In a time when there are powerful people spewing dangerous and hateful words about immigrants and building walls, it’s important to remember what their lives are really like. Enter Jim McKay’s latest film, “En El Séptimo Día” (On the Seventh Day). For his first feature in over a decade, McKay wrote and directed a story about the everyday lives of a group of undocumented immigrants living in New York. And we now have the first trailer.
The official synopsis is below:
Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team’s captain – young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José’s team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals. José tries to reason with his boss or replace himself, but his efforts fail. If he doesn’t work on Sunday, his job and his future will be on the line. But if he doesn’t stand up for himself and his teammates, his dignity will be crushed.
Our own A- review praised the film calling it “an extraordinary yet reserved account of the charm within life’s repetition” and that “McKay’s latest work of art is an ode to those who fight for that glimmer of hope this country claims.”
In addition to films, McKay has an impressive list of television directing credits under his belt. His credits include directing episodes for some of TV’s best shows, including “The Wire,” “Mr. Robot,” “The Americans,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Rectify.”
“En El Séptimo Día” opens in select New York theaters June 8 and Los Angeles on June 15.
