Detention: A queer half-Mexican teen grappling with his identity in a dead-end Texas border town helps two migrants survive the ICE facility run by his estranged father.

Always cutting, often dark, never mean: Steve Coy is an award-winning screenwriter focusing on complicated families & class conflict. Over ten-plus years as a creative director, Steve has developed linear, digital & branded content, including feature documentary Vince Carter: Legacy, which sold to Crackle in 2021.

Gay as folk & heavy on the dramatics: John Ferraro writes from his personal experiences navigating life as a gay kid in small town Northeast Pennsylvania. An accomplished TV industry professional with credits such as "Dopesick," "We Own This City," "Poker Face" & "The Walking Dead." He's currently working on the set of a new Scarlett Johansonn directed feature in NYC.

Ria Pavia is a director, producer, writer & acting coach. She directed two episodes of TV at the end of last year: Freeform’s Grownish & ABC’s General Hospital. Her film directorial debut, Second Team, nabbed 16 awards at various prestigious festivals, wrapping up at Cannes. Her career in the entertainment industry launched with performing gymnastics in a tampon commercial in the ‘80s. This stint propelled her into acting in TV commercials, guest spots, & film roles. Back in the day, she recurred on Who’s the Boss, The Hughleys, & the soap opera Santa Barbara. In the theatre world, Pavia has collaborated with Noah Wyle, Jennifer Aniston & Mark Ruffalo; directing over 45 plays & musicals.

Matthew Davies-Morris found his love for acting at the age of nine, & ever since has continued to pursue his passion. Matthew has worked in both Film & Theatre. Some of his roles include Hamlet, Jason in “Rabbit Hole”, & Man in Chair in “The Drowsy Chaperone”. Recently, Matthew made his film debut in Broken Strings, a comedy currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Eric Flores is a graduate from California State University, Fullerton with his BFA in acting. Since graduating, he has worked in Los Angeles in theater, commercial & film. He was last seen in "The Inheritance" by Matthew Lopez at the Geffen Playhouse & in Danito de Balazo's short film, "El Paisa".

Andrew Gonzalez is a Latinx actor known for: Law & Order SVU, The Company You Keep, Promised Land, For All Mankind, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, General Hospital & an upcoming role in Power Book 2 Ghost. He is a Meisner trained actor, having graduated from the Baron/Brown Studio in Santa Monica, CA.

Elias Hinojosa was born and bred along the Rio Grande on the border of Mexico. He graduated from film school at the University of Texas at Austin, where Matthew McConaughey was a professor. His directorial debut 'Lullaby' screened at SXSW and his most recent 'All-Nighter', in which he also stars, had its LA premiere at Screamfest 2023.

Gloria Ines is a member of The Echo Theatre Co and Road Theatre Co. She has most recently appeared in Kieron Barry's two-hander Spy for Spy and The Road's Mercury by Steve Yockey. Gloria works in educational theatre teaching students about mental health.

Lita Lopez is an Actor/Writer/Producer/Texican/Poolplayer/Shrew. Her on screen credits include Young Sheldon, Ratched, Henry Danger, Insecure & more. One of ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch 2023, Lita was also recently named a Women in Film Creative Producer Fellow.

Holger Moncada, Jr. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany to Latino parents, Holger’s father was in the U.S. He has appeared in several TV shows, such as “Prison Break” on Fox, Amazon Prime’s “Bosch”, ABC’s “General Hospital” and CBS’s “Criminal Minds”, to name a few. He’s also had recurring roles on Hulu’s “Future Man”, Epix’s “Get Shorty” and Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.

Peter Schiavelli is an actor and writer based in Los Angeles. He was most recently seen on stage in Beau Jest, 1984, and The Normal Heart, and on film in The Golden Years.

Born and raised in Springfield, MA, David Starzyk began acting while in college, at first as an exercise to overcome stammering, which, he discovered, magically disappeared while on stage. He spent the next several years starring in his collegiate productions, then moving back and forth from Boston to London to NYC, performing in musicals, comedies & dramas.

Ben Ubiñas is a Los Angeles based actor and writer. After studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Harvard College, he worked in the theater scene in pre-pandemic New York before moving to LA to pursue film. Ben is thrilled to be working with ISA as it gives a platform to this complex and important story.

Daniel Vasquez is a born and raised Los Angeles native who's been acting for 12 years. In 2018 he starred as Colby Mann in The Standoff. Daniel has been working in Musical Theatre for 10 years with roles in college productions such as Orpheus in Hadestown, Benny in In The Heights and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.