''Jeffrey'' is a 2016 Dominican Republic
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about a young man's struggle to become a professional
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico.
It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...
singer, directed by
Yanillys Perez.
It was screened in the Discovery section at the
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
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2016 films
2016 documentary films
Dominican Republic documentary films
2010s Spanish-language films
2016 directorial debut films
Documentary films about music and musicians
Reggaeton
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