LUZ

narrative

Dec 20

Director: JON GARCIA
Director of Photography: SARAH WHELDEN

LAKE PRODUCTIONS | DARK STAR PICTURES

Camera: RED Scarlet-W
Lenses: Zeiss Distagons & Planars

Ruben Gonzales is a young latino man who’s fallen into the world of the mafiosos. When an accident leads him into incarceration, his relationship with the cartel and with his family is strained. While in prison, he falls in the complex hierarchical system until his cellmate and eventual lover Carlos, comes to his side and helps him find emotional and financial stability. When the two me are released from prison 2 years apart, they again meet on the outside and while dealing with the circumstances that had them incarcerated in the first place, they ponder whether what they once had was real or just two people hoping to seek light in a dark place.