Undertow
Miguel is a fisherman in a small Peruvian seaside village. He and his wife Mariela are active in the local church and happily expecting their first child.
But Miguel is also in love with Santiago, an urban transplant who first came to the village to paint.
Santiago shares his feelings but resents Miguel’s insistence that they keep their relationship a secret.
In a terrible swimming accident, Santiago drowns, trapping his spirit on Earth until his body can be found.
In some ways, this new situation suits Miguel perfectly: Santiago is invisible to everyone but him, making their relationship that much easier to conceal.
But Santiago is miserable in his in-between state, and as rumors of the relationship surface, Miguel is forced to choose between saving face in his community and doing right by his lover. (Seattle International Film Festival)
Undertow is released 6th August.