Directed by
Max Walker-Silverman

Produced by
Grant Hyun
Jesse Hope
Felipe Jorge
Jeff Lima

Written by
Marcos Ordoñez Ixwalanhkej Mendoza

Featuring
Yack Alux
Pedro Lucas
Felipe Jorge

US Premiere

Speaking only his native language, a Guatemalan teenager begins his new life in rural Colorado.

2020 | Chuj/Spanish/English | USA/Guatemala

Plays as Part Of
SHORTS PROGRAM: ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT

Short Film Program | 78 minutes

Spanning multiple generations, this thoughtful collection of stories finds characters navigating moments of transition, uncertainty, and self-discovery. Availa…

Short Film Programs | 78 min

This film played at HIFF 2020
on Virtual Cinema
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HIFF 2020

Short Films

Plays as Part Of
SHORTS PROGRAM: ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT

Plays as Part Of SHORTS PROGRAM: ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT

Plays as Part Of
SHORTS PROGRAM: ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT