Argentine auteur Lucio Castro explores four chapters in the life of handsome art student Adnan (Laith Khalifeh), each depicting his intimate encounters at the height of summer with a stunning dose of magical realism. Cat-sitting for his vacationing uncle and interning at a gallery, Adnan finds New York City to be a world of endless possibility and erotic intrigue. Trysts with delivery boys, moonlit cruising, and the awakening of new sexual desires shape an evocative and fresh portrait of the city. Through each of the nonlinear chapters, Drunken Noodles showcases summertime at its sultriest and stickiest and the exterior world at its most majestic.

Following his outstanding feature debut End of the Century (winner of the Outstanding First Feature at Frameline43), Castro establishes himself as a unique and exciting voice in contemporary queer cinema — an artist unafraid of subverting time and space to discover romantic and mystical realms beyond our perceived reality.