In the forgotten corners of the city, a young homeless addict named JD drifts through nights haunted by silence, addiction, and disconnection. Alongside Max, a hardened street survivor, and Luna, a mentally ill woman caught in a cycle of delusion and innocence, JD stumbles through a grim urban purgatory. When tragedy strikes under the glow of streetlights and stars, JD is forced to confront the cost of invisibility — and the fragile spark of hope that may still exist.
“Under the Stars” is a haunting, poetic portrait of those society ignores, where even in the darkest moments, humanity flickers like a lighter in the night.
Conversation with filmmaker Jason G. Mercado, with his assistant Nadine Emrich.
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