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Xiara's Song
“Prison keeps them apart. Music holds them together.”
3.5 / 10• 2005• 36m•PG• English
Documentary
Storyline
Xiara Trujillo is a precocious seven-year-old who moved from the Bronx to Maryland with her mom, Aracelli Guzman, four years ago. Though she seems happy hanging out and playing with her pal Melissa, Xiara becomes defensive and emotional when talking about her father, Harold Linares. As we see and learn, Harold is in jail serving a ten-year sentence for weapons possession; Xiara seems to blame his incarceration on her mother, whom she says "kept calling the police." Xiara, who has always been extremely close to her father, acts out with her mother.
Cast & Crew
XT
Xiara Trujillo
Herself
LeadAG
Aracelli Guzman
Herself
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Liz Garbus's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Xiara's Song is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
