PREMIERE SEP 27 / PRESENTED BY SFIFF
In the Summers
Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Starring René “Residente” Pérez Joglar, Sasha Calle Rated NR | Runtime 1 hour & 39 minutes NEW MEXICO PREMIERE PRESENTED BY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Q/A with PRODUCER LYNETTE COLL - SEPT. 27, 6:00p Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente (René “Residente” Pérez Joglar). Over the course of four formative summers that span adolescence to early adulthood, Violeta and Eva learn to appreciate their father as a human being, his flaws and limitations inseparable from his passion and tenderness. Lovers come and go, the backyard goes to seed, but the idea of home remains knotty and elusive. This powerful and deeply personal directorial debut from Alessandra Lacorazza offers a nuanced study of young people questioning their place within their families, their communities, and their own bodies. Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, In The Summers proves both an emotional capsule of growing up within a fragmented family and a love letter to the resilience needed to survive. |
PREMIERE SEP 27 / PRESENTED BY SFIFF
In the Summers
Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Starring René “Residente” Pérez Joglar, Sasha Calle Rated NR | Runtime 1 hour & 39 minutes NEW MEXICO PREMIERE PRESENTED BY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Q/A with PRODUCER LYNETTE COLL - SEPT. 27, 6:00p Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente (René “Residente” Pérez Joglar). Over the course of four formative summers that span adolescence to early adulthood, Violeta and Eva learn to appreciate their father as a human being, his flaws and limitations inseparable from his passion and tenderness. Lovers come and go, the backyard goes to seed, but the idea of home remains knotty and elusive. This powerful and deeply personal directorial debut from Alessandra Lacorazza offers a nuanced study of young people questioning their place within their families, their communities, and their own bodies. Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, In The Summers proves both an emotional capsule of growing up within a fragmented family and a love letter to the resilience needed to survive. |