Reas

A breathtakingly imaginative nonfiction musical that took this year’s Berlin Film Festival by storm, Reas explores the vital dynamics fostered among long-term and newly admitted inmates at a women’s prison in Buenos Aires. Through fantastical yet grounded re-creations of day-to-day life in the prison—including budding romances, voguing workshops, and the formation of a rock band—the formerly incarcerated non-professional ensemble delivers a compelling performance that challenges and affirms their ostensibly oppressive experiences. Anchored by themes of memory, hope, and transcendence, Reas is a collaborative work of reclamation, charting the persevering power of community and the exhilarating catharsis that comes from the combined strength of human spirit and artistic expression.