Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente (René “Residente” Pérez Joglar). Over the course of four formative summers that span adolescence to early adulthood, Violeta and Eva learn to appreciate their father as a person, his flaws and limitations inseparable from his passion and tenderness. Lovers come and go, the backyard goes to seed, but the idea of home remains knotty and elusive. This powerful and deeply personal directorial debut from Alessandra Lacorazza offers a nuanced study of young people questioning their place within their families, their communities, and their identities. Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, In The Summers proves both an emotional capsule of growing up within a fragmented family and a love letter to the resilience needed to survive.
Cast & Crew
Vicente : René “Residente” Pérez Joglar
Adult Violeta : Lío Mehiel
Adult Eva : Sasha Calle
Yenny : Leslie Grace
Carmen : Emma Ramos
Middle Violeta : Kimaya Thais Limon
Middle Eva : Allison Salinas
Young Violeta : Dreya Castillo
Young Eva : Luciana Elisa Quiñonez
Adult Camila : Sharlene Cruz
Directed by : Alessandra Lacorazza
Written by : Alessandra Lacorazza
Produced by : Alexander Dinelaris, Rob Quadrino, Nando Vila, Lynette Coll, Sergio Lira, Daniel Tantalean, p.g.a., Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Jan Suter, Janek Ambros, Cristobal Guell, Stephanie Yankwitt, Slava Vladimirov
Editor : Adam Dicterow
Cinematographer : Alejandro Mejia
Production Designer : Estefania Larrain
Casting Director : Stephanie Yankwitt
Composer : Eduardo Cabra
Director: Alessandra Lacorazza
Writers: Alessandra Lacorazza, Katelyn MacKenzie
Producers: Justine LaViolette, Erica Braudy, Alessandra Lacorazza
DP: Sean Hanley
Production Company: Meerkat Media
Festivals: Palm Springs Short Fest, Durbin International Film Festival, Nitehawk Short Fest, NALIP Summit, New York Latino Film Festival
Director: Alessandra Lacorazza
Production Company: Meerkat Media
Producer: Justine LaViolette
Creative Director: Adam Loeb @ T-Brand Studios
DP: Sarah Tricker
AC: Sophia Feuer
Sound: Lily van Leeuwen
Grip: Maddalena De Beni
Editor: Peter Barker
Color: Natacha Ikoli
Sound Mix: Mr. Bronx
Directed: Alessandra Lacorazza
Produced: Justine LaViolette
Cinematography: Nicalena Iovino
Color: Marika Litz
Editing: Alessandra Lacorazza
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Director: Alessandra Lacorazza
Production Company: Meerkat Media
Producer: Justine LaViolette
Creative Director: Adam Loeb
Agency: T-Brand
DP: @andybisonte
AC: Jose Moreira
Sound: Sebas Uribe
Editors: Juan Luis Espinal & Luna Moya
Roshe Team:
Viviana Madriz
Fabiola Blanco Salazar
Kevin Cordero Brizuela
Directors/ Producers –– Sarah Ema Friedland and Alessandra Lacorazza
Writer –– Sarah Ema Friedland
Assistant Director –– Chloe Gbai
Cinematographer –– Sean Hanley
Editors –– Samin Pogoff, Alex Mallis, Alessandra Lacorazza, and Sarah Ema Friedland
Sound Mixer/Designer –– Kaija Siirala
Colorist –– Natacha Ikoli