Directors E.J. Foerster and Manny Eng leaped at the opportunity to helm Gringa, knowing it would be filmed in Mexico.

The family drama of an American running away to find her father at a Mexican beach town seems like a fish-out-of-water tale. Instead, it is a touching and emotional family story.

The film stars Steven Zahn (The White Lotus0, Judy Greer (Reboot), Jess Gabor (Shameless), and Roselyn Sanchez (Fantasy Island).

Here is a brief description of Gringa:

The film follows an unpopular high school teenager Marge Bickford (Gabor), who tragically loses her mother (Greer) unexpectedly, which leads her on a journey to find her estranged father (Zahn) in Mexico with his girlfriend (Sanchez), hoping to rebuild a relationship for the sake of their family. A tale of love, loss, and coming into one’s own, Gringa shows that sometimes you need to risk it all to find yourself.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with co-directors E.J. Foerster and Manny Eng about their cast, production in Mexico, and the touching story.

E.J. Foerster makes his feature film directorial debut with Gringa, whom he co-directed with Marny Eng. Foerster had been a second unit director or assistant director with many projects in the past. In his credits, his past projects included Godzilla, The Greatest Showman, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Snatched, Office Christmas Party, and the upcoming Murder Mystery 2.

Marny Eng makes her feature film directorial debut. She has performed stunts in past projects, including Scary Movie 3, The Predator, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Shanghai Noon.

Gringa is available on VOD today.

Watch the exclusive interview with E.J. Foerster and Marny Eng below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Gravitas Ventures