August Evening is a 2007 film following the relationship between an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe. It was written and directed by Chris Eska, and released theatrically on September 5, 2008.

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):

• Pedro Castaneda as Jaime
• Veronica Loren as Lupe
• Abel Becerra as Victor
• Walter Perez as Luis
• Sandra Rios as Alice
• Raquel Gavia as Maria
• Cesar Flores as Salazar
• Grisel Rodriguez as Andrea
• Tom Spry as Jason
• Jeremy Becerra as Gabe
• Ethan Mallen as Matthew
• Amelia Castillo as Juana
• Richard Moreno as Manuel
• Rosalba Aguayo Villegas as Wedding Photographer
• Stella Romero as Grocery Cashier
• Benito Lara as Diego
• Marina Hernandez as Young Maria at Cleaners

Reception

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter credits the film as perfectly honed, naturalistic acting and visual lyricism .

Awards

• Winner, Independent Spirit Award for Cassavetes Award (given to a feature film made for under $500,000)
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead (Pedro Castaneda) (others nominated in this category: Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Frank Langella.)
• Winner, Target Award for Best Film, Los Angeles Film Festival
• Winner, Best Acting Ensemble, Los Angeles Film Festival
• Nominated, Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor (Pedro Castaneda)
• Winner, Maverick Award for Best Film, Woodstock Film Festival
• Winner, Best Film, Ashland Independent Film Festival
• Winner, Best Cinematography, Phoenix Film Festival
• Winner, Opera Prima Jury Award (Best First Feature), International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area
• Winner, Best Actress, Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Veronica Loren)
• Winner, Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Award 2005, Austin Film Society
• Winner, Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Award 2006, Austin Film Society

Year	2007
ReleaseDate	2007-06-21
RuntimeMins	128
RuntimeStr	2h 8min
Plot	August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try…
Awards	Awards, 6 wins & 2 nominations
Directors	Chris Eska
Writers	Chris Eska
Stars	Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren, Abel Becerra
Produced by	Moctesuma Esparza,Connie Hill,Jason Wehling,Yuta Yamaguchi
Music by	Jonathan Hughes
Cinematography by	Yasu Tanida
Film Editing by	Chris Eska
Casting By	Megumi Kano
Production Design by	Elysia Van Deusen
Costume Design by	Sarah Balderas
Production Management	Jacob Rosenberg
Art Department	Cecilia Norman
Sound Department	Bob Costanza,Jacob Esquivel,Joseph Mckeel,Robert Webber
Camera and Electrical Department	Michelangelo Flores,Cecilia Norman,Bryan Ramirez,Ray Stilson,Yuta Yamaguchi
Casting Department	Jorie Burgos,Bob Saldana
Editorial Department	Andrew Huebscher,Jesse Klein Seret,Michael A. McCarthy
Music Department	Mono,Masakatsu Takagi,Windy & Carl,Yellow 6
Thanks	Joe Basquez,Alfred Cervantes,Roanna Gillespie
Genres	Drama
Companies	Doki-Doki Productions
Countries	USA
Languages	Spanish
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	6.8
ImDbRatingVotes	285
MetacriticRating	68
Keywords	farm worker,texas,u.s. mexico border,father in law daughter in law relationship