Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds

From award-winning filmmaker and Out100 honoree Jorge Xolalpa comes a powerful, deeply personal memoir about survival, resilience, and the search for belonging. Born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles under the constant threat of deporta on, Jorge grew up "in between"-undocumented, unseen, and underesmated. His story is not only one of hardship but of transforma on: turning struggle into art, silence into voice, and invisibility into power. In Ni De Aqu? Ni De All? Jorge takes readers on an unflinching journey through his childhood, his ba les with iden ty, his rise in independent cinema, and his lifelong fight to embrace the fullness of who he is. At once inmate and universal, this memoir is a testament to the contradic ons of living between cultures and countries, and the courage it takes to stand unapologe cally in one's truth. Heartbreaking and inspiring, raw and poe c, this book is more than Jorge's personal story-it is a universal anthem for dreamers, immigrants, and anyone who has ever felt caught between worlds. Perfect for readers of Javier Zamora's Solito, Reyna Grande's The Distance Between Us, and Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.