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I Carry You with Me (Te Llevo Conmigo) is a 2020 Spanish-language drama film directed by Heidi Ewing, from a screenplay by Ewing and Alan Page Arriaga. It stars Armando Espitia, Christian Vázquez, Michelle Rodríguez, Ángeles Cruz, Arcelia Ramírez and Michelle González.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, where it won both the NEXT Innovator and Audience Awards.
Based on true love, this decades spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef (Armando Espitia) and a teacher (Christian Vázquez). Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to New York City with dreams, hopes, and memories in tow.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Forbidden love between two Mexican men, made all the more poignant by obstacles they face over several decades, forms the emotional center of gravity of a lyrical debut feature from documentary maker, Heidi Ewing. Shifting through different time periods and between the U.S. and Mexico, it traverses ambitious territory-- immigration, intransigent homophobia, crippling poverty— with bracing authenticity and without sermonizing, ultimately asking if love can conquer all.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
Embarcadero Cinema
