A teenager in Echo Park deals with the loss of his mother and his attraction to a girl not considered "cool" by his friends.
Acting
E.J. Bonilla's Jordin hits every note of defensive longing.
Cinematography
Echo Park glows with lived-in intimacy, not postcard beauty.
Director
Nicholas Ozeki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Nicholas Ozeki grew up in Echo Park and cast local residents as extras; the taco stand is his actual childhood spot.
Released during the indie 'mumblecore' boom but deliberately rejected its whiteness—one of the few 2012 films centering working-class Latino romance without crime or trauma porn.
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