this time on [Music] [Music] filmmaker this program is brought to you in part by friends of South Florida PBS hi my name is Jose Navas and I'm here with the film awake Before Dawn awake Before Dawn is a loving film about an immigrant family that really does what they have to do to make a living and survive there's a really strong message and that is that no matter what you do in life what matters is those that you love that are around you [Music] M please I hate waking up so early why can't we just not work I wish we didn't have to but we do I'm going to need your help back in the van come on a good time to wake up no no okay welome [Music] it's on okay quick time to get in [Music] [Music] [Music] that's something [Music] [Music] okay make it there how's that looking Santi good wela all right safe it's pretty good we should started the day come on [Music] look santti was that the toy you were talking about yeah that's the one I've always wanted that one no San we can't buy that please Mom please let me buy it this is the only one I have left who get this who get this who get this why is it that we never have the money to buy anything other people have a lot of things and we don't we work all day and we're so poor Santi Santi some people have to work harder than others to get things some people are born with money some others are not but money doesn't make make you any better or worse we work hard and have little but we are rich in other ways in what ways okay listen if you work extra hard today and that man still has the toy by the end of the day I'll buy it for you but you have to work extra hard okay I promise I will okay [Music] RZ you owe me two months already and I'm tired of this I'm a little short right now but I'll have the money by the end of the day I I promise I'm going to give you to the end of the day if you don't have my money by the end of the day I'm going to kick you out you understand that [Music] [Music] have some candles this really good would you like to try some [Music] here so those are scented so those are a little bit more expens that's $3 hi how much is this one this one um I think she said it was like 15 is that okay 15 yeah perfect that's work just give me one second so I can get my mom no no no hey wait no problem here I got gosh um I don't think that no I got to go I can't wait for her she look busy look is this okay um let me yeah I think it's fine perfect thank you thank you so much now we can buy Mr Rob mom I sold one okay so what was this for one of those bags the big brown One S there's only $15 here what's wrong Ma I thought you'd be happy it's a real leather m people here pay good money for things that will last them then this we can't do that you sold it to him for 15 and it was worth 50 we needed that money today to pay rent if we don't get that money today they're going to kick us out we're going to lose everything I was just trying to make extra money for the toy Santi this is the the real world with real problems all like that stupid little fake toy that you want I was just trying to help and car boxes make sure that people don't take stuff watch over your brother well I'm really busy that will really help [Music] me now let's sell some more so we can make up for it [Music] okay oh hi how you doing look [Music] would you like to buy something that's going to break on you tomorrow or would you rather spend on something that's better quality come come come come hi why did you come here we have a okay thank you have a good day here's something what about your food M you go go [Music] [Music] hey that's the guy I sold that bag to earlier y hey everything okay no um you're the man I sold that bag to earlier yeah I remember I gave you the GH what happened I know but the truth is I sold it to you for the wrong price that bag is 50 uh not 15 excuse me you coming to me asking me for more money no no no no no no kids I already pay you okay I know but it would just be the rest of the money 35 this was my fault I made a mistake and now my mom is losing money for it I just want to make it right okay I understand perfectly but there's nothing I can do bye sir that bag you bought from us is made of real leather anyone can tell just by the touch here look look inside you can tell by the quality that it's made of real leather that bag is going to last you a long time you paid 15 but you know it's worth much more than the 50 I'm asking for if you could just be fair with me on this one I know I look young but I'm an honest businessman it would just be the rest of the money 35 [Music] [Music] Ma look I was able to get the rest of the money for the bag you Cal look that makes 50 I found the guy and I sold it to him he gave me the rest how did you do that did you just gave you the ma I just learned from watching you what foreign fore [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] get this get this get [Music] here maom I'm not going to buy the toy I want you to keep the money something you don't have to do that you earn it get the toy no ma I don't want the toy I want to give the money to you to help out you don't want [Music] it mom where did you learn how to sell I learned from your aita do you think I'll ever