SON OF MONARCHS / HIJO DE MONARCAS
A film by Alexis Gambis
(USA/Mexico, 2021, 97 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
Starring Tenoch Huerta, Alexia Rasmussen, Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez, Noé Hernández, Paulina Gaitán, William Mapother, and Angélica Aragón.
After the death of his grandmother, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, launching him on a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.
“New York Times Critic’s Pick!
An alternate journey of being and belonging...
The film’s rich imagery will be imprinted in your memory, returning to you in dreams.””
Special Preview Screening, Thursday, October 7, 7pm
Museum of the Moving Image, New York City
Opens, Friday, October 15
Cinema Village, New York City
Cobble Hill Cinemas, New York City
October 22 - 24 and 29 - 32
Facets, Chicago, IL
October 26
Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA
October 28
Laemmle Royal West LA, Los Angeles, CA
November 2 & 6
Austin Film Society, Austin, TX
Premieres Tuesday, November 2
HBO Max
Watch the trailer:
