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Cruzando (Crossing)
Directed by Mando Alvarado & Michael Ray Escamilla
Awards:
Winner! Best Film Seattle True Independent Film Festival
Winner! Best Feature Athens International Film Festival
Winner! Silver Palm Award! Mexico International Film Festival
Winner! Grand Jury Award Best Actor Michael Escamilla San Antonio Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION • 15 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
Quotes:
“The Best Father-son/Roadtrip/Arrested Development Movie!” —Washington DC City Paper
“Beautiful Cinematography. Expert Acting. A Woody Allen-esque Bravado” —OC Weekly
“A Fine Balance Between Dead Pan Humor, Strife and Creeping Magical Realism. First Rate!” —Washington DC City Paper
Synopsis:
Many earnest films have been made recently about the struggles of Latin American migrants trying to cross into the U.S. for a better tomorrow; CRUZANDO isn't one of them. This madcap adventure follows the journey of two Mexican no-hopers. CRUZANDO chronicles the real-life hazards of such a trip but is as much a comedy as it is a drama. About a week before the birth of his first child, Manuel learns that his long-lost father is about to be executed in Texas. Against his wife’s wishes he heads north, abandoning his job cleaning peep-show booths at a strip club while being tracked by the club's brutal bouncer. Manuel's video cam-toting pal Diego tags along, planning a documentary of the trek. Mistaken identities, family traumas, and dehydration complicate Manuel's quest, but he finally learns a familiar lesson: There's no place like home - even if home is not all that great. In the tradition of Bajo La Misma Luna.
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