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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 95 minutes

Log Line

In Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, an undocumented Filipina immigrant scrambling to avoid deportation becomes involved with a Russian slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender.

Previous markets

  • Busan 2019 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Isabel SANDOVAL

Synopsis

Olivia, an undocumented Filipino transwoman, works as a caregiver to Olga, an elderly Russian woman, in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When Olivia runs out of options to attain legal status in the US, she becomes romantically involved with Alex, Olga's adult grandson, in the pursuit of a marriage-based green card.

Production

Country(ies) : USA, PHILIPPINES

FRANCE Jul 01, 2020 JHR FILMS
PHILIPPINE Nov 06, 2020 TBA STUDIOS, IN


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Festivals and Awards

Busan IFF 2019 A Window on Asian Cinema
Thessaloniki IFF 2019 Official Selection
Stockholm FF 2019 American Independents
BFI Flare 2021 Hearts


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