Set in the last week of 1999, best friends Kelly and Miguel find themselves on the cusp of their future. Kelly has been floating through life after her parent's death. Drowning herself in alcohol and drugs. When her inheritance money runs out, Kelly is slapped with the realities of her actions. Her best friend Miguel is torn between his immigrant parent's expectations and his dream to become a comedian. The pressure to pursue his dreams while defying the sacrifices his parents made for him pushes Miguel to the brink. Together, Kelly and Miguel along the rest of the world find themselves wondering what's next.
Acting
Katy Erin's controlled spiral—funny until it isn't.
Direction
Marin squeezes poetry from strip mall parking lots.
Director
Alejandro Montoya Marin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Albuquerque on a $15,000 budget, the Y2K panic footage is largely authentic local news archives.
The film deliberately avoids showing the millennium turn itself—Montoya Marin called it 'the cheat code for cheap emotion.'
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