Jose Marquez On the Challenges of Making ‘ISA’ a Latino SciFi Film About an Undocumented Teenager
*An undocumented teen, a Wall Street firm that steals people’s dreams? It sounds good already. VL
By Matt Barbot, Remezcla
Latino scifi isn’t the norm, so brown nerd that I am, I’m excited for ISA, the new film from director Jose Marquez debuting June 11 on the SYFY channel. The lead actress is Latina, the storyline deals with immigration and is set in Los Angeles; I can’t wait. Ahead of the broadcast premiere, I sat down with Marquez to talk about the challenges of making a Latino science fiction movie, his favorite genre films, and Carla Morrison.
So what’s ISA about?
It is a scifi thriller about immigration and the unconscious. SPOILER: At its core, it’s about a young woman learning to accept why she was given up by her father in Mexico so that she could live a better life in the U.S.
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