Going To Quito
A drama of courage, longing, and a child's dangerous journey toward the mother he dreams of finding.
As a bus winds through Ecuador’s mist-covered mountains, remote villages, and vast highland valleys, a nine-year-old stowaway makes his way to Quito, clinging to the hope of finding his mother.
At every stop, he risks discovery, and each adult he encounters could be a threat—or an unexpected ally.
Set against the breathtaking landscape of the Andes, the film explores what it means to be a parent and the fierce resilience of a child willing to risk everything for the chance to belong.
Going to Quito began with a simple question: How far would a child go to reach the person he believes is home?
Children can be separated from the people they love by distance, circumstance, and choices beyond their control. Rather than focus on the forces that divide them, this film turns toward the bond that endures—the instinctive, unshakable pull between a child and a parent.
Through one boy’s journey across Ecuador, I wanted to explore longing not as weakness, but as courage. His search asks us to consider what truly makes someone a parent: blood, presence, sacrifice, or the promise of safety and belonging. At its heart, Going to Quito is about a child’s faith in love—and the extraordinary risks he will take to find his way back to it.
- Production Company
- R Studios
- Country of Origin
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish / English
- Format
- Short Film
- Genre
- Drama
- Status
- In Production
