Gun Hill Road
In an intricate, sensitive portrait of a family divided, macho Enrique (Esai Morales) returns to the Bronx from prison to find his wife Angela (Judy Reyes) distant and his teenage son Michael (newcomer Harmony Santana) exploring a sexual transformation. Q&A with director and cast!
Q&A with director and cast!
The heart of Gun Hill Road lies in two places: a father's inability to escape the vicious cycle of his life, and the richly drawn character of Michael/Vanessa (newcomer Harmony Santana is unforgettable). Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green's first feature film is a complex family drama, told with gentle humor, sensitivity, and a deep understanding of the environment that defines its inhabitants.
After three years in prison, macho Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home to the Bronx and finds things changed. His wife, Angela (Judy Reyes), is distant, and his teenage son, Michael, has come out as Vanessa, a transgender woman. Unable to accept his child for who she is now, Enrique clings to his masculine ideals while Angela attempts to hold the family together by fiercely protecting Vanessa. Still under the watchful eye of his parole officer (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), Enrique must become the father he needs to be or, once again, risk losing his family and freedom.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and cast, and then a reception in the Furman Gallery.
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