I CARRY YOU WITH ME
I can finally recommend this speechlessly beautiful film to you because I CARRY YOU WITH ME (trailer here) is at last getting a theatrical release this Friday! Directed by Heidi Ewing (you can find a little rec of her in this week’s Filmmaker Section!), I CARRY YOU WITH ME premiered at Sundance in 2020 and tells the true story of an undocumented gay couple from Mexico, as they attempt to pursue the promise of social and economic freedoms in New York City. Long-time documentary filmmaker Heidi Ewing employs an innovative hybrid storytelling format unlike anything I’ve seen in recent years, blurring the lines of “narrative” and “non-scripted,” urging us to remember the reality taking place off-screen. The intimate cinematography by DP Juan Pablo Ramirez brings a sensitive naturalism to this poignant and intensely intimate story, and incredible performances by Armando Espitia and Christian Vazquez brought me to tears—more than once.
—Mimi Li, Development Assistant
