The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo

Producer: Michael Goodin

Best Narrative Feature: Garden State Film Festival

Audience Award: Miami Jewish Film Festival

Life in 1984 suburban New York gets a jolt of unpredictable energy for high schooler Julie Gornick when her family opens their home to Juan Jose Mundo, an irresistibly charming exchange student from Spain. As Juan's larger-than-life personality enchants the entire neighborhood and stirs up local high school politics, Julie finds herself falling head over heels—forced to decipher where her romantic fantasy ends and the real young man begins.