In this sun-soaked, sublimely sensitive debut, writer/director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren sets her lens on an eight-year-old’s identity crisis over one uncertain summer vacation. Ane, in the midst of separating from her husband, takes her children to her hometown, a sleepy village on the Spanish side of Basque Country, to stay with her mother. There, our young heroine, nicknamed Coco (at least for the moment), explores her gender identity under the cautious, yet loving gaze of three generations of women in her family, who concurrently also reflect on their own place in the world. 

2023 - 125 Minutes - in Spanish, Basque, French with English subtitles 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yomx8GvoUzc

More info about the movie: https://filmmovement.com/20-000-species-of-bees

Please join us on March 8th to view the film followed by a Q&A discussion with BAGLY (a youth-led, adult-supported organization committed to social justice, and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community).

Guest Speakers: Viola Dean (sher/her), Outreach and Engagement Coordinator & Elle Setiya (she/they), Girls Room Facilitator.

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Food will be provided. Non-MIT folks must RSVP for instructions on how to access campus.

This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that features films directed by women and about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism.

This film would not be possible without the help of the Program in Media Arts & Sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality.