Lingua Franca + Recorded Q&A

After finding work as a live-in carer for elderly Russian expatriate Olga, undocumented Filipina trans woman Olivia (Isabel Sandoval, who writes, directs and stars) is terrified of deportation – so her next priority is to secure a green card to stay in the country.

She has a plan to do so, but when she unexpectedly becomes romantically involved with Olga's grandson (Eamon Farren), complex issues of identity, civil rights and immigration begin to threaten her very existence.