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 deportaWon, Jorge grew up "in between"-undocumented, unseen, and underesWmated. His story is not only one of hardship but of transformaWon: turning struggle into art, silence into voice, and invisibility into power. In Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá, Jorge takes readers on an unflinching journey through his childhood, his ba^les with idenWty, his rise in independent cinema, and his lifelong fight to embrace the fullness of who he is. At once inWmate and universal, this memoir is a testament to the contradicWons of living between cultures and countries, and the courage it takes to stand unapologeWcally in one‘s truth. Heartbreaking and inspiring, raw and poeWc, 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