Reel Film Club: Jupía

Jupía — Genre: Horror • Dominican Republic, 2022/79 min. • Directed by José Gómez de Vargas and Julietta Rodríguez

Spanish w/English subtitles

According to Taíno legend, the jupía are spirits who live on our earthly plane and who can adopt any form, usually female. They only go out at night to feed on guava and visit those places they once used to call home. But be careful how you invoke them. Police detective Tomás will learn how as he investigates his wife’s murder and daughter’s disappearance. All roads lead to a dilapidated nursing home on the outskirts of the city, where he’ll be confronted by Atabey, an enigmatic nurse with mysterious powers.

The Reel Film Club is held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio Street.). For the price of admission guests are invited to partake in a special reception of food and wine prior to the film screening. The reception is usually thematic to the country of origin of the film being shown. The reception is from 6pm to 7pm with the film starting promptly after. A period of Q/A is available after the film for those that want to learn more about filmmaking and the origin stories behind the production.

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Food and Wine Reception offered before film screening
Reel Film Club OCTOBER: Jupía
$20

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