Moe

    6/4/2023
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    Storyline

    Moe, a fun-loving theater artist working on a one woman show, finds out that he is dying from an AIDS related illness. Naturally, his response is to invite his closest friends over for a “going away for good” party as one last big celebration of his life. His plans go awry when his best friend, and his ex, decide to crash the party, despite 15 years without communication between them. Alternating between the painful reality of his current situation and scenes featuring his alter ego, a torch-singing drag queen who wants to take him for “the ride of his life,” MOE is an often light-hearted film that also packs a serious emotional punch.

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        • Brent_Marchant

          When Moises (a.k.a., Moe) (Sal Lopez), a gay theater director dying of AIDS, decides to throw a final farewell party for himself, things dont quite turn out as planned. Surrounded by family (Tonantzin Esparza), longtime friends (Geoffrey Rivas, Danny De La Paz, Lucy Rodriguez) and an ex-wife (Evelina Fernández) whom he hasnt seen in 15 years, this would-be celebration of life turns somewhat troubling with the revelation of long-hidden truths, a time for the release of secret pains, but also an opportunity for closure and redemption as the end draws near. As Moes story unfolds, the film takes on the character of a life review, with flashbacks that touch on his past, often hosted by his alter-ego, Lupe (Richard Coca), a drag queen cabaret cha...

          October 4, 2023

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