Lake Los Angeles

After crossing into the U.S. with no family to speak of, young Cecilia finds herself in the charge of Francisco, a lonely Cuban immigrant long separated from his own family. Francisco operates a way station for border crossers on the outskirts of Lake Los Angeles, a surreal, desiccated lakebed in the California desert. While he copes with the alienation of living alone in a foreign land and the impossibility of realizing the American dream, Cecilia aimlessly wanders the dusty landscape, accompanied only by her fantastical imagination and distant memories of motherly love.

Director: Mike Ott

Cast: Corina Calderon, Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez, Johanna Trujillo, Eloy Méndez, David Ury, Erika Sabel Flores, Atsuko Okatsuka, René Mena

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