Description
Fourteen-year-old Olmo wants nothing more than to have fun, but when his mother and sister are out, he’s responsible for caring for his sick father. When the girl next door invites him to her house party, he gets tempted to sneak out, setting off a chain of twists and turns. Olmo is a tragicomic coming-of-age story about a teenager dealing with the dilemmas of growing up and facing family obligations, brought to life by compelling characters in New Mexico in 1979.
Length
84 min.Spoken language
EnglishSubtitles
No subtitlesDirector
Fernando EimbckePremiere
National premiereActors
Rosa Armendariz, Humberto Castro, Melanie FrometaThis film plays on
American Indie Competition
Original, authentic, and always special: American indie is filmmaking without the big Hollywood budgets. In this program, you will see not only the best independent American films but also the stars of the future. These promising filmmakers are only at the beginning of their careers: today in the LIFF American Indie Competition, tomorrow on stage at the Oscars.