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The Roxie is proud to partner with the Sundance Film Festival to bring selections of the program to San Francisco at FORT MASON FLIX.

SON OF MONARCHS

Mexico, USA (Director and Screenwriter: Alexis Gambis, Producers: Abraham Dayan, Maria Altamirano)

After his grandmother’s death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.

Cast: Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Alexia Rasmussen, Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez, Noé Hernández, Pau lina Gaitán, William Mapother.

International Premiere. Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.

Read more about SON OF MONARCHS here.

Image Courtesy of Sundance Institute