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Across generations and borders, these five stories celebrate Latinx people choosing authenticity, preserving their histories and imagining lives beyond the expectations placed upon them.
While visiting family in Puerto Rico, Gael meets a handsome local who changes the course of their summer. On her wedding day, Gloria must choose between the traditions she cherishes and the woman she loves. The remarkable life of Gloria Casarez—from Philadelphia’s “Badlands” to her historic appointment as the city’s first Director of LGBT Affairs—reveals the enduring power of grassroots activism. During a summer of swimming, video games and adolescent dares, 14-year-old Miguel begins to see his best friend, Javi, in a new way. And a young undocumented filmmaker faces a career-changing opportunity abroad that would require leaving his family and community behind.
Summer 2003. Miguel and Javi, two fourteen-year-old friends, spend their days between swims, video games, and a bet that follows them all summer long: to see who can hold their breath underwater the longest. Javi always wins; he says his swimsuit is magical. Intrigued by the mystery, Miguel begins to see his friend in a different way. In the pool, where the world seems to stand still, their friendship transforms into something neither of them can explain. In a time of change and first desires, that summer will mark the end of innocence and the beginning of everything yet to come.
- Year2026
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- GenreComing-of-Age, Gay
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorCristian Valenciano
- ScreenwriterCristian Valenciano
- ProducerFranccesca Tremolada, Cristian Valenciano
- CastÃlvaro Nohales, Quique Vicente, RocÃo GarcÃa
Across generations and borders, these five stories celebrate Latinx people choosing authenticity, preserving their histories and imagining lives beyond the expectations placed upon them.
While visiting family in Puerto Rico, Gael meets a handsome local who changes the course of their summer. On her wedding day, Gloria must choose between the traditions she cherishes and the woman she loves. The remarkable life of Gloria Casarez—from Philadelphia’s “Badlands” to her historic appointment as the city’s first Director of LGBT Affairs—reveals the enduring power of grassroots activism. During a summer of swimming, video games and adolescent dares, 14-year-old Miguel begins to see his best friend, Javi, in a new way. And a young undocumented filmmaker faces a career-changing opportunity abroad that would require leaving his family and community behind.
Summer 2003. Miguel and Javi, two fourteen-year-old friends, spend their days between swims, video games, and a bet that follows them all summer long: to see who can hold their breath underwater the longest. Javi always wins; he says his swimsuit is magical. Intrigued by the mystery, Miguel begins to see his friend in a different way. In the pool, where the world seems to stand still, their friendship transforms into something neither of them can explain. In a time of change and first desires, that summer will mark the end of innocence and the beginning of everything yet to come.
- Year2026
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- GenreComing-of-Age, Gay
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorCristian Valenciano
- ScreenwriterCristian Valenciano
- ProducerFranccesca Tremolada, Cristian Valenciano
- CastÃlvaro Nohales, Quique Vicente, RocÃo GarcÃa