2023 | Color | 96:00 At an El Paso swimming pool in 1987, two teenage outcasts—the handsome, troubled Ari and the cultured, confident Dante—become instant friends. But when Dante wants friendship to turn into romance, the conflicted Ari recoils. This beautiful, multilayered exploration of first love and self-acceptance casts a beguiling spell. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Alberto; Aitch Script: Alberto; Aitch Production: Derbez; Eugenio, Miranda; Lin-Manuel, Odell; Ben, Parker; Chris, Sedgwick; Kyra, Sellers; Dylan, Stadler; Valerie Photography: Konstantakopoulos; Akis Sound: Forman; Ben, Frehling; Guin, Meuers; Grant, Parnell; James, Zhou; Jackie Music: Summers; Isabella Cast:Pelayo; Max, Gonzales; Reese, Alejandro; Kevin, Blaise; Luna, Longoria; Eva, Derbez; Eugenio, Falcón; Verónica Art direction: Hudson; Denise Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | Color | 96:00 At an El Paso swimming pool in 1987, two teenage outcasts—the handsome, troubled Ari and the cultured, confident Dante—become instant friends. But when Dante wants friendship to turn into romance, the conflicted Ari recoils. This beautiful, multilayered exploration of first love and self-acceptance casts a beguiling spell. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Alberto; Aitch Script: Alberto; Aitch Production: Derbez; Eugenio, Miranda; Lin-Manuel, Odell; Ben, Parker; Chris, Sedgwick; Kyra, Sellers; Dylan, Stadler; Valerie Photography: Konstantakopoulos; Akis Sound: Forman; Ben, Frehling; Guin, Meuers; Grant, Parnell; James, Zhou; Jackie Music: Summers; Isabella Cast:Pelayo; Max, Gonzales; Reese, Alejandro; Kevin, Blaise; Luna, Longoria; Eva, Derbez; Eugenio, Falcón; Verónica Art direction: Hudson; Denise Participation year at FICM: 2023
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