In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro flees his home in Mexico. On the run from his unforgiving father, Alejandro finds himself in New York City where he meets Jack, a college age pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.
Shot on glorious 35mm film stock, this film stars Betsey Brown in a daring and challenging performance as a young Jewish woman struggling with her lack of agency in a powerful and problematic family. Her performance is understated, yet challenging. Whether you are Jewish, Muslim, or something in between, you will find meaning, logic puzzles, and further challenges in this startling and inventive short film.
A handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri's poem "The Divine Comedy" makes its way from a priest to a mob boss in New York City, where it is taken by Nick Tosches after he's asked to verify its authenticity.
