A year after a public reckoning stemming from sexual assault allegations, a disgraced comic and one of his victims separately forge a return to stand-up comedy while dealing with the baggage they carry from the fallout.
STANDING UP follows a disgraced comic and one of his victims who each attempt to return to stand-up comedy as a way to overcome the baggage they still carry from the situation, just to find that baggage standing in their way.
A universally thoughtful story that explores modern racial and societal prejudices and what the world would look like if prejudice in all forms were erased overnight.
Against impossible odds, Gatito will try to change the unjust law that has condemned him and his loved ones to a hopeless life. As this happens, a governor obsessed with scapegoating immigrants rises to power, corrupting institutions and targeting Gatito himself.
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