Gabriela (2023)

It's the summer after high school graduation and Gabriela, a young undocumented Guatemalan woman, pursues her dream of swimming for an illustrious Country Club swim team. Despite her single-minded determination, Gabriela is continually confronted with her overprotective mother’s ears, limitations on her economic and legal status, and self-judgment. As she questions her self-worth against the structures of contemporary American Southern life, Gabriela embarks on a quest towards personal freedom and self-acceptance.

Released Oct. 22, 2023 16 min 11+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, tmdb.identity, tmdb.north-carolina, tmdb.coming-of-age, tmdb.family-drama, tmdb.undocumented-immigrant, tmdb.love-interest + 4 more, tmdb.guatemala, tmdb.indigenous-women, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.has-trailer