The Honduran trans drama Eva, the debut feature from writer-director William Reyes, unveils its official trailer ahead of its upcoming North American premiere at the Wicked Queer Boston film festival, followed by the Chicago Latino Film Festival this spring.
A Honduras–Colombia co-production, the film shot in Tegucigalpa stars Endry Cardeño, Jancel Aguilar, and Dennis Mencia, and offers a moving portrait of grief, family reconciliation, and the search for emotional connection. Eva is a trans woman takes on the care of her granddaughter after the sudden death of her daughter-in-law. As she processes the loss, she tries to help her son emotionally connect with the baby. Amid tensions, reproaches, and long-held silences, mother and son begin a difficult path toward mutual understanding and the rebuilding of their fragile family bond.
Eva, spearheaded by international sales agency The Open Reel, has already begun its international festival run with screenings at the Rome Independent Film Festival, the Havana Latin American Film Festival—where it won the Coral Award for Artistic Achievement—, the Kerala International Film Festival of Trivandrum, and Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam, and will next screen at the Wicked Queer Boston, where it will compete in the International Narrative Feature Film Competition, and the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
Director William Reyes studied Audiovisual Production in Honduras and later completed a Master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Cinema in Cuba. He is the founder of OPIDA, a production company focused on auteur cinema and film training programs for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities. His short films Victoria (2019) and El pescador (2023) screened at festivals including Guadalajara and Havana, winning Best Fiction and Best Documentary at the Ícaro Central American Film Festival. Reyes also leads Cine desde Nuestros Pueblos, an initiative dedicated to the creation and exhibition of Indigenous and Afro-Honduran cinema.
Watch the trailer:
