Trippin’

By Alexandra Laguna

Laguna writes,  “This film is about the ultimate relationship trial, the Coronavirus and its friends: curfew, mandatory 30-day quarantining, and in-state lockdown. Two young queer Latinas have fought against society’s negative attitude towards their relationship, but this time, they don’t have others’ voices in their ear, judging them. This time, they have themselves, to explore, live and judge on their own the merits of this relationship.  Long conversations and plates of well-seasoned food that conquer the heart help the couple realize they are meant for each other.  Thanks to COVID-19, two women cultivate their love.

 

Alexandra’s Bio: 

Alexandra is a proud Puerto Rican Latina, Bisexual, and Super Senior in the Class of 2020 at Rutgers University. She is majoring in Spanish with a double minor in Creative Writing and Women & Gender Studies. Alexandra finds comfort in her poems, nature and justice. In Spring 2020, she took Documentary Filmmaking for Writers in hopes of one day doing a documentary about what it means to be Latinx and queer in a patriarchal and white supremacist society. She created this film for the course. Alexandra hopes to one day publish her poems or short stories in Spanglish.