¿Qué Es Un Niño? (What is a Boy?)

My surrealist experimental narrative film represents finally being able to accept oneself without worrying about being judged. Many people, regardless of ethnicity, gender or sexuality, have gone through the emotions of imposter syndrome.. ¿Qué Es Un Niño? is a visual metaphor film that showcases a Latino person leaving the patriarchal traditions of Latino Culture behind to be openly queer.

The main character Cuauhtémoc does everything they can to fit into society's patriarchal tradition but never believes they genuinely fit. In the midst, they finally come out to themselves and accept their queerness. Cuauhtémoc will do what society thinks masculine men do, but inside they wish they can express themselves as they want. As the film continues, Cuauhtémoc flips between doing masculine actions and actions deemed not masculine.

I hope my film creates the feeling of being free. I want people to see that we are human, and it should not matter what we decide to showcase to society; we should accept one another.