Two best friends wander the streets of Laredo at night, turning parking lots, bridges, and fast-food drive-thrus into a small pocket of freedom on the U.S.–Mexico border. Their jokes and games never hide the pressure they face: threats of deportation, abortion bans, and the constant feeling that their lives are considered disposable by the state.

The film is made as a self-portrait, with Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía “Beba” Contreras filming and narrating their own lives, blurring the line between subject and director. Over one hot summer, they protest for legal abortion, push back against border militarization, and literally “edit” an anti-abortion sign while dealing with mental health, migration paperwork, and family expectations.

Since release, the film has screened widely through PBS’s POV series and community showings, becoming a tool for conversations on abortion access, immigration, and cross-border organizing.