Legend of MexMan, The (US Import BLU-RAY) Release Date December 30/25
Working out of an abandoned hangar at a small regional airport in East Los Angeles, Germán Alonso surrounds himself in a Gilliam-esque fantasy world, expressing his vision the only way he knows how: making phantasmagorical films with help from his friends, family and hundreds of handmade puppets.
But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along to adapt a feature-length version of his college thesis film, about a Mexican immigrant-turned-cyborg named “MexMan” — Alonso’s own superpowers begin to strain, as creative conflicts emerge with his producers and an old crush reappears.
Welcome to THE LEGEND OF MEXMAN, the (almost) unbelievable outsider-turned-hero tale that Film Threat calls “One of the great stand-up-and-cheer underdog sagas of all time.”
directed by: Josh Polon
starring: Germán Alonso, Tyler Soper, Ben Soper, Jonathan Sims, Moctesuma Esparza and José Manuel Alonso
2023 / 89 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Additional info:
- Region Free Blu-ray
- Audio commentary with Director Josh Polon and Germán Alonso moderated by Dekanalog’s Elijah Drenner
- Deleted Scenes
- A Selection of Short Films by Germán Alonso
- Animation Tests
- 2018 Slamdance Q&A
- Theatrical Trailer
- Essay by Alex Lei
- English SDH subtitles