Baltimore Women's Film Festival 2008

Alma, the teenager of undocumented Mexicans and her friend, Lupita, try to score beer. They end up with sodas instead. Alma wants Lupita's red high heels. She bets her friend, if she can drink all of the sodas, she gets the heels. Successful, Alma parades around in her newly won shoes, sick to her stomach.The evening turns serious when the Border Patrol pulls up and Alma is almost arrested. She runs home but is locked out. Her parents think that she is drunk. Alma tells them about the arrest of her father's migrant friend and accepts that will have to sleep outdoors. Inside, her parents argue about when Alma should be told of her illegal status. In the morning Alma's young life will change.