It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2022 · 84 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Victoria Linares Villegas

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Victoria Linares Villegas Self
Oscar Torres Self

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