El Gallo de Oro (The Golden Rooster)

A DOCUMENTARY
OF HOPE THROUGH LAUGHTER

A STORY OF HOPE THROUGH ACTION! "EL GALLO DE ORO” IS A FILM WHICH CHRONICLES THE JOURNEYS OF A MIDDLE-AGED GAY MAN PAYING TRIBUTE TO HIS MOTHER, WHO IS BATTLING CANCER. THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTARY, MICHAEL PIÑA RECALLS THE MANY CHALLENGES HE FACED IN HIS OWN LIFE, AND SHARES HIS COMPELLING WAY OF DEALING WITH THEM. WITH A FEW FRIENDS BY HIS SIDE, A CAMERA AND A VISION, PIÑA WILL FIND HIMSELF HAVING TO DIG DEEP AND TEST HIS LIMITS - PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY - AS HE EMBARKS ON A UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT KIND OF JOURNEY. A JOURNEY THAT CONSISTS OF "DOING IT" AND "NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IT” - ULTIMATELY LEADING HIM TO A PLACE OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE ALL HE CAN DO IS LAUGH AT THE UNCERTAINTY, SMILE THROUGH THE TEARS AND KNOW THAT THINGS WORK OUT THE WAY THEY NEED TO. THIS IS "EL GALLO DE ORO."