Filmmaker Kevin Rios on Coming to Terms with Being Queer and Cuban
A last-minute competition submission landed Kevin Rios at Sundance presenting Made of Sugar, a documentary short about his experience growing up in a Cuban family, wrestling with his sexual identity, and moving to New York City. Shot in moody-romantic black and white and boasting old footage from his family’s personal archives, Rios has become a filmmaker to watch, one whose story is relatable to many LGBTs hungering for inner-understanding, but also fiercely original and illuminating. Out: Tell us about Made of Sugar. How did you get it to Sundance? Kevin Rios: Made of Sugar is a personal film that I made in […]