Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Fallen Fruit

Fallen Fruit, dir. Chris Molina, 2024 USA, 86 min. 👏
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 6:00 PM, Vogue Theatre
screens in person with the short Like You
plus Digital Screening Room streaming encore

a shirtless young man looks through the lens of a camcorder while sitting on a beach with palm trees
Fallen Fruit
Alex (Ramiro Batista, pictured) is a 23-year-old who was dumped by his boyfriend, and thus forced to move back from New York City to his parents’ home in Miami. Alex is at a point in his life where it feels like nothing can go right. His only friend in Miami is about to move across the country. His job prospects are not good. He’s clearly in a depression, although it’s a rational response to the circumstances. Although the character verges at times on being a sad sack, painfully ill-equipped to handle the realities of adulting, he manages to find some moments of joy, so the film doesn’t feel nearly as heavy as Alex’s mood. He’s being pushed into adulthood, ready or not. Highly recommended.

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