A young boy in Caracas, Venezuela becomes fixated on straightening his curly hair for his school's photo day, causing tension with his struggling mother who fears he might be gay. Director Mariana Rondón’s goal was to talk about identity, racism, and homophobia through local and global contexts.

July 18 – Pelo Malo (Venezuela | Mariana Rondón, 2013) 1h 33min Watch the trailer.