Featuring striking cinematography and outstanding performances, Carajita (which means annoying child) explores the tenuous relationship that exists between race, class, and family.

Sarah, the pampered daughter of a corrupt oligarch whose family recently relocated to Las Terrenas, thinks of her Black Dominican nanny, Yarisa, as “part of the family.” The two have a “mother-daughter-like” relationship that transcends their social standing. That illusion is put to the test when Yarisa’s spirited daughter Mallory goes missing, challenging Sarah’s naïve beliefs.

Boasting intuitive storytelling and confident direction, Carajita plays like a psychological thriller, deriving oppressive tension from unspoken inequalities and the impunity of privilege.

Carajita won several awards, including the best Ibero-American Fiction, Best Direction, Best Actress, Best Cinematography at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico), Ibero-American Feature Film Award at the Miami International Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Filmfestival Kitzbühel, and a Special Mention at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.