10 · 26 · 23 STRAIGHT, an LGBTQIA+ Production by Marcelo Toba at the 21st FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Fanny García Mexican filmmaker Marcelo Tobar presented his most recent production, Straight, at the 21st edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The film's authors Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, producers Rodrigo Trujillo and Óscar Uriel, and actors Alejandro Speitzer and Bárbara López were also present. Elenco de Straight The film tells the story of a successful banker named Roberto, played by Speitzer, who is in a six-year relationship with Elia, a talented biologist. Roberto develops an affair with a boy he meets through a dating app and will rethink whether he has the life he wants or the one others expect him to have. Tobar thanked the effort and bravery of his production team and made a special mention of Argentine actor Franco Masini, who could not be present at the premiere. Daniela Michel, Oscar Uriel “Siempre hay algo de nuestra esencia en los personajes; sin embargo, en este momento lo que tomo de mi personaje son todos aquellos cuestionamientos sobre las relaciones, lo que es el amor. Me parece que estamos en un momento de la vida donde se presentan este tipo de relaciones mordernas y la sociedad conservadora te limita”, mencionó Speitzer.
