Logline

While adapting to his new life in Puerto Rico, and coping with his veteran father’s trauma, a young Nuyorican boy searches for his place through dance, music, and an unlikely friendship.

Synopsis:

After the loss of his mother, Papolú, a young Nuyorican, moves to Puerto Rico with his father, Fito, a Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder. Papolú tries to integrate into the local culture through dance and music—passions he shared with his mother—but rejection from his peers and his father’s actions within the community complicate his adjustment. The story follows Papolú as he struggles to care for the relationship with his father and discovers an unexpected friendship with someone he initially considered his enemy.