In anticipation of its upcoming premiere at the 58th edition of the New York Film Festival, distribution company has unveiled the trailer and poster for the U.S.-Mexico co-production film I Carry You With Me / Te llevo conmigo by Academy-Award nominee Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) starring Armando Espitia and Christian Vazquez.
Winner of the Audience Award and Innovator Award in the NEXT category at the Sundance Film Festival, Ewing's luminous, moving debut as a narrative filmmaker, follows a tender romance spanning decades. Based on true love, this decades spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef and a teacher. Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels the couple to embark on a treacherous journey to New York with dreams, hopes, and memories in tow. I Carry You With Me is an intimate love story, as well as a soulful rumination on family, sacrifice, regret, and ultimately, hope.
The film premieres at the New York Film Festival this Friday, October 2, with a screening at the Queens Drive-in, plus streaming online for a four-hour window starting at 8pm EDT. The film has been scheduled by Sony Pictures Classics for a national release on January 8, 2021.
Watch the trailer:
