The film will next screen at the Tribeca Film Festival before its nationwide opening, and follows Huntt as she undertakes an unflinching exploration of her own identity through the format of a cinematic memoir. Reflecting on her childhood and adolescence in New York City as the daughter of a Dominican father and Venezuelan mother, Huntt investigates the historical, societal, and generational trauma she’s inherited and ponders how those ancient wounds have shaped her, while simultaneously considering the universal truths that connect us all as humans.
Throughout the movie, Huntt searches for a way to forge her own creative path amid a landscaped of intense racial and political unrest. In his review for IndieWire, Robert Daniels wrote: Huntt wrote and directed the film and produced it with Sofia Geld. Oscar nominee Petra Costa, Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Alessandra Orofino, Joy Bryant, and Inuka Bacote-Capiga serve as the pic’s executive producers. “Beba” adds to Neon’s strong summer slate that includes the porn industry drama “Pleasure” (out this Friday), David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” as well as fest favorite coming-of-age drama “A Chiara.” The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on June 24, followed by a nationwide rollout. Watch the trailer, exclusive to IndieWire, below. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
