August Evening

August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime (a superb Pedro Castaneda) and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together... but change is inevitable. Castaneda was nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 Spirit Awards and won the John Cassavetes Award for best feature made for under $500,000.

“August Evening is infinitely more absorbing and entertaining than we had any right to expect from such simple and undemanding creatures.” (Andrew Sarris, New York Observer)