''August Evening'' is a 2007 film following the relationship between an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe. It was written and directed by Chris Eska, and released theatrically on September 5, 2008.

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified): * Pedro Castaneda as Jaime * Veronica Loren as Lupe * Abel Becerra as Victor * Walter Perez as Luis * Sandra Rios as Alice * Raquel Gavia as Maria * Cesar Flores as Salazar * Grisel Rodriguez as Andrea * Tom Spry as Jason * Jeremy Becerra as Gabe * Ethan Mallen as Matthew * Amelia Castillo as Juana * Richard Moreno as Manuel * Rosalba Aguayo Villegas as Wedding Photographer * Stella Romero as Grocery Cashier * Benito Lara as Diego * Marina Hernandez as Young 'Maria' at Cleaners

Reception

Stephen Farber of ''

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'' credits the film as "perfectly honed, naturalistic acting and visual lyricism".

Awards

* Winner,

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

for Cassavetes Award (given to a feature film made for under $500,000) * Nominated, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead (Pedro Castaneda) (others nominated in this category:

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and

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.) * Winner, Target Award for Best Film,

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

* Winner, Best Acting Ensemble, Los Angeles Film Festival * Nominated,

Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. It was first awarded in 1998, with Sonja Sohn and Saul Williams Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapp ...

(Pedro Castaneda) * Winner, Maverick Award for Best Film,

Woodstock Film Festival The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto with the goal to bring high quality independent film to the Hudson Valley region. The festival takes place each fa ...

* Winner, Best Film,

Ashland Independent Film Festival The Ashland Independent Film Festival is held in Ashland, Oregon, United States. It has been organized by the non-profit Southern Oregon Film Society since 2001. Founded by D.W. and Steve Wood, the festival is held each spring over five days at th ...

* Winner, Best Cinematography,

Phoenix Film Festival Phoenix Film Festival is a festival that celebrates feature films and their creators. Started in 2000, the annual celebration takes place in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The festival is a showcase for feature and short films from all over the wo ...

* Winner, Opera Prima Jury Award (Best First Feature), International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area * Winner, Best Actress, Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Veronica Loren) * Winner, Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Award 2005, Austin Film Society * Winner, Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Award 2006, Austin Film Society

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