
Pretend I'm Not Here
Drama
Overview
A non-binary Spanish-English phone interpreter hears a familiar voice on the other end of a call with a migrant detention facility.
Top Cast
Yoshi Escalante
Yoshi Escalante
Cris
Yoshi Escalante
Cris
Leslye Gisell Martinez
Leslye Gisell Martinez
Mother
Leslye Gisell Martinez
Mother
Brett Umlauf
Brett Umlauf
Principal
Brett Umlauf
Principal
Jacob Scherer
Jacob Scherer
Border Patrol Officer
Jacob Scherer
Border Patrol Officer
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez
Asylum Seeker
Sonia Sanchez
Asylum Seeker


Ava Fojtik
Ava Fojtik
Nancy
Ava Fojtik
Nancy
Lissa Ramirez
Lissa Ramirez
Maria
Lissa Ramirez
Maria
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