A man rediscovers a moment in his past where a divine force Intervened and saved his life. He visits the place where it happened for the first time in his adult life, as he reconciles with the young man he once was.

This is a short documentary about my friend, Alejandro Perez, Jr (AP). There's so many titles I could give him. Singer, rapper, capoeira teacher, amazing cook, mentor... He's a hidden jewel of Dallas. His words of wisdom always stick with me and I've never met anyone with more stories. He was forcefully introduced to drugs and sex at a very early age and has had to overcome a lot to get to where he is. Today he's an active father of 5 daughters and one son, a loving husband, and is a positive influence on his neighborhood, South Dallas. In this film I dive into one of his many stories and most importantly I learn the weight he carries from these experiences. My intention in producing this short film is to make something longer where we get to learn AP's entire story. It's hard to put into a few words how incredible a person he is. A feature length documentary is the only way I see to truly do his story justice.

Spoken word piece by one of AP’s mentees, So So Topic at DaVerse Lounge in Deep Ellum