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Felipehascometoacrossroads.After16yearsinBrooklyn,workingthreelow-payingjobsandcollectingbottlesonthestreetinhissparetimeandsendingthebulkofhisearningshometohisfamilyinMexico,he'sdecidedtoreturntohiswifeandthechildrenhehasn'tseeninalmosttwodecades.Butwhenheinformshisfamilyofhishomecoming,hediscoversthatthey'vesquanderedthemoney,aredeeplyindebtanddon'twanthimtoreturn.TheyneedhimtostayintheUS,continuingtoearn.ShotovertwoyearsintheheartofBrooklyn'simmigrantcommunity,"I'mLeavingNow"isasearinglyintimateportraitofoneundocumentedworkeronthemargins.Ablendofdocumentarywithsomefictionalelements,thefilmallowstherhythms,emotions,andsoundsofFelipe'slifeandthecitytodrivethestory,utilizingastructureandastyleoftennotseenindocumentaries.Impressionistic,cinematicandwiththecityasitssoundscape,thefilmpushestheboundaryofhowdocumentarycancapturethelivesoftheunseen,ultimatelyelevatingthisonelonelyman'sstoryintoalyricalmeditationonthemesoffamilyandhome,loneliness,andlove.AsFelipedebateswhethertostayorgo,thefilmbuildstoaheartbreakingportraitofthestruggleanddramathatexistinthelivesoftheofteninvisiblefigurestoilingawayinthekitchens,hotelroomsandconstructionsitesofourbiggestcities.Eschewingpolitics,thefilmispoliticalnonetheless-aquietandunforgettablesnapshotofonemanheldinsuspensionbetweenaworldofendlessworkandafarawayhome.
