Acting
Jesse intentionally pretends to be a poor day laborer to win the heart of Osvaldo, a kind, working-class Mexican man. A passionate romance quickly sparks between the two men from this initial misunderstanding. Jesse deeply entangles himself in the deception, hiding his true identity to protect the fragile connection.The balance shatters when Florio, Jesse’s codependent best friend, discovers the lie. Feeling excluded and hurt, Florio lets his emotions erupt during a large family dinner hosted by Osvaldo. The confrontation blows Jesse's secret wide open. In the chaotic aftermath, masks fall and long-buried truths rise to the surface.
Florio and Jesse have lived together as lovers for over 45 years. Florio has expressed a desire to get married when same sex marriage was legalized, but Jesse has held firm to his decision never to get married. His mind changes when the law does, and he proposes. A small, glittering wedding follows. In their married life they will, of course, face the changes that come with old age, but they will do so as a committed couple. Entering marriage in their 80’s is a testament to hope, a statement, and perhaps a brave act of lunacy, but done with courage and love.
Jeannie is a dark, self-destructive, closeted 17-year-old West L.A. girl. She has to navigate school, friends, her first romance with a girl, and dealing with her bickering divorced parents. Jeannie purchases a Native American pendant to help her gain positive energy. But something goes wrong when the pendent transfers the spirits of her slain parents into her body.
