her family who includes her Dominican father, Venezuelan mother, and two siblings.
She grew up off central park west with her family, living in a rent-controlled one-bedroom apartment. When interviewing her father, Huntt questions why he decided for them to live in that environment. His answer is it was what he could afford. As an immigrant from the Dominican Republic in the early 1990s was probably his only option. It’s clear her relationship with Dad is...
She grew up off central park west with her family, living in a rent-controlled one-bedroom apartment. When interviewing her father, Huntt questions why he decided for them to live in that environment. His answer is it was what he could afford. As an immigrant from the Dominican Republic in the early 1990s was probably his only option. It’s clear her relationship with Dad is...
- 9/13/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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