NYILFF - Shorts Program - Boys to Men

The six short films in this program dealt with boys becoming men. The first film “El Prestidigitador (The Prestidigitator)” directed by Hugo Sanz, was about a boy who will do anything to get a good grade so as not to disappoint his mother. In the second film, “ Kid” directed by Miguel Alvarez, a boy has to come to grips with his estranged father. The next one “Verano 79 (Summer 79)" directed by Rodrigo Oviedo, deals with two teens who become friends and business partners until one of them betrays the other. The consequences are dealt with when they meet later on in life. “Limpiando Sapos (Catching Rats)” by Vero Shamo-Garcia, deals with children soldiers in Colombia. The last two movies were the best of the program, “Little Bones” directed by Fabian Marquez tells the story a boy running an unusual errand for his father in the middle of the night. “Victim” co-directed and written by Cesar Mazariegos and Roger Florez is about a white DJ who moves into a black neighborhood but soon finds out that no matter what he thinks of himself, he is not going to be accepted that easily.