My Sister's Quinceañera

  • 72'
  • USA
  • 2013
In a small industrial town in Iowa, Mexican-American Silas lives with his little sisters and brothers and mother. The father is absent. It is summer and boredom takes over. Silas wants to go to the big city, but he doesn’t have any fixed plans - he only knows he wants to leave. Even though he’s just embarked on a new romance.
The family prepares for the festive celebration of the 15th birthday of Silas' sister. The quinceañera is an important event, marking the moment when a girl becomes a woman. A beautiful dress is bought and a limousine is hired.
Aaron Douglas Johnston has adopted more or less the same approach as in his debut Bumblefuck, USA: he doesn’t work with professional actors, but with people from the local community who seem to play themselves, more or less. This makes for a naturally acted, subdued feature with enchanting characters that we increasingly start to care about.

Director
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
USA, Netherlands
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
72'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Production Companies
Double Life Productions, Stichting Small Town
Sales
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Screenplay
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Cinematography
Hayo van Gemert
Editor
Xander Nijsten
Production Design
Sanne Himmelreich, Rianne Ebeling
Sound Design
Luuk Hoogstraten
Music
Juho Nurmela, Alekos Vuskovic
Cast
Silas Garcia, Samantha Garcia
Director
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
USA, Netherlands
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
72'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Production Companies
Double Life Productions, Stichting Small Town
Sales
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Screenplay
Aaron Douglas Johnston
Cinematography
Hayo van Gemert
Editor
Xander Nijsten
Production Design
Sanne Himmelreich, Rianne Ebeling
Sound Design
Luuk Hoogstraten
Music
Juho Nurmela, Alekos Vuskovic
Cast
Silas Garcia, Samantha Garcia