Marlene Beltran Cuauhtin

Two parents struggle with their beloved Mexican musical tradition when their son requests a love song for another boy.

Pablo and one of the boys, who first taunted and teased him, strike up an unlikely rapport over Pablo’s headphones. Their brief encounter quickly gets complicated. Ode to Pablo is a rare glimpse into the world of a queer, deaf Latino who’s learned to deal with bigoted preconceptions about who he is.