Directed by Xavi Sala (Mexico, 2019) We provide the film; you provide the popcorn! Join CLAS for a virtual film screening. Guie’dani is dragged to Mexico City by her mother to help her work as a housekeeper for an upper-middle-class family. There, the subtle psychological subjugation inflicted by the white family functions as a metaphor for the oppression of Indigenous people in Mexico. Guie’dani rejects the life of servitude and seeks her own identity through a friendship with another rebellious teen. A striking contrast to Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Guie’dani’s Navel is a unique coming-of-age narrative exploring the racism inflicted on Indigenous people in Mexico, and the empowerment of a new generation that refuses to accept it silently. 119 minutes. Spanish and Zapotec with English subtitles. “Catharsis fails and leads to a much more bitter and plausible resolution.” – Leonardo García Tsao, Diario La Jornada This film will be available for streaming any time from Friday, September 24, to Friday, October 1. To access the film during that time, click on “CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LINK”, below, in the “Webcast” section of this webpage. Username: SFC@UCBerkeley Password: CLASBerkeley. The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.