Bob Trevino Likes It
November 1@ 6:30 pm
Directed by Tracie Laymon
USA | 2024 | 102 min | English
Friday, November 1st at 6:30pm – Koubek Center
Short: Can a chance online encounter with a world-weary older man who shares her father’s name re-ignite Lily Trevino’s quirky, love-fueled inner light? With a little faith in rage rooms, scrapbooking, and the interconnectedness of humanity, the answer just might be Yes.
Full: Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often playing the role of caretaker to people who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira) longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then suddenly by her father in her twenties. Bob Trevino (John Leguizamo) works long hours alone at a construction company to support his wife, Jeanie. The couple has endured a lot in the past decade, to the point of ignoring his own feelings and need for connection. That is, until he gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger.
Anchored by Barbie Ferreira (HBO’s Euphoria) and John Leguizamo’s heartfelt lead performances, this semi-autobiographical feature from writer/director Tracie Laymon will forever change the way you look at social media, scrapbooking, rage rooms, and the obscured-yet-real interconnectedness of humanity.