Preparing for a role, an actress holds conversations with pregnant young girls. Throughout the process, the girls lay out the stories of their own lives on camera, changing the course of the production of the film.
A revelation about Oscar Torres, her unknown and once world-famous queer filmmaker cousin, sends Victoria down a path of self-discovery through reconstructions of his intimate memories living in the 1950's authoritarian Caribbean, as Victoria leads re-enactments of his unproduced screenplays with the family who erased him.
In My Mother Resents Me, Victoria Linares Villegas wonders if her mother has always been a sad person, and works towards an understanding of her own relationship to her that draws on old photographs and new discoveries – an exploration that takes the artist back to the Dominican Republic’s former dictatorship, and the idea that anxiety, solitude and sorrow can persist through generations.
Liz, a college student grappling with her sexuality, joins her friends on a weekend getaway, unaware she is the target of a supernatural entity claiming queer lives in the Dominican Republic.
Stay Quiet is a heartfelt drama that takes place in the beautiful backdrop of the Dominican Republic. It tells the story of two individuals who find solace and love in each other amidst societal expectations and challenges. With themes of identity, romance, and the struggle for acceptance, Stay Quiet explores the complexities of relationships and the power of staying true to oneself.
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