August Evening
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Chris Eska
Pedro Castaneda
Veronica Loren
Abel Becerra
Walter Perez
Raquel Gavia
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The lives of an aging, undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two hope to stick together--but change is inevitable. As the rural Texas life they've known quickly disappears, Jaime and Lupe make their way to San Antonio, where they spend time living with the families of Jaime's surviving son, Victor, and his daughter, Alice. They strive to fit in but have difficulty relating, and tensions eventually build in each home. Victor introduces Lupe to a young butcher named Luis, and as their relationship develops, she is confronted with the idea of a life apart from her father-in-law. Both Jaime and Lupe recognize that their paths cannot remain the same indefinitely. Jaime's health is weakening, but he is determined to make his daughter-in-law start her own life, and Lupe is torn between a possible future with Luis and her desire to continue caring for Jaime.
Director
Chris Eska
Cast
Pedro Castaneda
Veronica Loren
Abel Becerra
Walter Perez
Raquel Gavia
Cesar Flores
Sandra Rios
Grisel Rodriguez
Crew
Sarah Balderas
Elysia Edwards
Chris Eska
Chris Eska
Jacob Esquivel
Connie Hill
Jonathan Hughes
Megumi Kano
Yasu Tanida
Jason Wehling
Yuta Yamaguchi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards' John Cassavetes Award; also nominated for Best Male Lead (Pedro Castaneda).
Winner of the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall September 5, 2008
Released in United States January 13, 2009
Released in United States on DVD January 13, 2009
Released in United States September 26, 2008
Released in United States September 5, 2008
Feature directorial debut for Chris Eska.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Narrative Competition) June 21-July 1, 2007.
HD video
color
dialogue Spanish and English, subtitled English
rtg MPAA PG-13: brief strong language.
Released in United States January 13, 2009
Released in United States on DVD January 13, 2009
Released in United States Fall September 5, 2008
Released in United States September 5, 2008 (New York City)
Released in United States September 26, 2008 (Los Angeles)
