The Garden Left Behind

The Garden Left Behind
The Garden Left Behind
	Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Flavio Alves
Written by	John Rotondo; Flavio Alves
Produced by	Roy Gokay Wol
Starring	Carlie Guevara; Michael Madsen; Ed Asner; Daniel Flaherty; Alex Kruz; Anthony Abdo; Tamara M. Williams; Bernadette Quigley; Ivana Black; Dawn Young; Brock Yurich; Miriam Cruz;
Cinematography	Koshi Kiyokawa
Edited by	Alex Lora Cercos
Music by	Robert Pycior
Production; companies	Autonomous Pictures; Queens Pictures
Distributed by	Uncork'd Entertainment
Release dates	March 9, 2019 (SXSW); August 28, 2020 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish

The Garden Left Behind is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves, and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera, a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a life for herself as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. The film premiered at SXSW in 2019, where it won the Audience Award. The Garden Left Behind became the first independent film to be funded substantially through donations and sales via eBay.