Agridulce (Bittersweet)

In the Dominican town of Cabarete, bachata is a way of life. While fans across the globe dance to it with fervor, on the island where it was born, Bachata is a spiritual fabric. With five years of filming, director Frank Pavich (Jodorowsky’s Dune) captures the coming of age of Dominican child musicians, their island and the music they are poised to inherit. Generations collide, and the children struggle for balance. Along the way, they’re mentored by Martires de Leon, a world-famous guitarist and teacher at a school devoted to the music that has become the Dominican Republic’s primary export.