Sharasôju

Story about J and Red who takes their dreams. Through all the trouble to take on their dreams.

As if ripped from today's headlines reporting fires, evictions and street protests, "Another Barrio" tells the story of housing inspector Bob Morales as he investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire. While investigating a residential hotel in San Francisco's Latino Mission District, Morales finds himself face to face with corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sofia Nido, a beautiful flame from his past. Morales must also confront his own demons while investigating the crime and ends up caught in a dangerous web of deceit, as he gets drawn into the seedy underworld of bribery, corruption and murder. This independent Neo-noir feature film, based on a story by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, takes viewers deep into neighborhoods and communities seldom seen on film, while addressing issues around gentrification and displacement of low-income communities along the way.

Pedro Che is a carefree taxi driver who advises his friends Sebastián and Artemio, politically committed law students, to do like him. Following the kidnapping of Otamendi, a former corrupt official executed by a subversive command, Sebastían is unjustly detained by the police. Pedro and Sebastián's girlfriend break him out of jail with the help of a congressman. While they are celebrating their release, the police arrive and kill Artemio, who is implicated in the Otamendi case.

Robert is a struggling writer with demons he can't shake. Joanna is his attorney wife, worn thin from a fairy-tale romance that never was. During one final dinner, they will revisit the wonders that made them fall in love and rip each other apart as they fight for freedom.

Based in Seattle, a struggling art student named Noah, who attends the University of Washington, was kidnapped at eight months old and didn't know it until an encounter with his adopted mother. He has to make the hard decision on whether he wants to continue with what he knows as his family, name, birthday, etc., or if he wants to pursue finding out who he is by searching for extended family members. Through trial and error, Noah must decide if this is something he needs to feel fulfilled in life. It's Noah's choice in the end.