Oscar Alvarez

Recently broken up and barely enduring a dreary winter, gay Parisian Jérôme Beaunez impulsively books a solo Christmas vacation to Los Angeles. While there he meets some colorful locals and pursues a dormant desire to become a movie star - but never can quite put the past behind him. In this meditation on love and narcissism across continents, Jérôme goes far in the sun-drenched City of Angels but ultimately arrives at an old Hollywood maxim: there's no place like home.

A journey through a relationship and the abundance of possibilities caused by one word.

Los Angeles high school student Jose Lopez wants to enroll in Adv. Placement Biology, but the school's rigid guidance counselor is adamant in her refusal. Undeterred, he begs his hard-working mom Maria to confront the counselor, resulting in a heart-wrenching face off.