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2019 | Color | 15:40

Salvador, a gay Mexican elder who has lost his partner of 15 years, calls his partner's estranged son, Anthony, to tell him of his father's passing. Unaware of their relationship, Anthony travels from Chicago to a small rural town in Mexico to attend his father's funeral. As family secrets are exposed, identities and perceptions are challenged.


Direction: Caballero; Miguel Angel
Script: Caballero; Miguel Angel
Production: Aldana; Luis, Caballero; Miguel Angel
Photography: Narvaez; Philip Alexander
Sound: Jurkovic; Mladan
Music: Revell; Robert J.
Cast:Ponce; Matias, Aldana; Luis, López; Sal
Art direction: Sayavendra; Xiomara
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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