Desire Street
The story follows a Mexican immigrated family‘s life
in America. They are Carmen (Alejandra Walker) who is a
single and religious mother, wants to test the “confused”
sexuality of her teenager son, Bess (Ellen Clifford), a
young girl who is discriminated for her unattractive
appearance, and Andrea, the young son falls in love with a
mid-age man, as they try to survive their loneliness and
obsessions by going through different unusual experiences
and relationships with their new neighbor Lucy, a
prostitute. Influences like religion, environment and
prejudices are, in occasions, very destructive to the
social environment.
DESIRE STREET is an independent feature film exploring the
social and family issues with a melodramatic, but at times
humoristic tone and with very bold/colorful characters and
dynamic narration. The message that directors bring to the
film, which is “respect for others”, independently of their
sexuality, race or profession, is very relevant. Also the
film highlights the importance of the family support, for
any teenagers who are struggling for their sexuality and
differences to the stereotype that the society creates.