THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND
A film by Flavio Alves
(USA, 2019, 88 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
A hit at numerous film festivals including Outfest, Frameline, and Woodstock, The Garden Left Behind tells the story of Tina (Carlie Guevara in a breakthrough performance), a young Mexican trans woman who lives with her grandmother Eliana (Miriam Cruz) in New York City as she navigates her transition and the pair struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants. As Tina begins the process of transitioning, Eliana struggles to understand Tina and fears that their life together in America is no longer what they bargained for.
Tina finds camaraderie in a small but mighty transgender advocate group but soon ends up having to fight for the life that she’s meant to live—facing violent threats, seemingly insurmountable medical costs, questions about her legal immigration status, and increasing skepticism from the man she loves. As she begins to lose all hope, Tina has unknowingly become the only hope for a shy young man who has been watching her closely from afar.
Opens Friday, August 28 in virtual cinemas:
Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Theaters (Buy Tickets)
Albuquerque, NM: The Guild Cinema (Buy Tickets)
Philadelphia, PA: PFS Roxie (Buy Tickets)
Winston-Salem, NC: Aperture Cinema (Opens September 2 - Buy Tickets)
New Orleans, LA: Zeitgeist Theater (opens September 4 - Buy tickets)
Salem, OR: Salem Cinema (opens September 4 - Buy tickets)
Available on VOD starting Tuesday, September 8
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