be as good as you are a [Music] boila something may be better [Music] [Applause] okay diito I know I asked you for a lot of things but this one I really need I know we don't have much and I really wish we did but I really just want to help Mom out I don't want her to have to work so hard anymore if you could just make me Rich then I could help her and she wouldn't have to work so hard I can just take care of her and Luca and I can do all the work lito we want to ask you that you give us life and health but most importantly dear father we want to thank you for everything that you have given us and for those who love amen love you maom good night [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] I really took inspiration for my own experience as an immigrant myself and coming here with my family we we actually did work when I was young at a flea market at a local flea market in that you really understand that it's about the experience but most importantly but the people that you love that you experience those things with and definitely family and sacrifice and doing and working hard is is at the at the heart of this film hi my name is Olivia Sanchez and this is my film pra Maria prosa Maria is a tel Noll Style parody featuring your traditional telen Noella heroine she's about to get married to dream guy and have the dream life and the dream house but uh surprise pregnancy challenges all of that [Music] I [Music] the best G you look fat in that dress you've been gaining weight all I eat is what you cook well if you cook more you wouldn't be gaining so much weight that's why you don't have a boyfriend yet well Tia maybe I do have a boyfriend really don't boyfriend don't boyfriend [Music] your sister is getting married tomorrow and you don't even have anybody to bring to the wedding Rosa Maria is one year older than you and she find a man with this house and beautiful kitchen well if Rosa Maria was so perfect then I wouldn't be expecting Nacho's baby right now [Music] you put nacho beef in your tuna taco no man will love you as his wife now I don't know what to do there's only one thing you can do I can't talk about this what about the FL what flan there's no flan there's flan [Music] mix marry me you say the baby's mine and I protect your honor we can trade like Pokemon no this is not a good idea you must protect your honor nacha must protect my honor and what if he doesn't I would do anything for her love anything what are you willing to do kidnap me poison me murder me find my evil identical twin and pay her to pretend to be me that's what it will take he's not going to leave yes he will NATO loves me and he will [Music] love her baby D nael you and I have had many many nights IR resistable passion you are pregnant with my seat I can finally leave stop it nacho she isn't pregnant I am pregnant heavily pregnant nael you must choose one of us Rosa Maria I don't understand we were waiting until after the wedding I thought you were staying pure for me I'm not having your child what who is the father I am [Music] Mano with my own brother but you believed it didn't you Maria we must know no you don't I I can't have St mic camera cut what the hell are you doing this doesn't make any sense anymore all right and frankly it's degr this is a t Noll we're just giving our audience what they want no this is what you think that the audience wants guys just a reminder but the child employment laws are very specific if the SE long will wrap up my agent will insist on over time you're right she's right if she doesn't like the script we should change it Rosa Maria should admit that she has Lin with an O thus revealing her evil Too Faced nature and allowing natur to free himself from her grasp and finally pursue his one true love oops somebody has still ties right dog he has to die stupid okay then let's just make this easier let's K her off in the script now why would you say that that would be too cruel Ros Maria's baby can't survive on his own yet true we she needs to die in a nuan way that you know saved her baby you know that's our job as artists why can't Rosa Maria stay alive and grow as a person like why is that impossible I don't understand because no one wants to see two woman getting along God so how about a car crash no a stabbing to bad taste um she falls down the stairs and falls into a coma I mean that happens all the time right yes strikes the right balance all right ladies get together we're going to do another take of the kitchen scene wait can we make it a little less bright just follow you you'll be fine it's going to be a long day be fun did you I grew up watching telen noas and they certainly informed my understanding of myself and other people interpersonal relationships I am also an attorney and I'm always thinking about like the legal landscape especially as it affects women especially now and I figured that making something that would be fun and engaging but also you know like a little bit quirky would be a good way to address the topic and um and explore some telen Avella culture at the same time [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this program is brought to you in part by friends of South Florida PBS [Music]