All Aidee Gonzales wants is to buy a home for her kids and give them the opportunities she never had. An aging and struggling exotic dancer, Aidee works long hours to earn the money to make her dreams come true. Just as she has given up on making a relationship a part of that dream, she meets Rosalba, who also works at the strip club. Though she has never been with a woman before, Rosalba easily wins Aidee over. As the two fall in love, Aidee supports Rosalba in her desire to have a child of her own. Since in vitro fertilization is expensive and illegal in Mexico, Rosalba sleeps with a man to impregnate herself. Aidee supports her through the pregnancy, and develops a close bond with Rosalba’s son after he is born. But when Rosalba unexpectedly abandons the boy with Aidee and runs away with her baby’s father, Aidee must find the strength to carry on and support her family. Mother Earth is told in beautiful black and white, lending a gritty, naturalistic feel to the true story of Aidee and her family. Through the trials of life, a mother’s strength carries her family to the prosperous future she has imagined for them. Mother Earth (Tierra Madre) Dylan Verrechia (Mexico/USA, 2009, 62 min.) Also Showing: NU2 (Pedro Riutort, 2009, 24 min.) Both films in Spanish, with English subtitles Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, the second oldest film festival of its kind in the US, is presenting 54 programs over 10 days from November 4-13, 2010. Advance sales are available until the day before the show. After that, tickets must be purchased at the theater box office on the day of the screening. Regular Screenings: $10 ($8 members), Matinee Screenings (before 5:00 pm): $8 ($6 members).
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