Filmmaker Statement

Cranberry Nights is a coming-of-age story told through the lens of the undocumented experience. On the surface, it is the story about broken trust between two friends. It raises questions of identity, what it means to grow up never being able to disclose who you truly are. The film shows Juana’s efforts to “fit in”, an experience we’re all too familiar with when we think about high school. Yet in Juana’s case the stakes are higher: going out drinking with her friends can risk everything. Telling her friend the truth, might destroy her life.