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The Low End Theory

Francisco Ordonez

2:00 PM,Milagro Cinemas, November 2nd

USA | 2024 | 98′ | Spanish, Spanish
sub English, Spanish

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THE LOW END THEORY tells the story of Raquel Pacheco, a military veteran who dreams of becoming a hip-hop producer/ beat maker, but has found herself in a rut laundering money for a dangerous drug dealer named Ulysses. Moreover, she’s in a loveless relationship with Ulysses’s sister, Giselle, who dismisses Raquel’s dream.

Raquel has come to this point in her life because of a troubled past. Whereas many veterans suffer from combat-related PTSD, her emotional scars derive from military sexual trauma. While recovering from a suicide attempt, Raquel meets her future partner Giselle at a VA hospital, where she works as a nurse. After entering into a relationship founded more on gratitude than love, Raquel is introduced by Giselle to her brother, Ulysses, who hires Raquel in his money laundering operation.

But all of that is thrown into chaos when Raquel meets a beautiful singer named Veronica. They bond over music, and Raquel begins seeing Veronica behind Giselle’s back. It isn’t long before Raquel falls madly in love with Veronica.


The Low End Theory cuenta la historia de Raquel Pacheco, una veterana militar que sueña con convertirse en productora de hip-hop, pero termina lavando dinero para un peligroso traficante de drogas llamado Ulysses. Además, mantiene una desamorosa relación con la hermana de Ulises, Giselle, quien desestima el sueño de Raquel.

Mientras que muchos veteranos sufren de trastorno de estrés postraumático relacionado con el combate, sus cicatrices emocionales se derivan del trauma sexual militar. Mientras se recupera de un intento de suicidio, Raquel conoce a su futura pareja, Giselle, en un hospital de veteranos, donde trabaja como enfermera. Después de entablar una relación sustentada más en la gratitud que en el amor, Giselle le presenta a Raquel a su hermano Ulises, quien contrata a Raquel en una operación de lavado de dinero.

Pero todo eso se convierte en un caos cuando Raquel conoce a una bella cantante llamada Verónica. Se unen a través de la música y Raquel comienza a ver a Verónica a espaldas de Giselle. No pasa mucho tiempo antes de que Raquel se enamore perdidamente de Verónica.
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Raquel has come to this point in her life because of a troubled past. Whereas many veterans suffer from combat-related PTSD, her emotional scars derive from military sexual trauma. While recovering from a suicide attempt, Raquel meets her future partner Giselle at a VA hospital, where she works as a nurse. After entering into a relationship founded more on gratitude than love, Raquel is introduced by Giselle to her brother, Ulysses, who hires Raquel in his money laundering operation.

But all of that is thrown into chaos when Raquel meets a beautiful singer named Veronica. They bond over music, and Raquel begins seeing Veronica behind Giselle’s back. It isn’t long before Raquel falls madly in love with Veronica.

Director • Dirección
Francisco Ordonez

Screenplay • Guión
Francisco Ordonez from a story by Sofia Yepes

Cinematography • Fotografía
Gemma Doll-Grossman

Music • Score
Fall On Your sword – Will Bates and Erik Lutz

Sound • Sonido
Sound Recordist: Derek Zen / Sound Mixer: Matt Schwartz / Supervising Sound Editor: Mike Marchain

Production Design
Marina Perez Ramirez

Edition • Edición
Miriam Kim

Producer • Productor
Daniel Ragussis, Sofia Yepes

Cast • Elenco
Sofia Yepes, Sidney Flanigan, Rene Rosado, Eddie Martinez, Scotty Tovar, Ricky Russert, Ser Anzoategui, Berner

Director

Francisco Ordonez

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Born and raised in Queens NYC, Francisco graduated with a BA in Sociology from City University of New York. He then earned his MFA in Film Directing at Columbia University, where he was honored as a Film Division Fellow. Francisco's thesis film, St. Paul, has won numerous awards, including Best Short at the HBO New York Latino Film Festival, and the IFP Audience Award. His second short, Cookie, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was a Finalist at NBC Universal Shortcuts. Francisco is currently developing the feature film, Saint Paul, an urban conspiracy thriller, which tells the story of a Latino college student who infiltrates a cult of Black and Latino men obsessed with racial conspiracy theories and apocalyptic prophecy. The screenplay, a Tribeca All Access finalist, draws from Francisco's time researching the real-life Black Israelites for his undergraduate thesis.

Nacido y criado en Queens, Nueva York, Francisco se graduó con una licenciatura en Sociología por la City University de Nueva York. Luego obtuvo su Maestría en Dirección de Cine en la Universidad de Columbia, donde fue honrado como miembro de la División de Cine. La película de tesis de Francisco, St. Paul, ha ganado numerosos premios, incluido el de Mejor cortometraje en el New York Latino Film Festival de HBO y el Premio del Público del IFP. Su segundo cortometraje, Cookie, se estrenó en el Tribeca Film Festival y fue finalista en NBC Universal Shortcuts. Francisco actualmente está desarrollando el largometraje Saint Paul, un thriller de conspiración urbana, que cuenta la historia de un estudiante universitario latino que se infiltra en una secta de hombres negros y latinos obsesionados con teorías de conspiración racial y profecías apocalípticas. El guion, finalista de Tribeca All Access, se basa en la investigación que realizó para su tesis universitaria.