Aristotle Mendoza
Aristóteles y Dante Descubren los Secretos del Universo es una película basada en la novela homónima del autor estadounidense Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Ambientada en El Paso, Texas, en 1987, la novela sigue a dos adolescentes mexicano-estadounidense, Aristóteles "Ari" Mendoza y Dante Quintana, su amistad y como lidian con su identidad étnica y racial, sexualidad y relaciones familiares.
Jaime
For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she's worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she's ready to leave Southwest Texas and begin her new life. However, when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime, she learns a heartbreaking truth: she's undocumented. Forced to go on the run, Marisol discovers a kind America amidst a harsh bureaucratic system. A coming of age film through the lens of immigration, Marisol critically examines systemic oppression and the causality of racism.
