Jesus Camp and The Boys of Baraka, turned her lens to feature filmmaking in I Carry You With Me. The recently released, award-winning Spanish-language film centers on Iván (Armando Espitia) and Gerardo (Christian Vázquez), a gay couple battling stigma in Mexico.
They move to the United States for opportunity, only to encounter new hurdles as undocumented immigrants.Below, Ewing discusses the production, which she directed and co-wrote with Alan Page Arriaga.The Advocate: You have a personal connection to the real-life couple who inspired the film.
Tell us about your relationship to them.Heidi Ewing: I broke many rules in the making of this film, not the least of which is “never make a movie about close friends.” But on a late night in 2012,.