Ekaj (2015)

Directed by

Cati Gonzalez

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Puerto Rican drifter navigates life on the streets of New York City. He forms an uneasy bond with another homeless man.

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What happens

Ekaj is a 2015 American independent drama film written and directed by Cati Gonzalez, starring Jake Mestre, Badd Idea, and Scooter LaForge. The film made its New York City premiere at the 5th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival. Gonzalez intended for Ekaj to be a work in the vein of Midnight Cowboy, but with a focus on New York's Puerto Rican drifters. The film screened at several Film Festivals which include, LesGaiCineMad, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Q Fest St. Louis / St. Louis International Film Festival, QCinema Fort Worth, Downtown Urban Arts Festival, NewFilmmakers NY, SF Latino Film Festival Cine+Mas, International Film Festival, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Macabre Faire Film Festival, Human Rights Film Festival Barcelona and other festivals worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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