Who directed the 2006 independent film Quinceañera about Magdalena and her cousin Carlos?

Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland directed the 2006 independent film Quinceañera.

The film follows Magdalena, a pregnant teenager, and her cousin Carlos as they face family rejection and find support with their great-granduncle Tomas. The quinceañera celebration remains an important part of the setting, but the film’s broader story addresses family, sexuality, religion, and community in Los Angeles.

Glatzer and Westmoreland were filmmaking partners who co-wrote and co-directed several projects. Quinceañera premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the Dramatic Competition.

The title can cause confusion because Quinceañera is also the name of a 1987 Mexican television telenovela. The film and the series are separate works: the film is an English-language 2006 drama, while the series is a Spanish-language Mexican television production.