Official trailer of Desire Street (2011)
🎬 Watch the full short film on Almost Red Prod.

“Desire Street” is a Spanish-Chinese-American feature film written and directed by award-winning filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, as their MFA graduation project at the New York Film Academy in Hollywood.

After a tragic accident, a Mexican immigrant family in Los Angeles struggles to rebuild their lives. Carmen, a widowed and devoutly religious mother, tries to “fix” her teenage son Andrea’s sexuality through faith and control. Her daughter Bess hides from the world behind eccentric behavior, while Andrea searches for freedom and affection in risky places.
Their lives change when Lucy Bell, a flamboyant prostitute, moves next door — her uninhibited spirit awakens desire, compassion, and chaos in equal measure.

Shot on Super 16 mm in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, the film interweaves three intimate stories — those of Carmen, Bess, and Andrea — exploring sexuality, repression, immigration, and family bonds with humor and tenderness.

Influenced by the colorful Mexican melodramas of the 1960s and the irreverent tone of Pedro Almodóvar, Desire Street transforms tragedy into irony and vulnerability into resilience.

Premiered at Mix Mexico International Film Festival (2011), where it received a Special Mention for Best Feature Film, and later awarded Best Feature Film at the Asturian Film Festival (2014), the film was praised for its strong script, vibrant performances, and suggestive music.

🎥 Genre: Comedy / Drama / Family / LGBTIQ+
🕒 Runtime: 82 min
🌍 Language: English & Spanish (with optional subtitles in French, Italian, and other languages)
📽️ Format: Super 16 mm Film
🎵 Music: Andrea Centazzo
👥 Cast: Alejandra Walker, Javier Lopez, Ellen Clifford, Kjord Davis, Jesus Guevara, Alexandra Smothers

🔗 Contact: [email protected]
🔗 Official Website: https://almostred.com/desire-street/

Other official links:
🎞️ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1617083/
🎬 TMDb: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/283353-desire-street
📚 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_Street_(film)
⭐ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/desire-street/
🎥 FilmAffinity: https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film420709.html
▶️ Trailer: https://youtu.be/wk67nViJ1No

✨ Tagline:
“Between faith and desire, every soul seeks its own salvation.”