15: A Quincenera Story

E1 • Zoey

With the help of her trans-madrinas (godmothers), 15-year-old Zoey prepares for her quinceañera – a celebration the older women were never able to have themselves.

25m • 2017

With the help of her trans-madrinas (godmothers), 15-year-old Zoey prepares for her quinceañera – a celebration the older women were never able to have themselves.

E2 • Ashley

While training for her amateur debut as a boxer in East Los Angeles, Ashley prepares for both her boxing match and her quinceañera, she worries her boxing coach may face deportation and miss her special day.

27m • 2017

While training for her amateur debut as a boxer in East Los Angeles, Ashley prepares for both her boxing match and her quinceañera, she worries her boxing coach may face deportation and miss her special day.

E3 • Rosi

As an American growing up in Florida with a mother from Guatemala and a father from Cuba, Rosi combines all three of her cultures for a quinceañera celebration in Havana.

27m • 2017

As an American growing up in Florida with a mother from Guatemala and a father from Cuba, Rosi combines all three of her cultures for a quinceañera celebration in Havana.

E4 • Jackie & Nina

Best friends from San Antonio, Texas, Jackie and Nina's families have been in the United States for generations. They celebrate their Mexican heritage and a joint-quinceañera through the traditional Mexican rodeo, a horse-dancing display of escaramuza.

27m • 2017

Best friends from San Antonio, Texas, Jackie and Nina's families have been in the United States for generations. They celebrate their Mexican heritage and a joint-quinceañera through the traditional Mexican rodeo, a horse-dancing display of escaramuza.