SUBVERSIVES: LINGUA FRANCA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PST) - ONLINE

Presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center.

Written and directed by Isabel Sandoval, Lingua Franca (2019) follows an undocumented Filipina trans woman, Olivia (Isabel Sandoval), after she has secured a job as a live-in caregiver for Olga (Lynn Cohen), an elderly Russian woman who lives in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood. Olivia’s main priority is to secure a green card to stay in America. But when she unexpectedly becomes romantically involved with Olga’s adult grandson Alex (Eamon Farren), issues around identity, civil rights and immigration threaten her very existence.

Director/writer/actress/editor Isabel Sandoval will join moderator Miguel Penabella (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a discussion of this fascinating film. This event will not include a screening. Lingua Franca may be streamed in advance on Netflix.

This virtual event will take place on Zoom. The event is free but prior registration is required.