Lia Garcia

During her 18th birthday celebration, Mer, a young woman with Down syndrome, makes an important decision: she wants to get her driver's license. However, almost no one at the table seems to support her, which triggers a mixture of frustration and envy in Mer towards her older sister, Paloma, who is becoming increasingly independent.

You’d never know this is your home away from home. The surveillance camera outside shows a drab reception area and an unremarkable street in Mexico City; inside, the lights flash, but the tables are empty. Yet preparations are soon underway and fixed categories cease to apply: stubble is removed, make-up applied and strands of hair are teased into place; the camera is trained not on the men themselves, but what they see in the mirror.