Fallen Fruit

Join us for a special post-film discussion with director Chris Molina after the 7pm screening on Saturday, August 16th!

Alex (Ramiro Batista), is a 20-something-year-old who begrudgingly moves back to his childhood home in Miami from New York after a breakup. Blinded by his optimism of returning to New York after the Summer, Alex underestimates the inevitable hurricane that is adulthood. As his Miami life takes its turns, Alex documents his version of rock bottom with an old camcorder found in his bedroom-turned-storage closet. Looking for an escape, he soon finds comfort in Chris (Austin Cassel), a random hookup, who shows him what a life in Miami might have to offer. Blinded by optimism and lust, the reality of adulthood comes flooding in, forcing him to begin to grow up.

Director Chris Molina's debut feature, FALLEN FRUIT, beautifully explores the universal yet tough-to-swallow journey that is learning to accept the bottomless state of adulthood, when you feel like a failure but have not yet failed.

SPECIAL GUEST

Chris Molina (he/him) is a Miami-based filmmaker whose work focuses on queer stories. He leans heavily on his own personal experiences, often blurring the line between fiction and autobiography. His films have gone on to play festivals like Indie Grits, New Orleans Film Festival, and Florida Film Festival.  In the Summer of 2022, Molina was named Miami New Times Best Film Director, where it was reported he was “ becoming a marquee name in South Florida's film scene.” He recently became the Shorts Programmer for the Miami Film Festival where he gets to further his goal of enriching Miami’s film community.