LUPE UNDER THE SUN

​NOW 50% OFF | USE CODE: LUP50%OFFRECOMMENDED - Educational Media Reviews Online | BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Brooklyn Film Festival Latinx Experience • Border Studies • Film Studies • Migrant Workers • Mental Health Date of Completion: 2016 | Run Time: 78 minutes​​ | Language: Spanish with English subtitles | Captions: No | Director: Rodrigo Reyes | Producers: Su Kim LUPE UNDER THE SUN is a neorealist film following an aging migrant worker living in California, who longs to return to Mexico before it is too late. Featuring a cast of nonprofessional actors, real farmworkers and authentic locations, LUPE UNDER THE SUN tackles issues of depression, homesickness and the immigrant myth of the American Dream.​ Long estranged from his family in Michoacán, migrant laborer Lupe finds relief from the backbreaking work of harvesting peaches in California’s Central Valley through camaraderie and a quiet love affair with fellow immigrant Gloria. Soon the stability of his daily routine begins to