Julie Comarda

In post-Katrina New Orleans, street hustler Red sells carnations to support himself and his disabled male lover, Sal. Living in a crowded halfway house, Red struggles to earn enough money to get Sal and himself a little place where they can be together. One fateful night Red is forced to weigh his desire for a home of his own against the realities of urban life.

A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.