Logline:

After his mother’s unexpected death, a teenage car thief, Matías, is sent to live with the abusive father that they ran away from thirteen years earlier. “stealing cars” is about the determination of personal identity within the wreckage of a shattered American dream.

Synopsis:

Matías was four years old when his mother, Isa, stole him away from his abusive, alcoholic father. Now, as a teenager, he is a seasoned car thief, living with her in a Virginia Beach public housing complex. But, after her sudden and unexpected death, Matías is sent back to Baltimore to live with the father they ran away from over a decade earlier. Returning to the locations of a forgotten childhood, Matias is forced to confront the reemergence of repressed trauma, while coming to terms with his own inability to protect her. sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to understand, explore, and create with purpose at every turn.

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