In the Summers
November 25, 2024 2:00 PM
Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente (René “Residente” Pérez Joglar). Over the course of four formative summers that span adolescence to early adulthood, Violeta and Eva learn to appreciate their father as a person, his flaws and limitations inseparable from his passion and tenderness.
Lovers come and go, the backyard goes to seed, but the idea of home remains knotty and elusive. This powerful and deeply personal directorial debut from Alessandra Lacorazza offers a nuanced study of young people questioning their place within their families, their communities, and their identities. In The Summers proves both an emotional capsule of growing up within a fragmented family and a love letter to the resilience needed to survive.
Season Sponsor: Rastins PharmaChoice PharmacyFilm Date Sponsor: Dundas Valley Sunrise RotaryProceeds to Ancaster Community Services and Hamilton Out of the Cold
Sundance FIlm Festival: Winner US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize
Deauville Film Festival: Winner Grand Prize Special and Revelations Prize
Miami Film Festival: Winner Jordan Resler First Feature Award
Athen International Film Festival: Winner Best Director
Frameline San Francisco Film Festival: Winner Frameline Completion Fund
Coming-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new. Justin Chang/Los Angeles TimesAlessandra Lacorazza has pulled off a splendid feature directorial debut. Inspired by events in her own life and a sparse 90 minutes, the screenplay is layered but tight. The emotional beats are purposeful and not forced. There is a nuance and authenticity to the entire endeavor that is genuinely refreshing. Gregory Ellwood/The Playlist
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