Pulse of the Continent

In the red hued deserts of West Texas, an intergenerational Mexican-American off-roading community thrives in the bordertown of El Paso—until a looming danger forces them to confront both their relationship to the land and their shared identity. See More

Irene llegó a Estados Unidos persiguiendo el sueño americano. Y lo consiguió: encontró el amor y se casó con Charles. Tuvieron un precioso niño llamado Joe y abrieron una exitosa imprenta en el valle de San Gabriel, en Los Ángeles. Pero cuando el cáncer se lleva repentinamente a Charles, ella lucha por mantener la vida que han construido, mientras Joe lucha contra la esquizofrenia. Como muchos chinos, Irene cree que los problemas de un hijo son responsabilidad exclusiva de la madre y que las enfermedades mentales son algo de lo que avergonzarse. See More

Lionel is a talented singer from rural Kentucky, raised on the songs his father sang on the porch. In 1917, he leaves the family farm to attend the Boston Conservatory of Music. There he meets David, a charming music composition student who is soon drafted at the end of the war. In 1920, the two spend a winter walking through the woods and islands of Maine, collecting folk songs to preserve for future generations. Lionel wanders through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves. See More