Beba

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Beba

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Released Jun 24, 2022

1h 19m

Documentary

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First-time feature filmmaker Rebeca "Beba" Huntt undertakes an unflinching exploration of her own identity in the remarkable coming-of-age documentary/cinematic memoir BEBA. 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 BEBA, Huntt searches for a way to forge her own creative path amid a landscape of intense racial and political unrest. Poetic, powerful and profound, BEBA is a courageous, deeply human self-portrait of an Afro-Latina artist hungry for knowledge and yearning for connection.

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Critics Consensus

Beba's narrow point of view limits its impact to an extent, but this remains an impressive work of introspective documentary filmmaking.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

In her debut documentary writer-director Rebeca Huntt examines the details of her Afro Latina heritage to provocative effect.

Jul 1, 2022

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Ronda Racha Penrice

TheWrap

Turning the lens on herself in ways in which we rarely see women of color do, first-time feature filmmaker Rebecca “Beba” Huntt exhibits a vulnerability that is incredibly brave.

Jun 24, 2022

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Mark Keizer

AV Club

A virtuoso bomb-drop of a documentary.

Rated: B+

Jun 24, 2022

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

I think that time will tell if the old “life is unfair” perspective is a good enough explanation for airing petty grievances in a movie. This all depends on who Beba is and what she makes of her life and her art.

Rated: C+

Jan 29, 2023

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Huntt has a distinct story and voice, though not always the filmmaking prowess to match.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 9, 2022

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Radhika Menon

Decider

A poignant look at mixed and Black life in America through the eyes of an insightful millennial.

Oct 27, 2022

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Audience Member

Narcissism but sometimes with good cinematic ideas but painful to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!! The greatest and most-real 01 hour: and 19 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I believe in integration, not segregation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Free the races!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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First-time feature filmmaker Rebeca "Beba" Huntt undertakes an unflinching exploration of her own identity in the remarkable coming-of-age documentary/cinematic memoir BEBA. 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 BEBA, Huntt searches for a way to forge her own creative path amid a landscape of intense racial and political unrest. Poetic, powerful and profound, BEBA is a courageous, deeply human self-portrait of an Afro-Latina artist hungry for knowledge and yearning for connection.

Director: Rebeca Huntt
Producer: Sofia Geld, Rebeca Huntt
Screenwriter: Rebeca Huntt
Distributor: NEON
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.0K
Runtime: 1h 19m

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