My Sister’s Quinceañera
My Sister's Quinceañera
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.
Film details
- Productielanden
- Netherlands, USA
- Jaar
- 2013
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2013
- Lengte
- 72'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
