Julian

Julián is the story of a boy who wants to be a mermaid . The wide- eyed Julián spends a summer of discovery in NYC with his Abuela . Nearly strangers, they brace themselves for tense conversations and new adventures . The colourful chaos of Abuela’s world, and the stories she tells him, awakens something within Julián . . . questions about who he is and who he could be . Julián’s journey will reach across the diaspora, from Brooklyn block to the depths of the ocean, in an intergenerational ebb and flow . Through Abuela’s world, Julián explores his identity, gender expression and the hidden heritage of his family .