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11. In the Summers with Residente and Alessandra Lacorazza

11. In the Summers with Residente and Alessandra Lacorazza

FromMore Than a Movie


11. In the Summers with Residente and Alessandra Lacorazza

FromMore Than a Movie

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“We won Sundance! What the fuck?” If you’re an outsider, the film industry can be seemingly impossible to penetrate. It’s even more difficult to tell your story - and have it seen - when it’s a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a queer Latina and her alcoholic father set in a small town in New Mexico.  That story became the indie filmmaking miracle In the Summers, a deeply personal tone poem that won the top two prizes at Sundance 2024, America’s most prestigious film festival. To explore the movie's journey from pre-production to Sundance, we interviewed the star of the film, music legend Residente in his first major acting role, and director Alessandra Lacorazza, whose life story inspired this new queer/Latino classic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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