SONGS FOR ALEXIS follows two young teenagers' fight for identity and love for each
other in American suburbia. 18-year-old Ryan, a talented musician, is wildly in love
after meeting the beautiful and enigmatic 16-year-old Alexis at summer camp. Her parents'
disapproval of Ryan forces her to choose between her family and an unsure future with
the man she loves. The aches and pains of first love are all too universal, and documented
alongside a powerful and supportive mother-son relationship in this coming-of-age
film that resonates with emotion.
Sam Berliner. “Translations Program Guide 2015.” n.d. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a86d494b1ffb6251b62962f/t/6244fc95ee76654aec46da0c/1648688287865/TranslationsProgramGuide2015-min.pdf.