2006 American Feature
Alternate Title: Echo Park, L.A.
Cast: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo Gonzalez, J.R. Cruz and David W. Ross
Directors/Writers: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.
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DVD: Available
Soundtrack: Available
Trailer:
Awards:
- GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film - Limited Release.
- Humanitas Prize, Sundance Film Category.
- Independent Spirit Award for John Cassavetes Award; also nominated for Producers Award.
- Sundance Film Festival Audience Award - Dramatic and Grand Jury Prize - Drama.
Notes/Trivia:
- The film was shot in the same neighborhood that writer/directors Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer lived in, and the community helped out by loaning their houses, supplying clothing and even acting in small roles.
