OLMO
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Michel Franco
North American Premiere – Centrepiece
Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Official TIFF Screening Schedule:
Friday, September 5 at 3:45PM – Scotiabank 11 – Press & Industry
Wednesday, September 10 at 3:15PM – Scotiabank 2 – North American Premiere
Thursday, September 11 at 2:30PM – Scotiabank 10 – Public #2
**Director Fernando Eimbcke is available for select interviews**
“Fernando Eimbcke’s charming coming-of-age story portrays the cringe-inducing awkwardness of middle school with far more sincerity than many of its cinematic counterparts. In other words, OLMO is truly universal.“
– INDIEWIRE, Christian Zilko
“Beginning with his 2004 debut, Duck Season, a quiet fusion of goofy and transcendent, writer-director Fernando Eimbcke has brought something specific to the screen in his teen-centric features: a knack for entwining deadpan comic absurdity with the sadness lurking at the periphery of the everyday.”
– THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Sheri Linden
1979, New Mexico, USA. Olmo is stuck. Today is his turn to take care of his sick father even though he is only 14-years-old and would much rather be hanging out with his best friend, Miguel. But when he gets invited to a party by his beautiful neighbor, Nina, he will do whatever he can to get out of his duties, embarking on a journey of mischief and chaos. As the night unfolds, he may come to love the very place he’s spent so long trying to escape: his home.
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Written by Fernando Eimbcke and Vanesa Garnica
Starring: Aivan Uttapa, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Diego Olmedo, Andrea Suárez Paz, Rosa Armendariz
2025 / USA / Mexico / 84 min