Those who associate Provincetown, Massachusetts with drag shows and late-night dance parties may be surprised by the LGBTQ+ resort communitys subdued appearance in High Tide , filmmaker Marco Calvani s new romantic drama.

Though Calvani always wanted to set his film in Provincetown, known colloquially as P-Town and located on the northernmost tip of Cape Cod, he was adamant that it take place at summers end, when the crowds of out-of-town visitors have begun to dwindle.

Provincetown is a privileged place, even geographically. You need to be able to get there, and you need to have money to stay there, he told HuffPost ahead of his movies Monday screening at NewFest, New Yorks LGBTQ+ film festival . Were living in vulnerable times for our communities [and] this is a story about two people on the margins who feel lost in todays America. So its very melancholic.

Opening in theaters Friday in New York and next week in Los Angeles, High Tide centers on Brazilian emigrant Loureno (played by Marco Pigossi , Calvanis real-life husband), who is grappling with a recent breakup and the uncertainty of his future in Provincetown and the U.S., with his tourist visa set to expire.