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Set across two timelines, the story follows José, a gentle, but withdrawn teenager struggling to gain his momentum, and his older brother Diego, a charismatic and ambitious college student struggling with the stress of family expectations.
Our film is the story about a loss of a brother and son to fentanyl and the ways a family moves forward.
Director
Matininó, Traces, Meeting a Monster
Gerardo Coello Escalante
Writer
Amandine Thomas
Writer
Anna Lyle
Producer
La Estrella
| La Estrella | |
| Narrative Short Films | |
| child loss, drug addition, fentanyl, overdose, family, overachiever, expectations, mental health, grief | |
| 22 minutes | |
| United States | |
| 2025 | |
| English |
Synopsis:
La Estrella is a tender portrait of a tight-knit Mexican-American family grappling with the entrance of fentanyl into their community.Set across two timelines, the story follows José, a gentle, but withdrawn teenager struggling to gain his momentum, and his older brother Diego, a charismatic and ambitious college student struggling with the stress of family expectations.
Our film is the story about a loss of a brother and son to fentanyl and the ways a family moves forward.
Credits:
Gabriela Díaz ArpDirector
Matininó, Traces, Meeting a Monster
Gerardo Coello Escalante
Writer
Amandine Thomas
Writer
Anna Lyle
Producer