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Soñadora

Soñadora

The only way to tell her story is to live her fantasy.

20217.00h 14m

Overview

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Written by Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Juan Cosme, Jonathan Montes
Produced by Summer Xinlei Yang
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Top Cast

F

Franceli Chapman

Jackie

L

Leovina Charles

Maribel

N

Naomi DeGraff

Roselin

Cristina Encarnacion

Cristina Encarnacion

Cha Cha

Bob Sherer

Bob Sherer

Mr. Hutcherson

C

Chelsea Gaspard

Stefanie

Bechir Sylvain

Bechir Sylvain

Franco

E

Estrella Colón

Milli (voice)

C

Carine Pascal

Marisol (voice)

D

Debra Bell

Operator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

immigrantdancedancerhaitiandance numbermother child separationclothing factorycaribbeanhaitian community

About Soñadora

Soñadora is a drama, fantasy film released in 2021 exploring themes of immigrant, dance, dancer, haitian, dance number, mother child separation. Directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard, it stars Franceli Chapman, Leovina Charles, Naomi DeGraff. A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

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